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The Chair of Applied Physics is one of the longest standing of its kind in Germany and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The Chair is organizing an international symposium to mark the special occasion. In our interview, Prof. Dr. Heiko B. Weber looks back at the history of the institute and looks forward to the next 75 years.

Archaeologists from FAU and the University of Cologne have worked together with animal tracking experts from the Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Tsumkwe, Namibia, to investigate the engraved animal tracks on six rock. Their findings have now been published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Björn Eskofier, Chair of Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab at FAU, has been honored as a “role model and inspiration for entrepreneurs”.

Five FAU researchers have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Competition is fierce for ERC grants. Receiving this funding provides new impetus to research because of the high funding amounts of up to 1.5 million euros over a period of five years.

No paperwork necessary: The discounted “Deutschlandticket” for students will be available as of September 11 via the VAG subscription portal (VAG Abo-Portal).

As part of the “Next2OEM” project (with a total funding amount of over 24 million euros), researchers at FAU want to examine, digitalize and automate the entire value chain. This will eliminate both the “clutter” of steps in the process and in the responsibilities involved.

DECAM exploits the highly complementary scientific expertise and infrastructure and simultaneously facilitates the scientific collaboration and networking in the field of the development and characterization of advanced materials

Forbes magazine listed her among the top "30 Under 30" in "Leadership": Aya Jaff. The well-known FAU alumna is a programmer, author and entrepreneur. She studied business informatics, economics and sinology at FAU. In our video interview "FAU Alumni #MyStory", Aya Jaff talks about her time at FAU and her career path.

Together with scientists from Canada and the USA, Dr. Achim Schilling and Dr. Patrick Krauss from Uniklinikum Erlangen have discovered a method of modifying artificial nerve cells in such a way that they behave more like the nerve cells in the brain. This could help AI systems save enormous amounts of energy.

How can teaching staff integrate current topics like energy transition or electric mobility? FAU is offering special advanced training programs.