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The numbers are alarming. Children and young people are not getting nearly enough exercise. Sport scientists at the WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity and Public Health at FAU have now taken stock of the situation and drafted a document on “Promoting physical activity in children and adolescents in Germany” on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health .

A team at FAU is investigating how intelligent prostheses can be improved and made more reliable. The idea is that interactive artificial intelligence will help the prostheses to recognize human intent better, to register their surroundings and to continue to develop and improve over time.

The German electricity grid is considered very stable. Experts believe that a blackout is fairly unlikely, even this winter. As a rule, any power outages are repaired within a matter of hours. In an emergency, however, it can take days until power is restored. It is for times like this that it is important that you take some precautions.

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Castiglione, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering and PD Dr. Philipp Spitzer from the Chair of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy have received the Prize for Excellence in Teaching from the Bavarian Ministry of Science in recognition of their outstanding teaching.

The University will be closed from 24 December until 1 January. The Student Advice and Career Service (IBZ) and the Examinations Office will be closed during this period, the University Library will have reduced opening hours.

FAU Innovator 2022: Maike Kauffmann is an active member of the "Stiftung Verantwortungseigentum" and supports companies that want to promote ecologically and socially sustainable change in the economy and society. In an interview with the FAU Alumni Management, Maike Kauffmann explains what is special about her work, what drives her and how her time as a student at FAU has shaped her.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new clinical research unit at FAU that will investigate the interaction between the nervous and immune systems in inflammatory and degenerative diseases, also know as the “gut-brain axis”. The interdisciplinary team will receive a total of 6 million euros of funding over the coming four years. 

To researchers working in the field of inflammatory diseases, Prof. Dr. Georg Schett is a very familiar name. For his outstanding scientific achievements, Schett, a physician at FAU, has now been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG), which is one of the most important prizes for research in Germany. The prize is worth up to 2.5 million euros, which Georg Schett can use for his research in the coming years.

Whether it is as a new organic fuel, innovative cancer medication or a sustainable source of food: researchers across the globe see immense potential in euglenoids. Of the 1,000 known species, only 20 have been investigated to date. The Euglena International Network (EIN) now hopes to change this situation. FAU researchers are also on board.

Dashing through the galaxy at the speed of light, past black holes and cosmic rays: The Department of Physics at FAU welcomes visitors aboard a very special sleigh ride for the traditional Christmas lecture on Thursday, December 15, in the Physics building in Staudtstraße 7.