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In conjunction with Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, FAU’s start-up consulting service is offering a coaching program called “Reality Bites - Building Box”. Selected start-up teams receive coaching from experts at the institutions for three months where they receive support on how to develop their business ideas.

Until now, the main means of diagnosing Parkinson’s has been restricted to the typical movement disorders such as tremors, slowing movements and stiffening of muscles. The disease begins up to 20 years before these symptoms appear, however. Until now there have been no blood indicators or imaging pr...

Researchers in the group led by Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel, Professorship for Inorganic Chemistry at FAU, have succeeded in developing a novel temperature indicator in the form of a micrometer-sized particle whose central component is rust.

The German federal government introduced the ‘fuel discount’ on June 1, 2022. A team of researchers from FAU have now investigated to what extent the oil companies pass on the tax cuts and what impact the fuel discount is actually having on consumers’ wallets. 

A fine midsummer weekend: More than 6,000 guests enjoyed themselves on Saturday in perfect weather conditions at the 66th Schlossgartenfest after a two-year break. There was dancing, laughing, eating and drinking, much to the delight of FAU President Joachim Hornegger, who began his welcome with the words "What a comeback!"

In the future, water systems such as fountains and cisterns, but also sewage treatment plants could be cleaned without using chemical substances. As part of the Bavarian research project DiaKerWa, a research team from FAU is currently testing a cleaning method that uses only diamond electrodes and electricity.

FAU is offering two new degree programs during the coming winter semester: Electromobility ACES as a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. An info day is being held by the Department of Mechanical Engineering on Friday, July 1, where anyone who is interested can find out more about this degree program and other technical degree programs. The application deadline is mid July for the Master’s degree program and the end of September for the Bachelor’s degree program.

Building works at FAU are progressing: Two prominent guests, science minister Markus Blume and Minister of the Interior Joachim Hermann, came to FAU Campus Erlangen (South) to attend the ground-breaking ceremony for two new lecture hall buildings for the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Sciences.

Because others will decide if you don’t vote: Cast your vote for the university election by 9am on July 4 online via the FAU elections portal, at your own convenience and from the comfort of your home.

Emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide from human activity cause ocean warming, acidification, oxygen loss, and other physical and chemical changes that are affecting marine ecosystems around the world. At the same time, natural climate variability and direct human impacts, such as overfishing and pollution, also affect marine ecosystems locally, regionally and globally. These climatic and non-climatic factors mutually reinforce each other.