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Physics student Anabel Kummer took part in the seminar “Radiation objects that made history” and examined the effects of science on our society. She talks about her experiences here.

Researcher Dr. Thomas Koller will definitely be taking part in the run “Lauf gegen Krebs” on October 12 in Erlangen’s Schlossgarten - and he recommends everyone to join in!

FAU researchers have discovered that colorectal tumors respond better than previously to immunotherapy if a protein associated with gene regulation, ZEB1, is switched off in cancer-associated fibroblasts.

Alina Zohner studied Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology at FAU and now works at Diehl Defence as a development engineer for signal processing and FPGA design. In the video she talks about her experiences during her studies and career as a woman in a male-dominated industry.

At the end of July, FAU and its Ukrainian partner university Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) organized a one week summer school with the title "State Building in (Post)War Reality". Supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the program offered a number of opportunities for rich cultural and educational exchange.

For just over twenty years now, physicians have observed a significant rise in chronic kidney disease in countries on the Equator. FAU scientist are now supporting researches in Sri Lanka in investigating the developments.

The new Officer for the Prevention of Antisemitism Prof. Dr. Lutz Edzard believes that assessing original sources and communicating directly with everyone involved in their original language is vitally important.

Meet scientist and dentist Prof. Dr. Kerstin Galler. In episode 11 of A cup with the President, Prof. Dr. Hornegger visits her at the Dental Clinic 1 to learn more about her research.

For the campaign #FAUrespekt against discrimination and sexual harassment organized by the Office for Gender and Diversity at FAU, students of the Master's program “Theater - Research - Mediation” have developed a wish wall. These wishes were now handed over to FAU president Joachim Hornegger.

Two suggestions of the Working Group for Teaching and Studies (Uni-LuSt) of the Students' Representatives have been adopted by the Senate: no compulsory registration for resit examinations and a fourth attempt after three failed examination.