Research

Fatigue, backache or insomnia – during pregnancy almost all women suffer from the strain of symptoms such as these. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from FAU have now investigated when such complaints are particularly common and how they progress.

The most efficient solar module in the world at the current time has been developed by FAU and HI ERN. This proves that organic photovoltaic technology can rival silicon and the like in the future.

Scientists at FAU are conducting research into multidrug-resistant germs. Their research is to receive a total of nearly one million euros in funding from the Leibniz “Cooperative excellence” program.

Researchers at FAU hope to develop a new procedure aimed at gaining pure hydrogen from biological waste. The BMBF has approved approximately 3.2 million euros in funding for the project. 

Cholesterol plays a decisive role in the elasticity of cell membranes. Researchers at FAU have now discovered that cholesterol has a remarkable double role: It not only contributes to making the membrane thicker and more impenetrable, but surprisingly also softer.

Major success for Sandra Jeleazcov: She developed an app that paves the way for new approaches to patient communication. Using virtual reality, the application informs patients suffering from lupus about the rare immune disease.

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), Department of Materials Science and Engineering at FAU, has been elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), the highest honor the global biomaterials community can bestow on outstanding biomaterials scientists, ...

Two researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. The ERC Consolidator Grant entails two million euros in funding over a funding period of five years.

Once again, FAU has successfully demonstrated its strength in innovation and research. In the current funding round, the University has succeeded in winning not one, but two more Humboldt professorships: Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg and Prof. Dr. Eva Pils.

This year, the Federal President’s prize for technology and innovation has been awarded to a team from Erlangen. Prof. Dr. Michael Uder and his two team colleagues from Siemens Healthineers have been awarded the German Future Prize 2023.