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Student Records Office
FAU’s Student Records Office is responsible for enrolment, de-registration and changes of subjects/degree programmes. It is also the first point of contact for all questions on re-registration (Rückmeldung) and leave (Beurlaubung). The Student Records Office is based in Erlangen in Halbmondstraße 6-8, Room 0.034.
Maternity protection provisions as applicable to pregnant and breast-feeding students
Since the beginning of 2018, maternity protection provisions apply to students if the University lays down binding rules for the time, place and form of a teaching unit or if the students are carrying out an internship or practical course as a compulsory part of their degree programme.
Please refer to the FAU family service for details of what exactly this means for you as a pregnant or breast-feeding student.
Change of name upon change of identity
FAU promotes a constructive approach to diversity and is working to improve conditions for an anti-discriminatory studying and working environment. In order to make it easier for trans*, trans-ident and transsexual students in an academic context and their day to day life at university, FAU allows students to change their name and title provisionally for internal university purposes even before a change of name or status is approved by a court.
All you need to do is submit a supplementary identification card (Ergänzungsausweis) from the German society for transsexuality and intersexuality (DGTI) (German) together with an informal declaration of intent to the head of the department for Teaching & Studying (German). The Postmaster at the Regional Computer Centre Erlangen (RRZE) can then change the e-mail address accordingly.
All members of the university can change the name in their FAU e-mail address without giving any reasons by contacting the Helpdesk at the Regional Computer Centre Erlangen (German).
Writing Centre
Seminar papers, theses, articles for publication, application documents: the Schreibzentrum / Writing Centre of the Language Centre offers academic writing support for FAU students and academics. This support includes one-on-one writing coaching sessions and academic writing workshops. These services are available for non-native German speakers writing in German and FAU students and academics writing in English.
For more information, please visit the website
The University Library offers consultations in German for German native speakers.
Diversity Scouts
Diversity Scouts are student assistants who are trained by the Office of Equality and Diversity. As peer mentors for students who represent diverse experiences they offer support directly at their faculties as well as at the Learning Lab. The Diversity Scouts help other students to get oriented at the FAU and create networking opportunities around the topic of diversity.
For more information, please visit the website of the Office of Equality and Diversity.
Quality assurance
Our University has high standards for the quality of its research and teaching. We therefore consider it important that researchers are familiar with the principles of good academic practice. These principles are particularly relevant in the context of publishing research findings.
You are responsible for ensuring that you adhere to the guidelines provided when conducting your research.
Liability insurance
Detailed information on liability insurance for doctoral candidates is available on the page Funding your doctoral degree.
Health insurance
Detailed information on health insurance for doctoral candidates is available on the page Funding your doctoral degree.
Accident insurance
Detailed information on accident insurance for doctoral candidates is available on the page Funding your doctoral degree.
Publication
Once you have completed your doctoral thesis you will need to publish it. The publishing section covers the most important aspects of this – including doctoral regulations, different publication options and funding for printing expenses.