Monat: Juni 2016

FAU stands for innovation:In Reuters' latest ranking of Europe's most innovative universities, FAU is ranked at number 6.

FAU researchers have identified another substance that could be just as effective at combating severe pain but is much more easily tolerated.

A variety of new items are now on sale in the FAU Shop, including a stylish notebook featuring the Erlangen-Nürnberg skyline and the coffee mug 'Americano', available in two different colours.

Sooner or later each student starts asking himself questions about the future job, residence and work permit issues. Stefanie Rösch, the manager of the Career Service for international students, answers some of these question on the blog meineFAU.

Photodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for early-stage skin cancer. However, this therapy can cause patients severe pain. The reason for this was previous a mystery to researchers. Physiologists at FAU have now discovered that it is due to two specific ion channels.

Researchers have investigated a new molecule that can be used to increase the lifetime of organic solar cells considerably – while also making them more efficient.

Researchers have been investigating how tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a messenger substance in the immune system, protects against infection for many years. A new mechanism via which TNF protects against pathogens that cause infection has now been discovered.

What is the likelihood of a patient developing cancer again after having a tumour removed? This is the question that experts in medicine and medical informatics at FAU aim to find answers to in a new research project.

Gels are found in wide range of products that we use on a day-to-day basis. But what gives gels their solid properties? Researchers have now shown that the answer is directed chains of particles in their network-like structure.

FAU has an excellent international reputation. This is reflected in the large number of renowned international researchers who choose FAU as their host university as part of a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.