Jahr: 2016

FAU has amended its mission statement. In future it will include a passage which further sensitises researchers to the dual use of their results for beneficial and harmful purposes.

The emission of electrons from an illuminated material was a driving element in the development of quantum mechanics. FAU scientists have successfully controlled the photoemission of nanotransmitters to an extent never before achieved.

FAU researchers demonstrated the significant influence of new signal paths of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS)

With its competition ‘Quality in Studying and Teaching’ (Qualität in Studium und Lehre – QuiS), FAU aims to make it easier for new students to master the transition into studying, to reduce the drop-out rate and to make teaching more innovative. QuiS has received more funding.

Six FAU researchers are among the most highly cited in their subject. The list of the most highly cited researchers is published by Clarivate Analytics (previously part of Thomson Reuters) on an annual basis.

We’re looking for a new design for the FAU T-shirt 2017. The creator of the winning design will receive an iPad mini and their own FAU T-shirt

Cholesterol can bind important molecules into pairs, enabling human cells to react to external signals. Researchers at FAU's Chair of Biotechnology have studied these processes in more detail using computer simulations.

FAU researchers have decoded a mechanism that plays an important role in the initial and further development of renal cell carcinoma.

FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger invited members and friends of the University to celebrate its 273rd anniversary in the Audimax on 4 November. The main topics of the President's report were the developments that have taken place over the past year and the challenges for the coming year.

How facial reenactment software works: a ‘Wissenschaft im Schloss’ lecture on 14 November.