Jahr: 2016

FAU's position among the world's top universities has been confirmed once again in the latest list by the Center for World University Rankings, which puts FAU at number 194 internationally.

In celebration of its fiftieth birthday, the Faculty of Engineering at FAU has had a hot air balloon sponsored on its behalf.

FAU's Innovation Research Lab (IRL) offer students at the University a creative environment where they can develop ideas and concepts. Some of their projects on medical technology and product design were presented at a recent exhibition.

As the lecture period comes to an end, FAU's refugee project Integra is able to celebrate the success of 135 refugees who took part in German language courses, tutorials and tandem projects at the University during the summer semester.

A new research unit with 3.5 million euros of funding aims to investigate the fundamental mechanisms behind the development of bowel cancer.

Oil, gas, precious metals – raw materials are a key part of the global economy. However, human rights violations often occur in the countries that extract them. We asked Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski how this problem can be resolved.

In the new laboratory three FAU chairs will move into ultramodern premises with 882 square metres of research space

Food chemists at FAU have found that garlic aroma is evident in the breast milk of women who have consumed garlic.

An FAU project is researching opinions on organ donation. A public panel discussion about the topic will be held on 18 July in Erlangen.

Researchers at FAU are working on a way to develop custom-fit prosthetics, with the help of 3D scanning and printing, which is simple and inexpensive, yet can be done locally using recycled materials.