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Student numbers at FAU remain high for winter semester 2019/20: a total of 37,278 students have enrolled at the beginning of the lecture period. Around two thirds of these students are based mainly in Erlangen and around one third in Nuremberg.

The research of biochemist Prof. Dr. Berezovski focuses on understanding molecular processes in the development of cancer and immune diseases. In his projects he explores fundamental biomolecular interactions and uses this knowledge to develop new biosensors and bioanalytical methods. He was awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award and uses it to continue his research on so-called "synthetic antibodies" at the FAU.

A total of eight participants showcased their innovative ideas to a selected panel of experts in this year’s ‘Falling Walls Lab’ at FAU.

‘Hightech Agenda Bavaria is a big deal which has the potential to continue to establish Bavaria as a science hotspot attracting talented young researchers from abroad,’ says FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger in response to the latest government declaration from Minister President Dr. Markus Söder.

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In Germany, approximately 35,000 people suffer from an acute brain haemorrhage every year. Cerebellar haemorrhages account for only ten percent of all instances of bleeding in the brain. Experts from Germany and the USA have collaborated to investigate for the first time what effect surgical haematoma evacuation has on case fatality rates and the functional outcome in the long term.

In 2013, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe was awarded the Jakob Herz Prize by the Faculty of Medicine and Forschungsstiftung Medizin at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. He has now received this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

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A lot of students hope to start a career in media after graduating. Dr. Christina Blumentritt, who studied Media Studies, (Media) Psychology and German Language and Literature at FAU and completed a doctoral degree there as well, managed to do just that.

The periodic table turns 150 this year. We took this as an opportunity to ask our scientists about their favorite element. Today: Dr. Katrin Hurle on phosphor.