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What's new at FAU? FAU News has the answer. In short videos, it presents the latest news about studying and research at our University. The presenter is a student called Nina.

The international project PRECODE (Pancreatic Cancer Organoids research) coordinated by Universitätsklinikum Erlangen focuses on establishing new models for treating pancreatic cancer in clinical settings. The project has received four million euros in funding from the EU.

Missed a lecture? Can’t decipher your notes? Don’t worry! FAU has a wide range of online services and portals that will support you throughout your studies.

AI systems are already often better at solving pattern recognition problems than humans. This opens up big opportunities for automation in technology. Still, there are some challenges to overcome. Prof. Dr. Veniamin Morgenshtern, Chair of Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing at FAU, explains which related research questions he works on.

There are lots of new things waiting for you as a first-year student at FAU. You can find useful tips and information about the most important contact points here.

As part of the SMART vhb line of funding, FAU has been awarded 372,000 euros from the Virtual University of Bavaria (vhb). This makes it one of the three universities to have been given the highest amount of funding. The money will be used to design a total of 186 new teaching units, the majority of them for language learning.

In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. They were the first men to set foot on the moon, 384,400 kilometres away from Earth. The joint exhibition between the Museum of Communication, Nuremberg, and FAU 'Spaceship Living Room. The moon landing as a media event’ runs until 22 September, and is well worth a visit.

Welcome to FAU! You’re ready to dive into student life. We asked the experts to share their top tips for making a successful start.