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The mathematician and FAU representative Prof. Dr. Enrique Zuazua has been awarded Germany’s most prestigious international research prize

Inauguration of new Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Films at FAU

A great success for FAU: the German Research Foundation has approved three new research training groups at the University.

Zum 65. Mal lädt die FAU am Samstag, 29. Juni, zum Tanzen und Feiern in den Schlossgarten. Passend zum Jubiläum warten zahlreiche Neuerungen auf die Ballgäste.

The mathematician and FAU representative Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Enrique Zuazua has been awarded a Humboldt professorship. The President of the Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Hans Christian Pape, awarded the prize during a ceremony on 9 May in Berlin. Zuazua is the fifth Humboldt professor at FAU. The award is Germany's most prestigious prize for international researchers.

Infected tissue has a low concentration of oxygen. The body’s standard immune mechanisms, which rely on oxygen, can then only function to a limited extent. How does the immune system nevertheless manage to control bacteria under such conditions?

How can employees’ working time be organised so as to enable them to perform in the best possible way when completing both creative and routine tasks? Two economists at FAU investigated this question and made a surprising discovery. Which working model works best depends on employees’ impulsiveness.

Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda has been head of the new Chair of Interface Research and Catalysis at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy since February 2019. However, Libuda, is not new to FAU. There’s a good reason why: ‘The culture of cooperation is a very special feature of this university’.

If there’s one thing potato plants don’t like, it’s heat. If the temperature is too high, potato plants form lower numbers of tubers or none at all. Biochemists at FAU have now discovered the reason why. If the temperature rises, a so-called small RNA blocks the formation of tubers. The researchers have successfully deactivated this RNA to create potato plants that are resistant to high temperatures.

The latest round of the FAU student survey (FAU-St) is starting, this year in the summer semester for a change. As well as the usual questions concerning the general level of satisfaction with studies, this year focuses particularly on digitalisation and studying successfully. Everyone who participates will be entered in a prize draw for a total of 36 gift sets from the FAU shop, as well as three sets of two tickets to the Schlossgartenfest.