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CENEM is successful in the DFG funding programme “Core Facilities” Research scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have successfully put forward a convincing concept in a competition for funding from the DFG (German Research Council). They will now receive €450,00...

FAU researchers develop a medication-free dementia therapy Following a special programme of exercise, mental activities and practical, daily training can delay the onset of dementia over the long-term – without the need for medication. Such are the findings of a study conducted by a research team h...

The new department’s advisory board has been formed On 6 March Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) takes an important step along the path towards the new Department for Islamic Religious Studies (DIRS). On this day, the newly formed DIRS Advisory Board will hold its inaugural ...

Pan-European study aims to promote the health of senior citizens More vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids and a special activity programme three times per week – this could be the simple recipe to staying fit and healthy in old age. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU...

FAU researchers present a study on the experiences of former choristers Boys’ choirs are one of the crown jewels of musical culture. But more recently accusations have come to light that such glittering success has been achieved through pedagogically questionable methods; with abuse and mistreatmen...

Immune defence and autoaggression are controlled by the same mechanism For humans, antibodies are essential to life: they destroy pathogens and can therefore be used in medicine, for example for therapies to fight cancer. However, sometimes their destructive mechanisms also turn against the very ...

Research scientists prepare companies for demographic change Trainees, employees on parental leave, and retiring employees all have something in common – they all possess a wealth of knowledge and expertise about the company they work for. However, their innovative potential often goes unnoticed an...

Now you can also start your studies at FAU in the summer semester of 2012! All information at www.studium2012.fau.de Following last year’s precedent, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is offering students the unusual opportunity of starting their studies in the summer semester...

€4 million for the development of heterogeneous imaging systems Modern digital cameras with automatic facial recognition, computer tomographs and smart phones – all these devices have something in common: they can process or analyse pictures to create modified images of reality. To do so, in additi...