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Biomedical computer scientists at FAU are developing a tool that automatically evaluates X-ray images of a patient's swallowing and indicates whether the swallowing physiology is abnormally altered, which can be life-threatening. The project is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with around 390,000 euros.

How can international human rights be defended at a time when their relevance is increasingly being questioned, even in principle? In his new book, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt, Senior Professor of Human Rights at FAU, together with Prof. Dr. Daniel Bogner (University of Fribourg), calls for greater self-confidence in human rights. Despite all the challenges.

Encrypting data in practice using random quantum states without undetected interception and thus increasing the security of sensitive information - this is the aim of a new research project at FAU's RRZE. After all, secrecy is crucial in order to prevent eavesdropping and avoid jeopardizing negotiations.

The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts has approved funding for a further phase of the international doctoral program "Measuring and Modelling Mountain Glaciers and Ice caps in a Changing Climate" as part of its Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB). The Institute of Geography at FAU is coordinating the interdisciplinary and cross-location joint project.

Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. In episode 26, the President visits Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel. He holds the Chair of Interfaces and Particle Technology at FAU.

Together with partners, the Chair of Psychological Diagnostics, Methodology and Legal Psychology at FAU has set itself the goal of developing effective political education and prevention strategies against Israel-related anti-Semitism and Islamist radicalization in schools.

A research project at FAU is investigating how the technical potential of small satellites can be exploited. The long-term goal is to set up automated small series production of small satellites in Bavaria. The Bavarian Research Foundation is funding the joint project with around 1.8 million euros over a period of three years.

An international project involving FAU aims to reconstruct papyri that fell victim to the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. by combining and further developing state-of-the-art techniques. The European Research Council (ERC) is funding the project with more than eleven million euros over the next six years.

This year, FAU once more took part in the B2Run event in Nuremberg with a team of over 100 running enthusiasts. Together, students and staff completed the 6.1 kilometer track around the Dutzendteich lake, entering the stadium to complete the final stretch on the tartan track before crossing the finishing line in the Frankenstadion.

Helping international students connect with each other and find their feet at FAU - the International Student Network Nürnberg-Erlangen-Fürth e.V., or ISN for short. ISN is always looking for new members.