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FAU stands with Ukraine The war in Ukraine has shaken Europe to its core. We the FAU family would like to show our solidarity with Ukraine and reach out to offer our support for all those affected: Ukrainian students, researchers, lecturers and members of staff at our partner organisations in Ukrai...

More than 6 million euros in funding for research into the air in classrooms: researchers hope to identify pollutants that may trigger asthma in children.

Anyone who was unemployed carries the mental scars from this experience years after starting a new job. This is the conclusion reached by the Chair of Empirical Economic Sociology at FAU.

A team of researchers have discovered a factor that may help trigger obesity. They investigated how immune cells work together in visceral fat to cause inflammation that leads to weight gain and obesity.

Loud background noises make it difficult for people who are hard of hearing to follow what a speaker is saying. Hearing aids do not really help as currently available models do not filter background noises out. Researchers at FAU have developed a method that makes it easier to understand speech at high levels of background noise.

Extreme weather events are one example of the shocks caused by climate change. As climate change progresses, these shocks increase.

On this World Water Day, we take a look at what the latest IPCC report says about water security and the effects climate change has on it.

Cybersecurity affects us all, including private households, small and medium sized enterprises and public authorities. The new Bavarian research cluster ‘ForDaySac – Security in everyday digitalisation’ has been established with the aim of improving the security of digital infrastructure in future. Researchers from FAU are also involved.

The winner of the design competition for the new lecture hall complex in Henkestrasse has been chosen: Stuttgart architecture firm Ackermann + Raff’s design convinced the judges and was described by science minister Markus Blume as a ‘temple’. The concept combines an open-plan design with a variety of uses.

The basic ticket for VGN is now available to download or print.