Research

Immigrants in Germany and eight other countries earn significantly lower incomes on average than natives. These are the findings of a study conducted by an international research team with the participation of FAU. The study has been published in the scientific journal Nature.

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.

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.

Why many elderly people are often malnourished and what can help Many elderly people do not eat enough or fail to have a balanced diet, with serious consequences for their health. Prof. Dr. Dorothee Volkert from the Institute of Biomedicine of Aging at the Chair of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics) at...

Prof. Dr. Kilian Schober from FAU is researching the receptors of T cells. His aim is to better understand the biology of these cells and to develop medical applications from them. The young scientist has been awarded a Heisenberg Professorship for his research achievements.

This year's m4 Award goes to the team led by physician PD Dr. Dr. Peter Dietrich. The team receives 500,000 euros for its iLivE project to develop an RNAi therapy that can be used to treat liver metastases.