Research

Bioinformaticians from FAU and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) have developed a new tool. It can be used to better evaluate the performance of AI models. The researchers have presented their approach in "Nature Communications".

Great joy at FAU: The "Transforming Human Rights" research project becomes a Cluster of Excellence. The FAU application convinced the Excellence Commission with its plan to shed light on human rights challenges against the backdrop of global megatrends and to investigate the transformation of human rights norms, institutions and practices.

Originals or reconstructions of Celtic chariots and wagons can be admired not only in museums and documentary films, but also at FAU. A team led by Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer has completely reconstructed a single-axle Celtic chariot according to the latest research findings.

Scientists at FAU are researching how reliable communication networks can be more fail-safe and sustainable. The project is being funded with 1.4 million euros as part of the EU initiative CELTIC NEXT.

How do we need to rethink social media in order to improve young people's mental health? This is what the international research project "PROMISE" is investigating. Also involved: Prof. Adrian Meier, Junior Professor of Communication Science at FAU.

UNESCO has included 17 collections of drawings, paintings and writings by children and young people in the World Documentary Heritage, including the school history collection of the School Museum, a joint institution of FAU and the City of Nuremberg.

An international team of researchers has succeeded in controlling the energy flow in a molecule with the help of the pH value. The study, led by FAU, could contribute to the development of new types of sensors for medical diagnostics or more efficient solar cells.

Eight new priority programs (SPP) from the German Research Foundation (DFG) are due to commence in 2026. One of these programs will be based at FAU: “Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Robert Schober, Chair of Digital Communications.

In China, there is a tradition of using the hand to memorize information and predict things. In the "Knowing Hands" project, scientists at FAU are investigating previously unexplored historical and ethnographic material on this special technique.

Donald Trump's appearance on the political stage shows just how complex the dynamics surrounding peace and conflict really are. These dynamics are the field of work of the newly founded Bavarian Science Alliance for Peace, Conflict and Security Research. It includes 10 researchers from FAU, including Prof. Dr. Marco Bünte.