Researchers led by Prof Dr Jürgen Karl from FAU are investigating measures to make wastewater treatment plants climate-neutral. The project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with around 500,000 euros.
The FAU Magazine has won the German Design Award 2025.
The FAU magazine is the winner in the category Excellent Communications Design, Editorial. The success was celebrated in style during today’s awards ceremony in Frankfurt. In 2023, FAU received the prestigious Red Dot Award and German Brand Awa...
Bouldering promotes mental health - as FAU Professor Dr Katharina Luttenberger has shown in numerous studies with adults. The Bavarian Ministry of Health is funding an extension of the study to 13 to 18-year-olds with 811,000 euros.
In a project involving FAU, researchers want to breed more resistant potato varieties for organic cultivation. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food is providing almost 2.8 million euros for the project.
FAU psychologist Dr. Kyra Göbel is investigating how we can mentally distance ourselves from the increasing information overload. She has now been awarded the Max Weber Prize.
With the help of deep neural networks, the signal transmission of nerve cells can be analyzed in real time in the future. This is the result of a study by physiologists at FAU.
An IT forensics group at FAU is working together with secunet Security Networks AG on a tool that automatically and reliably recognizes AI-generated images. The Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations is funding the project with 350,000 euros.
Companies and consumers have high hopes that electricity prices will return to pre-corona levels. However, a study by FAU Professor Mario Liebensteiner, Professor for Energy Markets and Energy System Analysis, predicts a high and volatile electricity price.
A quantum computer just the size of a smartphone - physicist Prof. Dr. Vojislav Krstić at FAU is researching how this could become a reality. The project is being funded with 900,000 euros.
At first glance, the "Dehn Collection", which is housed in the FAU's Collection of Classical Antiquities, tells stories from antiquity - of everyday life, values, rituals and art. But a closer look reveals a second, darker story.
