Faculty of Sciences

In Erlangen’s south, we’re conducting research for the future. We combine sustainability, innovative technologies, and hands-on teaching.

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Biology FAU’s Department of Biology conducts research on interactions at biological interfaces and their effects on organisms and their environment. The department employs state-of-the-art methods in microscopy and imaging, cell and molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and genomics, as well as computer-aided simulations. The insights gained from this research make an important contribution to our understanding […]Biology FAU’s Department of Biology conducts research on interactions at biological interfaces and their effects on organisms and their environment. The department employs state-of-the-art methods in microscopy and imaging, cell and molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and genomics, as well as computer-aided simulations. The insights gained from this research make an important contribution to our understanding […]
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Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) is one of Germany’s leading research universities and holds a leading position both nationally and internationally in a range of research areas. The natural sciences play a crucial role in this regard. This is reflected in FAU’s research priorities: researchers from the Faculty of Sciences contribute to all five of these priorities. […]
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Scientists are the architects of the future. They develop new technologies and conduct fundamental research to solve global challenges.

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FAU's Faculty of Science brings together a unique range of disciplines in research.

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Events

24
Jun
22. June 2026, 9:00 – 24. June 2026, 17:30
MLPDES26. Machine Learning and PDEs Workshop (2026)
FAU
24
Jun
12:00 – 13:00
Physikalisches Kolloquium: Dr. Phillipp Eller – Towards a Unified Picture of Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations
Hörsaal D, Staudtstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen
24
Jun
12:30 – 14:00
Forschungskolloquium PG: Deep Learning for Supraglacial Lake Segmentation in the Karakoram. (Nicolaz Munoz)
SR 00.210, Wetterkreuz 15 – 91058 Erlangen-Tennenlohe
30
Jun
16:30 – 17:30
Colloquium: Cristina Palmer-Anghel (Université Clermont Auvergne): Unifying Quantum Invariants via Configuration Spaces
Hörsaal H13, Cauerstr. 11, 91058 Erlangen
01
Jul
12:30 – 14:00
Forschungskolloquium KG: Nutzungsmöglichkeiten von ‘New Data’ in der Raumanalyse – am Beispiel des bayerisch-tschechischen Grenzraums (Dr. Stephan Hippe)
Seminarraum 00.210, Tennenlohe, Wetterkreuz 15

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