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30JUN 2026
Department of Biology
Faculty of Sciences’ Women’s Prize 2026 for Dr. Cláudia Vilhena
This year’s Faculty of Sciences’ Women’s Prize is awarded to Dr. Cláudia Vilhena. Dr. Cláudia Vilhena leads the independent junior research group Bacterial Interface Dynamics (BID) at the Department of Biology at FAU. After studying in Lisbon and completing her PhD at LMU Munich, she worked, among other positions, at the Leibniz Institute for Natural […]
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08MAY 2025
Gender & Diversity
Empowering Female Master Students to take off towards their PhD!
For all female master students considering a PhD, FAUmentoring ARIADNEtechnat aims at helping them achieve this goal. Sagni joined the 24/25 group and for her, it works perfectly well: “The ARIADNEtechnat program has helped me secure a successful PhD. My mentor offered systematic advice through every stage of the process!” Master students who want to […]
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18APR 2024
Department of Physics
American Astronomical Society honors Dr. Thomas Dauser with Innovation Award
Dr. Thomas Dauser from Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory and Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at FAU has received this year’s Innovation Award from the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) together with Javier Garcia (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA, and Caltech) and Tim Kallman (NASA Goddard Space […]
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27NOV 2023
Allgemein
ERC Consolidator Grant for Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel
Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel has received an ERC Consolidator Grant. Karl Mandel has been Professor for Inorganic Chemistry at FAU since 2020, and Head of the Particle Technology Group at the Fraunhofer Institute of Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg since 2014. He completed his doctoral degree in 2013 at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. His research interests lie […]
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27NOV 2023
Geozentrum Nordbayern
Prof. Johannes Barth PhD elected into the UNESCO Commission of IHP UNESCO and HWRP of WMO
For topics related to water Germany is represented via the Foreign Office to the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO and the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme (HWRP) of the World Metereological Organisation (WMO). Prof. Johannes Barth PhD (Chair of Applied and Environmental Geology) has been elected into the scientific advisory committee. With this he […]
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13SEP 2023
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Two ERC Starting Grants for Prof. Dr. Danijela Gregurec and Prof. Dr. Anna Nelles
Funding from the European Research Council (ERC) is highly competitive. Receiving this funding not only provides researchers new impetus because of the high funding amounts of up to 1.5 million euros over a period of five years, but also recognizes the recipients as top-level researchers in their fields. Two FAU researchers of the Faculty of […]
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