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27OCT 2025
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Between heat and hope: Species conservation in the age of climate change
On October 29, 2025, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling will give a lecture at the Nuremberg Planetarium titled “Between heat and hope: Species conservation in the age of climate change.” The event is part of the lecture series “Species conservation in the Anthropocene: Strategies for a Livable Future.”
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20OCT 2025
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Field trip to Gotland: Tropical rocks and fossils from the Silurian period
As part of its regular courses, the GeoZentrum Nordbayern in Erlangen conducts a two-week field exercise on Gotland (Sweden) every two years. This year, master's students in palaeontology once again spent two weeks on the island learning how to measure geological sections on various scales and using different techniques, as well as how to extract information about sedimentary environments from rocks and fossils.As part of its regular courses, the GeoZentrum Nordbayern in Erlangen conducts a two-week field exercise on Gotland (Sweden) every two years. This year, master's students in palaeontology once again spent two weeks on the island learning how to measure geological sections on various scales and using different techniques, as well as how to extract information about sedimentary environments from rocks and fossils.
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15OCT 2025
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ERASMUS+ ARTEMIS Field trip to Northern Greece
From September 28 to October 12, the annual ARTEMIS field trip to Northern Greece, funded by the EU as part of the ERASMUS+ program, took place, with students from Nancy, Thessaloniki, Athens, Budapest, Bratislava, and Erlangen participating this year
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06OCT 2025
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Online survey for research staff at FAU launched
The survey period for the SIGIS study on work and organizational culture was launched on September 29, 2025. All target individuals – research staff from the Faculties of Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Medicine – received a personalized invitation via email. The survey is being conducted as part of the SIGIS study on gender inequalities in […]
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02OCT 2025
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World Groundwater Congress 2025 – Award for Dr. Xinyang Fan
The Working "Group Modelling of Environmental Systems" (Prof. Gabriele Chiogna) attended the 52th World Groundwater Congress 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. We warmly congratulate Dr. Xinyang Fan, who received together with M.Sc. Nane Weber (TU Dresden) this year the Best Poster Presentation Award from the IAH.
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29SEP 2025
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“Mädchen und Technik Praktikum”: Experience science
38 Schülerinnen konnten beim „Mädchen und Technik 2025“-Praktikum an der Technischen Fakultät Wissenschaft und Technik hautnah erleben. An verschiedenen Experimentierstationen und in Gesprächen mit Wissenschaftlerinnen bekamen die Teilnehmerinnen spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung und verschiedenste Berufsfelder. Auch das GeoZentrum Nordbayern beteiligte sich wieder an dem bunten Programm. 38 Schülerinnen konnten beim „Mädchen und Technik 2025“-Praktikum an der Technischen Fakultät Wissenschaft und Technik hautnah erleben. An verschiedenen Experimentierstationen und in Gesprächen mit Wissenschaftlerinnen bekamen die Teilnehmerinnen spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung und verschiedenste Berufsfelder. Auch das GeoZentrum Nordbayern beteiligte sich wieder an dem bunten Programm.
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