GZN News

During 1st to 3rd of August GeoZentrum Nordbayern contributed to the deployment of seismic stations within the Eger Large Seismic Experiment (ELISE). Please read more...

This July, an international team of researchers, co-led by Professor Rachel Warnock, organised a “Taming the BEAST” workshop at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing, China. Please read more...

How can the carbon footprint of the cement industry be significantly reduced in the future? This question was at the focus of the Low Carbon Cement Science (LCCS) conference, which took place in Switzerland from 29 June to 4 July 2025. Please read more...

The enrolment for the Bachelor's degree programs in Geosciences takes place until September 30, 2025. For the Master's degree programs, the required deadlines of the Faculty of Natural Sciences are until July 15, 2025. New: Bachelor's degree program: Geo-sustainability - earth system, resources and biodiversity!

At the "Joint European Stable Isotope Users Group Meeting" (JESIUM 2025) Ms. Aixala Gaillard (GeoZentrum Nordbayern) has won the award for the best poster presentation. Please read more ...

At the beginning of the 2025 summer semester, geoscience students from the GeoZentrum Nordbayern (FAU) took part in a practice-oriented mapping course on the Italian island of Elba, where they intensively deepened their knowledge and practical skills in creating and interpreting geological maps. Read more...

The GeoZentrum Nordbayern (GZN) participated in this year’s EGU25 conference in Vienna. Posters, Pico sessions, and oral presentations from Erlangen covered a wide range of scientific fields, such as groundwater research, catchment hydrology, riverine biogeochemical cycles, sedimentology, and tectonics. Read more ...

The Faculty of Natural Sciences at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) once again participated in Girls' Day this year. Read more...

From March 19–21, FAU hosted the MicroDrink project partner meeting in the pilot area (Neufahrn bei Freising), welcoming 32 participants from 11 partner institutions. On March 20, participants visited FAU’s facilities in Erlangen and held a joint session with the DALIA project team to explore syne...

Between the 10th and 19th of March 2025 students from GZN joined a common field trip with students from Budapest and Ljubljana. Read more...