GZN News

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...

Last week, members of the Department of Mineralogy visited secondary schools in Erlangen and the surrounding area. Please read more...

“This is a huge step forward,” says Prof. Johannes Barth / Chair of Applied Geology at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern. The already well-equipped isotope laboratory of the Chair of Applied Geology has now been expanded with the latest laser technology for the geosystem research thanks to a successful BMBF application.

LEGION 44 is the title of the new Hollywood film that illustrates what has to be done on a large scale to address the climate change. The film premiere took place on 27 November 2024 - with over 300 guests and Johannes Barth as moderator in Nuremberg. Please reade more...

The AGELESS project is researching how marine life in the open ocean outside national jurisdiction can be better protected in the face of climate change. An interdisciplinary team of scientists from MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen, Friedrich-Alexander-Uni...

In order to gain a better understanding of the Earth system, FAU has set up a project that aims to open up an overarching perspective on planet Earth. The project is being funded by the Volkswagen Foundation with around 1.6 million euros. Prof Dr Wolfgang Kiessling from the Chair of Palaeoenvironme...