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We are thrilled to welcoming 12 international students in Erlangen. Our 3-week workshop aims to introduce graduate students to a range of analytical methods that are foundational to or at the cutting edge of paleobiological research. Topics, taught by rotating expert instructors, will include probab...

Finally! After a break of two and a half years, the Flügel Courses are finally taking place again! Participants are coming from all over the world - and we are happy to welcome them here in Erlangen at our institute.

We are very pleased to welcome Emma Dunne to the Palaeoenvironment! Since 15 August 2022, Emma has been supporting us as an assistant, primarily in the area of vertebrate palaeobiology. We warmly welcome our new team colleague and wish her a good start and lots of fun and success in her research. W...

Dear female students, junior researchers and junior professors of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Sciences From now until 23 October 2022 resp. 06 November 2022, you can apply for admission to a new round of the FAU career mentoring programme ARIADNETechNat: ARIADNETechNat mast...

New models for old trees The inaugural lecture by Rachel Warnock, professor for Systems Palaeobiology, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, will take place on Wednesday 13th July 18:00 in the geology lecture hall, Schloßgarten 5, Erlangen. Abstract: Phylogenetic trees provide a framework for studying evolutio...

The key to prehistory reminds a little of a heart. But the 150-million-year-old coral is not red, but beige. It also doesn't breathe oxygen, but history. "This coral wants to tell us something" says Prof. Wolfgang Kiessling, Chair of Paleoenvironment. Read more...

We can learn an incredible amount from corals. Corals are magnificent creatures that have inhabited the world's oceans for millions of years. Prof. Wolfgang Kießling - "On the trail of climate change"

Professor Chandrajith, Environmental Chemist from Sri Lanka, was awarded the prestigious Georg Foster Award and works since March 2022 for one year at GeoZentrum Nordbayern in the Applied Geology / Hydrogeology working group Professor Rohana Chandrajith is an expert environmental geochemist, main...

We are seeking an individual for a part-time position (up to 3 years) for science communication at the GeoZentrum NordBayern. We are a multi-disciplinary research institute, focusing on Climate, Geodynamics, Palaeontology and Evolution (CGPE) and Sustainable Energy, Resources and Materials (SERM). T...