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07MAR 2022
International
Support for Ukrainian students at FAU
Ukrainians studying at our university and faculty are currently in an extremely difficult situation. University Management, together with the faculties, has decided that we will do everything possible to support these students. We would like to draw your attention to the following immediate measures: The Studentenwerk is offering financial and psychological support for Ukrainian FAU students. […]Ukrainians studying at our university and faculty are currently in an extremely difficult situation. University Management, together with the faculties, has decided that we will do everything possible to support these students. We would like to draw your attention to the following immediate measures: The Studentenwerk is offering financial and psychological support for Ukrainian FAU students. […]
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07JAN 2022
International
New Humboldt Professorship at the Faculty: Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller
Prof. Dr. Vincent C. Müller was selected for a Humboldt Professorship for Artificial Intelligence – Germany’s most valuable research award – and will be receiving a call to FAU. Negotiations will begin shortly; if they are successful, the prize will be awarded in 2022. For FAU, this is the fifth successful nomination in a row! […]
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15NOV 2021
International
Honorary doctorate awarded to Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen
On October 12, 2021, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen was ceremonially awarded an honorary doctorate in Philosophy. Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Rainer Trinczek presented her with the certificate and honoured the English Studies researcher’s achievements in science, science communication and of course at the Faculty of Humanities at FAU, with which she has been in […]
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15NOV 2021
Research
Graduate student in Pre- and Protohistory receives study award
Congratulations to Christina-Maria Wiesner! A graduate student in the Master’s programme of Archaeology, she has received the student prize of the German Society for Pre- and Protohistory (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, DGUF) for her Master’s thesis. The study award honours special achievements by students and thus aims to promote young academics. In her […]
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15NOV 2021
International
Prof. Dr. Heike Paul on controversies to Columbus Day in the Washington Post
On Columbus Day on 12 October, the Washington Post published an article which cites Prof. Dr. Heike Paul. Christopher Columbus has been critically discussed for decades. As a professor of American Studies with a focus on literature studies, she explains the importance of the navigator for Anglo-Saxon culture and the immigration country USA. Where Christopher […]
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15NOV 2021
International
DFG funds research group on esoteric practices
Chinese Fengshui, ritual magic in Germany, Vodun in West Africa, or kabbalah ma´asit in Israel: practices aimed at predicting, controlling, and manipulating life events can be found almost everywhere. A research group at by FAU is now investigating and comparing these esoteric practices in a large-scale interdisciplinary project. The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be supporting […]
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