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27FEB 2018
International
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for Prof. Dr. Heike Paul
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) honors Prof. Dr. Heike Paul, chair of American Studies, with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2018. The Leibniz Prize is the most significant research prize in Germany. Seven past prizewinners have subsequently received the Nobel Prize. Ms. Paul is one of the most renowned representatives of American Studies in Germany. In […]
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09FEB 2018
All News
Conference: Apocalyptic Otherness
From 14.-16. In February 2018, an international conference in cooperation with the University of Bern on “Apocalyptic Otherness: ‘They are Gog and Magog, gathered together for Battle’. Scyths, Arabs, or the US Army? “will take place in the Philosophical Seminar Building PSG III. The conference is funded by the DFG and organized by the FAU […]
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27OCT 2017
International
Human Rights specialist Prof. Dr. Bielefeldt honored by the President of Germany
Prof. Heiner Bielefeldt was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He thus was honored for his outstanding contribution to the academic sector and as a leading human rights expert of Germany. With his great personal commitment and outstanding competence, […]
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27OCT 2017
Forschung
New Humboldt-professor for FAU
Ewa Dąbrowska, 54, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. With a value of 3.5 million EUR, Dąbrowska can now continue her scientific work at FAU. The native Pole currently teaches at the University of Birmingham in England. Are humans born with basic grammatical skills, something like a natural, universally-valid blueprint that enables them […]
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28SEP 2017
Events
Brown Bag Break for young researchers
Hungry? Curious about networking with other young researchers at FAU? This is the perfect event for you: “Brown Bag Break”: October 26th, 12 to 14 pm at K3/4 at the Faculty of Engineering (Cauerstraße 11, 91058 Erlangen). Get to know researchers of different disciplines and nationalities, learn about the possibilities of research support and have […]
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11AUG 2017
Events
Get-together events within key research priorities
An informal get-together took place this summer semester within the newly formulated key research priorities of the faculty, aiming at further developing the new research foci of the Faculty, and bringing its members into closer contact to each other. The participating scholars had the opportunity to learn more about each other and to deepen the […]
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