Research

Research Profile of the Faculty

The research profile of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology (PhilFak) is a product of the collaboration of nearly the entire humanities, social sciences, and disciplines focusing on religion. Our concpet of Agile Research Structures Agile Research Structures reflect the Faculty’s interdisciplinary configuration.

 

  • April 9th 2026: Faculty Day for international students

    Get all essential information, meet new people, and make connections right from the start! On 9 April 2026, the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology invites its new international students to Faculty Day – a welcome event full of practical information, networking opportunities, and insights into life at the Faculty. The Vice Dean for […]

  • Academic Freedom Index 2025: The Autonomy of Universities in the USA Falls Far Behind Peer Group

    Institutional autonomy is essential for safeguarding academic freedom. It is comparatively stable world-wide, with notable exceptions in autocratizing democracies. This year’s Academic Freedom Index (AFI) report, based on a collaborative project between scholars at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at the University of Gothenburg, provides an overview of the global […]

  • FAU doctoral candidate Milena Störmer on the TedX stage

    Milena Störmer is doctoral candidate at the Chair of Business Administration, specialising in strategic and value-oriented management at our faculty, and participated at TEDxNuremberg. She examines the ethical responsibility of companies in conflict areas and questions the importance of neutrality: What happens when ethics meets reality; when companies operate in contexts where peace and justice […]

  • “The concept of human rights has an inner strength”

    How can we defend international human rights at a time in which their fundamental relevance is increasingly being questioned? In their new book “Menschenrechte nach der Zeitenwende. Gründe für mehr Selbstbewusstsein” (Human rights after the turning point. Reasons for greater confidence) Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt, Senior Professor of Human Rights at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg […]

  • Antisemitism: Changing established ways of thinking

      80 years after the end of the Second World War, the culture of remembrance is under pressure. In addition to gaps in historical knowledge, new biases are emerging, also with regard to antisemitism related to Israel. In education in particular, this poses major challenges. In conjunction with partners, the Chair of Psychological Assessment, Quantitative […]