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I was particularly fascinated by the lecture on Biomaterials for Cancer Research during the third semester of the Elite Master’s Programme “Advanced Materials and Processes” (MAP). This episode of my life motivated me to work on a similar topic in my Master’s thesis. Taking the advantage of the poss...

I am very happy about the opportunity to attend the one-week conference of German Physical Society (DPG) focusing on condensed matter physics held in Regensburg in September 2022. This is the first face-to-face conference I have attended in Germany. Here I had the chance to learn about various curre...

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Head of Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and MAP Focal Subject Head of Biomaterials and Bioprocesses) has been elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) in recognition for his outstanding contributions to science a...

We, Lara Đelević and Akshat Sharma, are two MAP students in our third semester of study. We both have always been passionate about human health and the enabling role new materials and processes can play in making a difference in this field. Therefore, we were thrilled when we got the opportunity to ...

As a traditional MAP event, the annual MAP Alumni Round Table offers MAP students a valuable opportunity to network with MAP alumni. Despite the Corona pandemic, we were pleased to hold the alumni round table offline again on 12 July 2022. During this event, several MAP alumni shared their current c...

The Institute of Biomaterials (WW7), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, organizes a scientific symposium to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Head of Institute, Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, and his contributions to materials science and biomaterials. The symposium will take place in-p...

In 2021, FAU was awarded almost a quarter of a billion euros in third-party funding. With an increase of more than eight percent, this means FAU, which is the largest university in Northern Bavaria, has once again increased the volume of third-party funding it receives. Particularly pleasing: FAU...

A sustainable energy supply for the future: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was given an overview of the varied and ambitious research being carried out on this central task for society during a visit to the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN). The Federal ...

After a hiatus of a few years, the ENB Elite Cup had returned to Munich on 11 June 2022, to the excitement of many students! This year multiple batches of MAP students joined together with the goal of having fun but still competing hard. Although it was difficult to coordinate practice with the enti...

One week after the 71st Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to chemistry in Lindau (June 26th to July 1st 2022), I am still overwhelmed by the experience. Being among about 600 young scientists without tenure, who were invited to join the arguably most brilliant gathering of scientists in the field of ...