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The AGELESS project is researching how marine life in the open ocean outside national jurisdiction can be better protected in the face of climate change. An interdisciplinary team of scientists from MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen, Friedrich-Alexander-Uni...

Palaeontologist and climate impact researcher Prof. Wolfgang Kießling explains why his discipline is undergoing a transformation and what lessons it can teach us about the future in times of climate change.

Public event to mark the conclusion of a DFG research group. With lectures by Hans-Otto Pörtner, Lisa Hülsmann and Wolfgang Kießling. Followed by a reception in the foyer of the Orangerie.

Sustainability is more than climate and environmental protection. It runs through all areas of our lives - from health care to the business world to living together in society. This year's Dies academicus at FAU is also dedicated to sustainability: On Friday, 4 November, the university will be invit...

A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile that was first discovered over 100 years ago in Scotland has revealed what the ancestors of pterosaurs could have looked like.

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...

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...