The Institute of Geography at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg is one of the strongest research centres in German-speaking geography. In rankings of the publication performance or the acquisition of research funds, the researchers at Erlangen geography regularly reach top positions (eg. CHE-/Zeit-Ranking 2018, DFG-Förderatlas 2018).
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Interactive cross-border Atlas
The recently published ESPON CROSSGOV project, led by Prof. Tobias Chilla’s working group, has developed a new interactive web tool…
Stefan Hippe verteidigt erfolgreich seine Doktorarbeit
In seiner kumulativen Dissertation mit dem Titel „Resilienz in Grenzregionen – Rezessive Krisen im Vergleich“ untersuchte Stefan Hippe die Auswirkungen…
Sandra Jasper appointed to Editorial Board of Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Sandra Jasper, Chair in Cultural Geography and Society-Environment Research at FAU, has…
Excursion ‘Rewilding Tennenlohe’
Excursion of the MA Seminar ‘Urban Natures in the Anthropocene’ led by Prof. Dr. Sandra Jasper Together with our Master’s…
__matter Festival 2025
Matter shapes our existence, although we tend to forget about its activity in everyday life. The __matter Festival 2025 shines…
No ‘Gulf of Erlangen’ – doing geography like Donald Trump?
US President Donald Trump has issued a decree instructing US authorities to use the term ‘Gulf of America’ in future…
STS-Hub 2025: Diffracting the Critical
From March 11 to 14, 2025, the STS-Hub 2025 took place in Berlin under the theme »Diffracting the Critical«. More…