At FAU, our motto of moving knowledge expresses our wish to pull together and push ahead with our central priorities for the future – freedom and responsibility, life and health, sustainability and resilience. Our Profile and Research Centers are the engine driving groundbreaking findings from the interdisciplinary collaboration within our university which offers the entire spectrum of academic disciplines. The Competence Centers provide all disciplines with the infrastructure and expertise resulting from their research.
The Research Focus Areas at the five faculties highlight the wide range of disciplines which are covered in research and teaching at FAU. Just like FAU’s interfaculty Key Research Priorities, each of the Research Focus Areas at the faculties is also supported by several professors, the research has a high level of national and international visibility, and research and teaching are closely linked.
Key research priorities at FAU
Our research paves the way for pioneering innovations. FAU’s academic excellence rests on the foundation of the key research priorities “Understanding norms, cultural practices and social formations”, “Targeting environmental and economic challenges”, “Engineering transformative healthcare”, “Exploring principles of nature” and “Developing future technologies”, manifested in our Profile Centers, Research Centers and Competence Centers .
All prerequisites are met for researchers at FAU to tackle the greatest challenges of our times at the highest level. At FAU, research is not restricted to laboratories and libraries, rather it becomes a dynamic process that is driven by collaboration and dedication.
Research Focus Areas of the School of Law
The research fields of the School of Law cover the full spectrum of public law, civil and criminal law, European law, international law, and business law. Dedicated research centers focus on technology law, banking and capital markets law, church law, Turkish law, as well as science and higher education law.
The School’s key research priorities include:
- Human Rights
- Law and Religion
- Banking and Capital Markets Law
In addition to its strong academic foundation, the program is distinguished by its interdisciplinary, international, and practice-oriented elements. The Institute for Lawyers’ Law and Practice, founded by the School of Law in 2003, prepares future lawyers for their professional careers. The curriculum also covers preparation for the state examination, German-French law, business law, and the BA in Law and Politics.
Research Focus Areas of the School of Business, Economics and Society
The School has eight key research areas that focus on important current issues, draw on the expertise of researchers from a wide range of fields, and have excellent networks of connections with other leading research institutions and regional partners from industry.
FAU WiSo has always developed its research priorities by optimally combining its own academic strengths and potentials with those of FAU, its practice partners, and spin-off companies, while also leveraging the locational advantages of the city of Nuremberg and the entire metropolitan region. In doing so, FAU WiSo has never seen itself solely as a driver of innovation. It has consistently taken up impulses from the business world, drawing inspiration from practical challenges and suggestions, and developing solutions in close collaboration with its partners.
Subject-specific research ares:
- Customer Insights
- Tax and Tax Policy
- Insurance and Risk
- Sustainability
Interdisciplinary research areas:
- Change in the World of Work
- Digitalization and Innovation
- Energy Markets and Energy Systems Analysis
- Health