On 15 March 2023, the second FRASCAL symposium will take place at the Orangerie in Erlangen. At this symposium, the principal advisors of the GRK 2423 FRASCAL projects and the prospective future Mercator fellows will contribute their own insights into the fracture problem from a higher-level perspective in seven talks, providing a basis for stimulating discussions and interactions for the participating colleagues and young researchers.