Pop music can normalise populism, says musicologist Mario Dunkel. In the following interview he explains how this happens and what it means – for…

What does the US sound like? This intriguing question and its many facets will soon be the subject of a conference at the university. Americanist…

Kai Siedenburg investigates how people with hearing problems can experience the joy of music again. Martin Bleichner is more interested in disturbing…

Can music improve the quality of life of people with disorders of consciousness? In her doctoral thesis, cognitive linguist Teresa Grimm examined this…

Choir rehearsals are disappearing from people's calendars, music lessons at schools are more theory than practice and churches are shrouded in…

Teaching, composing, organizing events – composer Violeta Dinescu has enriched musical life at the University of Oldenburg and far beyond for…

How does music therapy or choir singing reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life for dementia patients? This is the focus of a study by…

History is not only something you read about; it can also be heard and felt. Together with her team, musicologist Anna Langenbruch researches how…