The University does many things to make settling in easier for international students in Oldenburg. Intercultural facilitators listen to their problems and offer support and guidance – and there’s also plenty of fun to be had.

Museum researcher Christopher Sommer studies how museums represent wars and how this is perceived by visitors. His research reveals that there is often a large gap between the desired effect and the actual impact on the public.

After ten years in Berlin, Ann Kathrin Schubert has moved back to the village where she grew up near Bremen in Lower Saxony. Since last September she has been reorganising the university's central Alumni Office.

First-generation solar modules built back in the 1970s are still generating electricity today. In a new study, the output of some of the modules was measured.

Dr Klara von Lindern is the curator of the Everyday Textile Culture Collection. The art historian manages and takes care of objects that tell stories about the everyday lives of people from different eras.

Matheus Silveira Mendes has been awarded the 2024 DAAD Prize for Outstanding Achievements by International Students. Beyond his academic achievements, he is also involved in many activities at the Institute for Social Sciences.

Research experiment or classical music concert? The Golden Ear Challenge is both. It brings the University of Oldenburg's hearing research to the concert hall and at the same time generates exciting data for scientists.

Study? Research? Oldenburg students do both! The university held a photo competition to highlight the diversity of their research, and has now awarded prizes to four images. All photos submitted by students remain on display online. 

Three Oldenburg students set off for their semester abroad in an unusual way – by bike. Carmen Sroweleit, Jil Gagelmann and Jasper Laschinger report on their trip to Cádiz respectively Sogndal.