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First LeMINT students in the physiXS school lab
The first three sixth form students gained their own experience of teaching physics in the LeMINT project. Henrikje, Janina and Neele from IGS Wilhelmshaven designed experiments for the school laboratory physiXS together with physics teaching students. They spent four days as part-time students in the module "Experimental internship with school reference". The highlight was a visit from sixth-form pupils from Oldenburg and Delmenhorst. They experimented with simple mechanical machines and optical phenomena such as the disappearance of glass spheres in water due to the same refractive index. Henrikje, Janina and Neele were not only actively involved in the development of the stations, they also carried them out very skilfully with the younger pupils.
LeMINT is a project to promote interest in STEM teaching and academic appointments leading to a STEM teaching degree programme. LeMINT is being funded by the EWE Foundation for two years and will be continued afterwards; there is great interest from schools. The IGS and Willms-Gymnasium in Delmenhorst, the Ulricianum in Aurich and the IGS in Wilhelmshaven are involved in the first phase of the project. Interested sixth form students will also be given the opportunity to teach STEM to younger students within their schools; funding is available for this. A camp for those interested is planned for the summer in Oldenburg.
Biography of Dr Girish Sahni presented in India
On 24 January 2026, the biography of microbiologist Dr Girish Sahni was presented in Chandigarh, India. It was written by Dr Rajinder Singh - a member of Oldenburg Physics Education and Professor Emeritus at the University of Chandigarh in Punjab - and Dr Abhey K. Pande, a member of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali.
Sahni was Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Director of its Institute of Microbiological Technology (IMTECH) for many years. The publication particularly recognises Sahni's contribution to the development of streptokinase, a life-saving thrombolytic drug made available through indigenous research at a significantly reduced cost.
The biography was presented on the occasion of the 42nd founding day of IMTECH by high-ranking representatives from science and politics. Rajinder Singh attended the official ceremony and was honoured separately for his contribution.
Wąbrzeźno honours Nobel Prize winner Walther Nernst:
Dr Rajinder Singh as guest of honour
The city of Wąbrzeźno honoured its famous son, Nobel Prize winner Walther H. Nernst, with an education conference on 18 November 2025, with Dr Rajinder Singh from the Physics Education and Science Communication working group as the guest of honour. He is the author of the study "Nagroda Nobla Z Chemi I Fizyki oraz Polski Wkład - Studium przypadku Walthera Nernsta" (The Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Physics and the Polish Contribution - A Case Study on Walther Nernst), which was honoured by Deputy Mayor Wojciech Trzciński.
Dr Singh gave a keynote speech entitled "Walther Nernst and the Nobel Prize", in which he discussed his role in the First World War and under the Nazi regime. During his five-day stay, Dr Singh gave further lectures, including one on Indian science. He met the city's senior citizens' council and youth council and visited the cultural centre and a primary school.
Final theses in the academic year 2025/26
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Dr Kai Bliesmer appointed university professor
Kai Bliesmer takes over the professorship for Didactics of Physics at the University of Rostock with immediate effect
On 1 September 2025, the State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs, Susanne Bowen, appointed Dr Kai Bliesmer as a tenured university professor in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Kai Bliesmer takes over the professorship for Didactics of Physics at the University of Rostock with immediate effect. He studied chemistry and physics in Oldenburg for the teaching profession at grammar schools and completed his doctorate with summa cum laude in 2020 in the working group Didactics of Physics and Science Communication. In 2022, he held a deputy professorship in Koblenz. Topics such as the didactic reconstruction of modern physics content, non-formal physics teaching and learning, the analysis of the relationship between physics education and education for sustainable development and the use of student laboratories for teacher professionalisation and science communication will continue to occupy him. Close co-operation with the physics didactics department at the University of Oldenburg is planned, especially on issues relating to regional STEM education.
AG now a member of the Weser-Ems Astronomy Network
Three universities and seven astronomical associations in the region are joining forces to form the Astronomy Network Weser-Ems (ANWE). The aim is to broadly promote STEM education in the context of astronomy. The AG Didaktik der Physik und Wissenschaftskommunikation is also a partner in the network. Astronomy arouses great interest among pupils and other laypeople due to its interdisciplinary approach and ideological questions. The working group tries to promote this interest and supports the ANWE network with empirical accompanying research and its own astronomical programmes in the school laboratory physiXS.
Save the date: ReBiS annual meeting on 13 May 2025
When: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 from 14:30 to 17:00
Where: Wadden Sea Visitor Centre, Südstrand 110 B, Wilhelmshaven
- Pupils and teachers report
- Market of opportunities
- Panel talk
At the 2025 annual meeting, the ReBiS partners present what they have achieved with pupils. Students, parents, education policy makers, the media and teachers who would like to set up a ReBiS at their school are cordially invited! The market of opportunities, reports and talks, information on accompanying research and tips for your own ReBiS await you. The ReBiS team is looking forward to welcoming you with coffee and cake!