Limited funds, plenty of competition, tight deadlines and no experience with tenancy agreements: once they’ve been admitted to a degree course, many young people find themselves embarking on the often challenging search for their first flat.

A very special day for the University Medicine: Today’s ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction on much-needed research facilities and an anatomy.

All children starting school in Germany are, from now on, entitled to all-day care at primary school. In this interview, education expert Till-Sebastian Idel discusses educational quality – and schools as future hubs in neighbourhoods or villages. 

The International Offices at the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen leverage synergies in many areas. Jenka Schmidt and Marejke Baethge-Assenkamp talk about strategic partnerships in Europe and globally.

Two new research projects at the university are examining digital monopolies and their impact on democracy. Both are funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

This week, 17 young people have started their apprenticeships at the university. The range of apprenticeship roles is wide – spanning everything from administration to the skilled trades and laboratory work.

A special research expedition recently took a team from Oldenburg to a stretch of sea north of Heligoland. The researchers had to overcome some unusual challenges amongst the huge turbines of an offshore wind farm.

Solar eclipse over Europe: On Wednesday 12 August, this event will also be visible in Oldenburg in the evening. The University, together with its partners, is organising activities around the Utkiek – with the chance to see shooting stars included.

From chemistry to the finished product: In this video, Melanie Walther and David May explain how they envisage their research contributing to a more environmentally and climate-friendly economy.

Strengthening the bond between people and nature – that is the aim of a German-Dutch EU project involving participants from Oldenburg. The reasoning behind this is that people who feel they are part of the environment are more likely to work to preserve it.

The Erasmus Mundus programme is funding the EMMIR (European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations) degree programme for a further five years. The university is coordinating this project, which involves nine partners from three continents.

The University of Oldenburg is international. Here we introduce people from all over the world who have chosen to come to Oldenburg. The following academics are or have been guests at our university to conduct research on various topics.

Prof. Dr. phil. Anja Becker and Britta Bußmann are collaborating on an exploratory project examining narratives of female resistance in the Middle Ages. Their goal is to demonstrate that ancient literature can provide insights into contemporary discourse.

Despite their tiny brains, honeybees find their way home safely. International researchers, including biologist Jacqueline Degen, report in the journal Nature, how the insects’ navigation strategy could be applied to autonomous flying robots.

Marina Bartels from the Study and Career Counselling Service coordinates the Voluntary Academic Year (FWJ) at the University of Oldenburg. She is particularly keen to ensure that the 20 or so volunteers at the university feel at home.

Greater resilience for electricity and heating grids: The University of Oldenburg is involved in two of the five newly funded projects by the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony (efzn). The University of Bremen is participating as an associated partner in one of the projects.

The rain didn't put off this year's participants at the International Summer Fest. They enjoyed delicacies such as poffertjes and dorayaki, and a programme of stage performances, ranging from Ukrainian folklore to pop-rock from Oldenburg.

Since 2002, a permanent monitoring station run by the university has been continuously collecting key environmental data between Langeoog and Spiekeroog. This year, the unique research facility is going to be replaced.

Students will often remember, even years later, lecturers whose teaching style had a particularly formative influence on them. Students at the University of Oldenburg can currently nominate outstanding courses for the Teaching Award.

The University’s Presidential Board will soon have six members instead of five. The Vice Presidents Katharina Al-Shamery and Ralf Grüttemeier are to be succeeded by Gun-Britt Kohler, Michael Wark and Matthias Wendland.