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EXU Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

Marine Conservation on the High Seas

The UN High Seas Treaty came into force in January, raising questions over where protected areas should be established by 2030. Researchers from the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen are investigating this in the AGELESS project.

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University Campus Life

Focus on a healthy heart

From March to June, employees from science and administration can attend events on the topic of heart health - from first aid for strokes and nutrition tips to sports programmes. Registrations are still open.

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Top News Social Sciences

Motherhood reduces complex tasks at work

Many women experience a decline in the complex and analytical tasks they perform at work after having a child, particularly if they reduce their working hours. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen.

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Markus Hibbeler
Top News Higher Education Policy Economics

Entrepreneur Ernst Eugen Esch finances endowed professorship

The university establishes an endowed professorship for Economics Education, endowed by the entrepreneur Ernst Eugen Esch. The aim is to strengthen the training of economics teachers and research into economic didactics.

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University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Campus Life International affairs

Inaugural visit of the Chinese Consul General

The Consul General of the People's Republic of China, Dong Lin, visited the University. He spoke with President Bruder about German-Chinese academic exchange.

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Markus Hibbeler
University Medicine Top News

Researchers identify “fingerprint” of gene variant

The exact cause of congenital heart defects often remains unclear. Human geneticists in Oldenburg have now presented a method that allows them to reliably identify a specific genetic variant as causative.

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OFFIS Institute for Computing Science / Bonnie Bartusch
Research Energy Top News Computing Science

Putting smart agents through their paces

Our power grids could soon be operated by smart and explainable AI systems. A junior research group led by Eric Veith is investigating how to provide the best possible training to ensure an optimal response in critical situations.

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University of Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler
University Medicine Top News Human Medicine

1,000 days that are crucial

Complications during pregnancy or childbirth can cause lasting damage to a child's brain functions. The search for risk factors and therapies combines basic and clinical research.

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Paula Hernandez
Research Top News Marine Sciences Marine Science

Propagating corals on the other side of the world

Coral reefs are dying all over the world. Is it possible to artificially reproduce marine animals in order to reforest reefs? Doctoral candidate Laura Fiegel travelled to the island of Moorea in the middle of the South Pacific for three months to conduct field experiments.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Sustainability Campus Life

Solar modules almost everywhere

The goal of expanding solar energy has been achieved for the time being: all relevant roof areas of the university are covered with PV modules. Further construction and refurbishment measures have improved the energy balance over the past year.

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University of Oldenburg / Silke Rudolph
Top News Environmental Sciences Biology

What trees do for the urban climate

In Oldenburg, citizens can vote on 22 February on whether the city's tree protection statutes should be retained. In this interview, geographer Thorsten Balke talks about the special importance of trees for the urban climate.

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Top News Art

Securities of Art

When the economy falters, artists through the centuries have responded by making work that addresses the instruments of the financial world. Art historian Tobias Vogt examines what this reveals about art and capital.

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University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Campus Life IT services

Helping people to help themselves

Friedrich Hinrichs is team leader of the IT services’ First-Level Support unit. In this interview, he talks about daily challenges, the switch to Windows 11 and the Middle Ages as a counterbalance to work.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt (image 1, 3, 4, 6), Mohssen Assanimoghaddam (image 2), Matthias Knust (image 5)
Research Top News People

"Outlooks" into the future

For the magazine „Einblicke”, researchers at the university outline scenarios on important questions. The range of topics covered in „Einblicke” No. 70 is broad: from the future of religious education to the question of how we can save coral reefs.

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University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
Energy Top News Studying International affairs

Learning together across three continents

The master’s programme Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies collaborates closely with partner universities in Ghana and Colombia. Working together in a living lab, students are planning ways to supply remote communities with renewable energy.

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University of Oldenburg / Verena Hornung
EXU Top News Higher Education Policy

Interdisciplinary and Transnational Research

More than 100 researchers from the universities of Oldenburg, Bremen, and Groningen gathered in Oldenburg to exchange ideas about their future cooperation in the Northwest Alliance.

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Photo: University of Oldenburg
Sustainability Campus Life

Greenhouse gas balance: emissions down slightly

The university's CO₂ emissions have fallen slightly. Energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings is paying off. Climate protection management sees further potential for savings.

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University Medicine Top News

"The perception of cannabis has changed massively"

After legalisation: Oldenburg child and adolescent psychiatrist Yulia Golub, together with other researchers, is calling for prevention measures that actually reach vulnerable groups - especially young people.

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University of Oldenburg/ Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Top News Biology

How light pollution disrupts orientation in moths

Light pollution poses a growing threat to moths. In her Lightstar project, which has been awarded a prestigious EU Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, zoologist Jacqueline Degen will investigate the underlying mechanisms.

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Johann Klages / AWI
Research Top News Marine Sciences

Unexpected feedback in the climate system

Low algal growth despite high iron supply: Study uncovers surprising link between West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat and the growth of marine algae over the past 500,000 years.

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