The university was successful in the preliminary decision of the excellence competition with a proposal on animal navigation. The existing clusters in hearing research and marine research will apply for an extension.

The Presidential Board of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg endorses the statement of the Executive Board of the German Rectors' Conference.

Katharina Al-Shamery, Andrea Strübind and Ralf Grüttemeier are to join the University's Presidential Board in January. Following their confirmation by the Senate, the three outlined their priorities as future Vice-Presidents.

The city of Oldenburg and the university want to cooperate more closely in future. In an agreement, the city administration and the university have agreed on five strategic priorities.

The election of the members of the review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the 2024-2028 period is under way. The voting ends on November 20th. Fifteen scientists from the University of Oldenburg are running for office.

A reliable basis for making climate-friendly decisions within the university has been created with the latest release of the greenhouse gas report. Emissions have risen slightly in comparison to 2019, also due to the university's expansion.

The University of Oldenburg and Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, South Africa, celebrate 25 years of cooperation - and adopt a roadmap with eight key fields of action for the coming five years.

How do documents that have been forgotten for centuries change our view of an entire epoch? What does the seabed tell us about the climate? During his inaugural visit, the Minister of Science gained exciting insights into research at the university.

What is good academic practice? In this interview, Christiane Thiel, Vice President for Research and Transfer, talks about a good error culture and the responsibilities of individuals and institutions in this area.

The University has successfully participated in the "Shaping Diversity" diversity audit organised by the Stifterverband. Vice President Annett Thiele accepted the certificate for the intensive organisational development process in Berlin.

The University of Oldenburg has signed an inclusion agreement with the goal of raising awareness among employees. An action plan sets out concrete measures.

For 25 years, the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha and our university have been cooperating successfully in research and teaching. This week, the partners are meeting in South Africa and have signed a new cooperation agreement.

The Institute for Advanced Study has been promoting cutting-edge research in the North West since 1997 - and has developed into an interdisciplinary meeting place.

"Excellent research in the field of wind energy" - this was certified by Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil during his visit to ForWind. The expansion of wind energy is of national interest, he said.

Autocratic regimes, wars and political persecution put academics all over the world at risk. As a member of the international network Scholars at Risk, the University of Oldenburg helps scholars who have fled their home country. 

As well as supporting mobility in higher education, the European Erasmus+ programme aims to promote social change towards more sustainability. The University of Oldenburg is supporting this goal in its own special way.

Ralph Bruder has been university president since August. Now, he was oficially inaugurated. Bruder will steer the university for the coming six years. In his speech, he called for continuing to courageously pursue new approaches.

The university is on its way to climate neutrality. Today, the project group presented the plan at an online event. Climate protection manager Anna Sarah Krämer is counting on the participation of all university members.

After six years, University President Hans Michael Piper's term has come to an end. On Thursday, July 1st, the university has bid farewell to him.

The university wants to expand the traditional model of face-to-face study with new digital and hybrid teaching and learning formats. Students and lecturers are to play an active role in this.