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Oldenburg and Groningen: Doctoral studies in two countries

Doctoral students can write their doctoral thesis at the University of Groningen and the University of Oldenburg - and receive a recognised title in both countries at the end. Three of those involved tell their stories.

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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
Top News People Early Career

Doing a PhD with a working class background

Johanna Raphaela Wahl is the first in her family to study at university and is now doing a doctorate. The new mentoring programme Perspectives is helping her to advance her academic career.

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Oldenburg Student Union
Campus Life People

"Go towards each other!"

After 38 years at the Psychological Counselling Service of the Studierendenwerk and the University, Gisela Degener has retired. During this time, she has closely supported and influenced many thousands of students.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Top News People Marine Sciences

Sinikka Lennartz awarded Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

For the first time, the most prestigious award for early-career researchers goes to an Oldenburg scientist: geoscientist Sinikka Lennartz receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for her computational modelling of organic carbon in the oceans.

 

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
WiZeGG Top News People

From frustration to a topic close to the heart

Carolin Becklas is the winner of the Oldenburg University Society's Open Science Award. For her, there is more to the topic than just the freely accessible publication of scientific texts and research data.

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Outlooks Top News People

About Cancer research, sustainability and social media

Five Oldenburg researchers take a look into the future – from cancer research to social media, regional languages, digital education and sustainable product cycles.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Research Top News People Physics

Novel quantum materials in the spotlight

Physicist Christian Schneider has been awarded one of the European Research Council's coveted Consolidator Grants. His project focuses on a special group of so-called two-dimensional materials and their optical properties.

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Anniversary Campus Life People Studying

Capturing students' research with a click

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. 

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University of Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler
Teaching Top News People

Teaching that hits home

Anyone who went to university will remember certain faculty members whose way of teaching made a particular impact on them. The University just presented this year’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching to eleven such lecturers.

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University of Oldenburg - Matthias Knust
Sustainability Top News People Computing Science

Impulse Professorship for information systems researcher

Philipp Staudt, information systems researcher with a focus on environmental protection und sustainability, receives an ‘Impulse Professorship’. His aim is to enable people to assess their own energy requirements and to act accordingly.

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EWE Foundation / Matthias Sabelhaus
Top News People Teacher Education

Experimenting at lofty heights

Stephan Baur from Geretsried gets his pupils interested in science through an exchange programme with a Nepalese school. He has now received the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2024 for his special commitment.

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Campus Life People

The networker

Kumar Ashish, a physics student from Oldenburg, represents the interests of the approximately 370,000 international students in Germany. With two high-ranking honorary posts, he has already achieved a great deal with his commitment.

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Top News People

Outlooks into the future

What will the world be like 50 years from now? To mark the university's 50th anniversary, Oldenburg researchers have designed different scenarios with a focus on key social issues.

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Mohssen Assanimoghaddam
Top News People OFFIS

Robotics that support everyday life

Sandra Drolshagen has been awarded this year's Helene Lange Prize for the development of assistance systems for people with disabilities. The physicist is doing her doctorate at the university and works at the OFFIS Institute.

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Pauline Fleischmann
Excellence Strategy Research Top News People Biology

A biologist with a predilection for philosophy

Biologist Pauline Fleischmann researches desert ants and astonishing navigational abilities – both in the laboratory and in their natural environment. The insects are surprisingly good at orientating themselves in monotonous terrain.

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Campus Life People

Financial tailwind for study and commitment

70 students at the university are receiving a Deutschlandstipendium this academic year. 40 of them are the first in their families to study, and more than 50 are involved in voluntary work alongside their studies.

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Daniel Schmidt / University of Oldenburg
Top News Higher Education Policy People

New Presidential Board from January

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.

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Matthias Sabelhaus
Top News People Teacher Education

Passion for MINT

From experiment kits to escape games: Petra Lehner from Burglengenfeld comes up with lots of ideas to get her pupils interested in science. She has now been awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2023.

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Research Top News People Chemistry International affairs

Exploring the world of disilenes

In April, Canadian scientist Kim Baines paid a visit to the Institute of Chemistry. She is a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award and discovered a new class of compounds made of silicon and germanium.

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