Stephan Weil also stopped off at the ForWind wind researchers on his summer trip through the north. During his tour, the Minister President inspected the new WindLab and was impressed: "The University of Oldenburg is actively contributing to the success of the energy transition."

The European Union is celebrating its 60th birthday - and is in crisis. In this interview, social scientist and Europe expert Martin Heidenreich talks about the successes and failures of European integration, cross-border solidarity and social division.

The UGO Prize for excellent research has been awarded to physicist Svend-Age Biehs. The 39-year-old was honoured at a ceremony on Wednesday for his work in the field of radiative heat transfer at the nanoscale. Biehs studied and completed his doctorate at the Institute of Physics at the University…

Hydrogen fuel cells have great potential, but their breakthrough is still a long time coming. Since July, junior professor Mehtap Özaslan has headed a BMBF junior research group that aims to give the low-emission technology new impetus.

He invented the "Schillermobil" for his school - a molecular biology laboratory that can be set up and dismantled at any time. Dr Florian Schaller also knows how to inspire enthusiasm for his subjects of chemistry and biology. On Tuesday, the teacher was awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2016 for…

Explaining his research to a layperson is not so easy: computer mathematician Florian Heß on parallels with car construction, the irony of history - and an unresolved million-dollar question.

A cruise and personalised travel - how do they go together? The university's latest start-up provides an answer.

Medicine, biology, teacher training, Computing Science, hearing research: her most recent visit to Oldenburg on Tuesday gave Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka further insights into the diverse work of the university.

The handling of veterinary pharmaceuticals affects us not only as meat consumers, but also as users of water resources. Oldenburg hydrogeologist Victoria Burke analyses residues of veterinary pharmaceuticals from liquid manure in soil and groundwater - as head of a new junior research group.

OFFIS - the Institute for Computing Science - was founded 25 years ago. Since then, the affiliated Institute has developed rapidly. In this interview, CEO Wolfgang Nebel talks about what has been and what will be.

The University mourns the loss of Prof. Dr Dr h. c. mult. Fritz Stern, German-American historian and honorary doctor of the School IV - School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Stern died in New York on 18 May at the age of 90.

Germany is neglecting e-government - electronic administration and government - and is leaving important potential for innovation and value creation untapped: This is the conclusion reached by the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation, headed by Oldenburg economist Christoph Böhringer, in its…

What are the ethical boundaries within which psychiatry has operated and continues to operate? This question runs like a common thread through the events held on the occasion of the Karl Jaspers Guest Professorship, which is being held this winter semester by Prof. Dr Dr Frank Schneider, Director of…

Prof Dr Wolfgang Nebel, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg and Chairman of the Board of the affiliated Institute OFFIS, is a new member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).

He has been its new president since 1 August, and on Friday the university formally inaugurated him: The medical scientist Prof Dr Dr Hans Michael Piper will steer the fortunes of the University of Oldenburg for the next six years.

He has set up a professional laboratory, built an observatory and offers experimental workshops in his spare time: Teacher Christian Lorey from Würzburg receives the 2015 Klaus von Klitzing Award for special commitment to STEM subjects.

Oldenburg physicist Daniel Nickelsen has gained important insights for energy research in his dissertation. For this, he has been awarded the Science Prize of the Oldenburg University Society (UGO), worth 2,000 euros.

The University Senate and University Council have voted in favour of Sabine Kyora, Esther Ruigendijk and Martin Holthaus as part-time Vice Presidents. Their term of office is expected to begin on 1 January.

The interdisciplinary Research Centre Neurosensory Science (FZN) at the University of Oldenburg has a new board of directors. Following a unanimous election, biochemist Prof. Dr Karl-Wilhelm Koch will serve as Managing Director of the cross-faculty centre for the next two years.

A human-sized robot with special abilities and two innovative IT solutions for companies: Three start-ups from the university have been awarded an EXIST start-up grant at the same time. Another success for start-up support on campus.