Excursions to science centres or museums are popular with schoolchildren and adults alike. But how exactly do they learn during such visits, what motivates them? This is what 16 doctoral candidates in the GINT doctoral programme are investigating.

A team of researchers led by Oldenburg chemist Thomas Müller has found important clues as to how novel, non-toxic catalysts - so-called "frustrated Lewis pairs" - cause hydrogen to react.

Biologist Henrik Mouritsen from Oldenburg and his British colleague Peter Hore have received a highly coveted research funding by the EU - the ERC Synergy Grant. They are determined to crack a problem that has fascinated man for more than 150 years.

Oldenburg health scientist Lena Ansmann and her team are investigating how care for people without spoken language can be improved.

Karsten Witt has been Professor of Neurology at the University's School of Medicine since 2017. In this interview, Witt talks about his specialism - deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

The University's Department of Psychology is regularly looking for test subjects for various studies. What can the test subjects expect? Our editor Ute Kehse tried it out: she took part in a study on chronic pain.

A major success: the University of Oldenburg’s hearing researchers will receive funding from the Excellence Strategy programme until 2026. Marine researchers from Oldenburg are also participating in the “Ocean Floor” Cluster of Excellence.

This week, the renowned particle physicist Mary K Gaillard is giving the opening speech at the 22nd German Conference of Women in Physics in Oldenburg. In 1981, she was the first female professor in physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Here, she talks about her experiences as a woman…

When the sea gets warmer, dangerous germs can multiply. For example, vibrios, which infest oysters, among other things. A Franco-German research team is investigating how they react to climate change in the ENVICOPAS project.

The motto of this year's Pedagogical Week is "Shaping change yourself". One of the highlights is the opening lecture by educational researcher Hilbert Meyer.

The earth is warming up, and this is also noticeable in northern Germany. Sustainability researcher Dr Leena Karrasch reveals the effects of climate change in East Frisia in the second KinderUniversität lecture - and here in an interview.

Different mosquitoes - different characteristics. Young scientists Felix Sauer and Tobias Lauermann are investigating the differences in the ecological requirements of mosquitoes.

An international team led by Oldenburg has studied tropical copepods in the surface film of the sea for the first time: Thanks to their blue colouring, the animals are apparently well adapted to strong sunlight and camouflaged from predators.

Last week, the European Court of Justice ruled that plants bred using the so-called Crispr-Cas method are considered genetically modified. In this interview, plant geneticist Sascha Laubinger explains how plant breeding works and why researchers feel thwarted by the judgement.

An international research group led by music educator Mario Dunkel is investigating the role that music plays in the rise of populism. The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting the project with almost one million euros.

Heart palpitations and goose bumps: People who listen to music often have a physical reaction to it. In this interview, music psychologist Prof Dr Gunter Kreutz talks about the effect of happy and sad music and the misconception that loud music is particularly motivating during sport.

A revolution in the energy market - nothing more and nothing less is the goal of the "Empower Generations" project. Oldenburg business IT specialists are developing a technology that enables small electricity producers to sell their surpluses directly.

Success for Oldenburg marine scientists: a new research group led by biodiversity expert Helmut Hillebrand is focussing on the question of how biodiversity develops on islands. The German Research Foundation is funding the project with three million euros for an initial period of three years.

Sustainability research has a long tradition at the University of Oldenburg - two new projects have now been approved: The interdisciplinary project "TransGem", led by Thorsten Raabe, explores the power of collaborative action. The "Dilemmata" project focuses on the concept of sustainability and its…

Computers and robots are becoming increasingly powerful thanks to artificial intelligence. Computing Science expert Oliver Kramer is convinced that humans will benefit. However, social discourse about the risks is important. A contribution to the Science Year 2018 "Working Worlds of the Future".