How can entire vehicle fleets be managed and controlled in traffic? These are fundamental questions of electromobility that scientists from the new joint project BESIC want to answer - funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology with 2.3 million euros.

In 1996, Ulf Gebken started a girls' football project in Oldenburg, which has since become popular throughout Germany. In this interview, the sports educator explains how this success came about - and why the topic of poverty is so difficult to communicate.

Getting to know the respective research cultures in technical chemistry and Computing Science and facilitating an intensive exchange: This was the aim of a visit to Oldenburg by students, doctoral students and lecturers from the partner university Voronezh.

Oldenburg physicist appointed Fellow of the Optical Society of America

The autumn issue of the research magazine EINBLICKE has been published: Contributions from neurobiology, social sciences and theoretical physics.

Around ten to twenty per cent of older adults suffer from hearing problems caused by neurological processing disorders. The neurogenetics working group has tackled the problem - and discovered genetic backgrounds.

The Smart House Oldenburg (Schlossplatz 16) will host an international conference on "Language and Critical Theory" from 13 to 15 December. It is being organised by the Adorno Research Centre in co-operation with the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt.

In 2012, it will be two hundred years since Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their fairy tales for the first time. The fairy tales are part of the cultural heritage of many countries - including the Dutch-speaking world.

Why do neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's develop and what role does "autophagy" - the self-cleaning of cells in the brain - play? An interview with molecular biologist Christiane Richter-Landsberg.

The DFG research group BioGeoChemistry of the Wadden Sea received the award for its outstanding marine research. Spokesperson Prof Dr Jürgen Rullkötter accepted the award at Hamburg City Hall. What exactly the prize recognises and what the researchers discovered in the mudflats.

Great success for hearing research: The German Future Prize goes to the hearing research team led by Oldenburg physicist and physician Prof Dr Dr Birger Kollmeier. Federal President Joachim Gauck presented the prize, which is endowed with 250,000 euros.

The Physical Chemistry working group headed by Prof Dr Gunther Wittstock has received special funding from the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI). The funds totalling 28,000 euros are to be used to improve the equipment for the training of chemists in the field of electrochemistry.

They are at home near lakes and rivers - the 70 or so dragonfly species in Lower Saxony. However, one in three of their species is endangered, including the green mosaic dragonfly. The Vegetation Science and Nature Conservation working group is now campaigning for their conservation.

"Enough power for the great transformation?" - this is the question posed by the 4th Spiekeroog Climate Talks with a public production in five acts, which will take place on the East Frisian North Sea island from 22 to 24 November.

Can common molecular principles be derived from sensory processes such as vision, smell, hearing or magnetoreception in birds? These are fundamental questions that the "Molecular basis of sensory biology" research training group will address in future.

A change towards a more sustainable society is also necessary in Germany. This is the opinion of the organisers of the student sustainability event NachDenkstatt. An interview with Mela Determann and Achim Hagen from the organising team.

Following the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities (3GO) Doctoral Candidates' Day, the Graduate Academy invites you to a reception on Wednesday, 7 November at 6.00 pm (Haarentor Campus, Aula A11).

Woody Guthrie: The folk icon would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. For this reason, the workshop "The Myth of Woody Guthrie" will take place at the university on 4 and 5 November. Sarah Lee Guthrie, granddaughter of the great Guthrie, will give a concert in the library hall.

"Hearing for all" - this is the goal of the Hearing4all cluster of excellence. It was successful in this year's Excellence Initiative organised by the federal and state governments. The cluster has now been officially opened.

"Transculturality and music education - opportunities and challenges in research, cultural policy and music education practice" is the title of a recently published anthology by Oldenburg musicologists. The editors will present the book on Wednesday, 7 November at 4.00 pm in the Chamber Music Hall…