At the end of July, the research vessel Maria S. Merian left the harbour of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The destination of the voyage: the fjord systems of Greenland and Iceland. On board is the Oldenburg expert for marine sensor systems Prof Dr Oliver Zielinski. Some impressions of the first…

It has been in operation at the university for a few days now: Europe's first commercially available light microscope with a resolution of less than 50 nanometres. It can be used to investigate processes in living cells.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin developed the Olympic Games as a reaction to the crisis experiences of the fin de siècle - as a response to modernity. When the Summer Games begin today in London, it will become clear how contemporary his project still is. An essay by Thomas Alkemeyer.

On Thursday, 26 July, the research vessel Maria S. Merian sets sail. The destination: the large fjords of Greenland and Iceland. There, Oldenburg scientists want to investigate, among other things, how harmful algal blooms develop - using state-of-the-art marine technology.

To what extent do young men with a migration background feel discriminated against? And what is their understanding of masculinity? Oldenburg educationalist Rudolf Leiprecht surveyed more than 700 people in Lower Saxony - and sees a "huge challenge for society".

"Liberation from Abundance" is the title of the recently published book by Oldenburg economist Niko Paech. In it, he calls for consistent climate protection - which is only possible without the ballast of prosperity. Paech in an interview about his model of a "post-growth economy".

"'Stroke' - New paths in rehabilitative care research" is the title of the interdisciplinary symposium organised by the Outpatient Clinic for ReHabilitation on Friday, 13 July (Library Hall, Haarentor Campus).

Physicists in Geneva have probably proven the existence of the much-vaunted "God particle". But what does this mean for physics and our view of the world? Oldenburg physicist Christoph Lienau explains why the discovery is so groundbreaking - and raises new questions.

The future of football is over once again: What conclusions can be drawn from the 2012 European Football Championship? Thomas Alkemeyer and Nikolaus Buschmann talk about crazy player types, unbounded playing philosophies and the technical perfection that arises from the moment.

The larvae of coral fish in the ocean are millimetre-sized. And yet they find their way over kilometres back to their native reef. Oldenburg biologist Gabriele Gerlach has investigated how this is possible on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

"Globalisation is challenging clearly definable national identities and creating new, cross-border concepts of identity," explains Prof. Dr Martin Butler. The Americanist founded the DIVERSITAS research network.

Hearing loss, including deafness, is the most common impairment of the human senses. Around one in 1,000 newborns is born with hearing loss. In half of these children, genetic mutations are the cause.

The Centre for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies (CMC) continues the work of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Education and Communication in Migration Processes (IBKM) with a new focus. It researches current migration processes.

How can biogas be utilised locally as a source of energy and income for businesses and households? Bioenergy as a building block for the sustainable development of coastal regions - this is the topic addressed by the EU project enercoast, led by the University of Oldenburg.

The University of Oldenburg is one of the winners of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments: the "Hearing4all" Cluster of Excellence application will be funded for five years. Funding totalling 34 million euros was applied for.

The University of Groningen's Science Truck is on tour again. 60 Oldenburg students and a good 400 schoolchildren are experimenting and researching in the rolling classroom on the topic of "The fascination of the Wadden Sea".

The Leo Trepp-Lehrhaus and the University of Oldenburg are continuing their joint lecture series with the lecture "Nathan Marcus Adler (1803 - 1890) Jüdische Erziehung und Bildungskonzepte".

"Small literatures" usually emerge in ethnic, religious and linguistic marginalised areas. At the international conference "Specifics and Typology of 'small' Literatures" on 8 and 9 June, literary scholars will address this topic.

Which style of play will prevail at the European Football Championship? Sports sociologist Thomas Alkemeyer on the beauty of the short passing game, the German team's status as favourites and the German media's view of the host countries Ukraine and Poland.

The Immanuel Kant Research Prize of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) will be awarded for the first time on 15 June at 6.00 pm. Interested parties can register for the subsequent public conference "Cultural Landscapes" until 8 June.