During visits to the university, the Minister of Science in Lower Saxony, Falko Mohrs, learned about the three Clusters of Excellence initiatives and the aims of the scientists in the fields of marine research, hearing research and animal navigation research.

Digital models of battery factories could help increase the production of lithium-ion batteries in Europe significantly in the coming years. Computer scientists from Oldenburg are involved in a major EU project.

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Despite family policy reforms, mothers still do more unpaid family work than fathers. Sociology professor Gundula Zoch explains why this is the case and why flexible working models are important for change.

A group of bacteria lives in close association with other organisms throughout the world's oceans. Microbiologist Meinhard Simon and his team at the recently completed Collaborative Research Centre Roseobacter have spent 13 years investigating what makes these microbes so successful.

The success of the energy transition also depends on how well researchers can access important data. Energy IT specialist Astrid Nieße explains the role played by the development of an infrastructure for research data management.

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.

The university was successful in the preliminary decision of the excellence competition with a proposal on animal navigation. The existing clusters in hearing research and marine research will apply for an extension.

"Property entails obligations," according to Germany's Basic Law. Sustainability is one of these obligations, says philosopher Tilo Wesche. He advocates giving property rights to nature to end the excessive exploitation of natural resources.

Artificial intelligence is currently a hot topic in the media. In this interview, computer scientist Oliver Kramer explains what programmes such as ChatGPT can do and the opportunities they present.

Materials for school lessons are a mirror of society. Researchers in religious education have been analyzing for years how textbooks on religion - subliminally and usually unintentionally - convey anti-Jewish narratives.

The Oldenburg University Society honoured outstanding academic achievements with a total of eight prizes at the opening event. The Open Science Prize was awarded for the first time.

Pipistrelle bats have a magnetic compass and calibrate it at sunset, according to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters. The research shows that these animals, like birds, are sensitive to magnetic inclination.

Language learning does not end when children start school - on the contrary. An interdisciplinary team at the university is investigating how young people develop their language skills and what individual differences there are.

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen investigated the effect of environmental factors on genetically different varieties of kale.

The election of the members of the review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the 2024-2028 period is under way. The voting ends on November 20th. Fifteen scientists from the University of Oldenburg are running for office.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for breakthroughs in the field of attosecond physics. The new methods are also being used in Oldenburg – thanks, not least, to a direct connection to Nobel Prize laureate Anne L'Huillier.

It holds up a mirror to society: the "Genealogy of the Present" research centre. Americanist Martin Butler and sociologist Thomas Alkemeyer on diagnoses, narratives - and an insight from German basketball gold.

The output of wind turbines can rise or fall by 50 per cent in a matter of seconds. A new stochastic method could help to mitigate these sudden swings and achieve a more steady electricity production.

Kick-off for the Oldenburg Innovation Quarter: IQON is pooling IT research to create a dynamic area for co-operative research and development of innovative prototypes, products and business models around the Alte Fleiwa.

The university has received new high-performance computers. ROSA, STORM and MOUSE replace the previous computers CARL and EDDY.