Cuddly patients at Oldenburg Children's Hospital: medical students at the university organised a "Teddy Bear Hospital" for the third time. The event allays possible fears of visiting the doctor and at the same time trains the future doctors in dealing with children.

33 men and women started the newly designed orientation year for refugees at the university at the beginning of April. They would like to prepare for university studies in Germany.

"Collaborating" - this is the title of an exhibition of works by art students from various degree programmes, which is now on display in the Lecture Hall Centre. The students created the works last semester under the direction of lecturer Norbert Bauer.

The guest lecture programme at the university will kick off the summer semester on Wednesday, 23 March, with information, an exchange of experiences and a lecture.

They started with a blank sheet of paper, lots of creative ideas and the will to create something new. One year later, eleven business informatics students have created a software prototype that they will soon be presenting at CeBIT.

Multi-resistant germs pose major challenges for hospitals worldwide. As part of the 1st Spring School Oldenburg-Groningen, 14 students and seven experts from Germany and the Netherlands approach the topic.

A treasure hunt in a submersible, a rollercoaster ride with the Gulf Stream and exciting experiments on wind and solar energy - there's plenty to discover in the physiXS school laboratory on the Wechloy campus during the Easter holidays.

Fast-track to a doctorate after completing a Bachelor's degree: the university's fast-track programmes offer selected students this opportunity. Those who would like to work towards a Master's degree and a doctorate at the same time can apply until the beginning of March.

"Computing Science - all digital?" Under this motto, the Department of Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg invites interested pupils to familiarise themselves with the various facets of this subject.

University organises first nationwide conference for researching students / Submission of contributions now open

Disability Studies and Rehabilitation degree programme in Dohuk secured for another two years

Supporting particularly talented and committed young people in their studies for a year - that is the aim of the Deutschlandstipendien. 48 students at the university are receiving the funding this academic year.

Who wouldn't sometimes like to be able to split up and be in several places at the same time? Jellyfish can do this: reproduce, for example, by simply cutting off parts from which a new individual then emerges. Biology student Anneke Heins got to the bottom of the strategies of one particular…

What does the transition from autumn to winter sound like? On Thursday, university students will present their interpretations of the seasonal change under the title "Autumn Leaves - Concert between the Seasons".

They are the best lecturers at the University of Oldenburg: eight lecturers from various Schools have been honoured with the Teaching Award for the 2014/15 academic year.

How teachers manage to awaken curiosity and a spirit of enquiry in their pupils in science lessons is to be more firmly anchored in teacher training in Oldenburg. To this end, the university will be cooperating with the association Forscherbambini e.V., which acts as the local network of the…

School V - School of Medicine and Health Sciences has honoured graduates for the first time in its young history. 29 students from the model degree programme in Human Medicine at the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen (EMS) completed the first stage of the medical examination. In addition,…

Helping refugee students in their everyday lives or perhaps occasionally offering a sofa to sleep on? If you would like to get involved or find out about other ways to help refugees at the university, the student initiative "University without Borders" invites you to the lecture hall centre on…

The university-wide project "Research-based Learning in Focus (FLiF)" was able to convince the selection committee of the Joint Science Conference for the second phase of the "Quality Pact for Teaching" funding programme with its FLiF+ proposal. Around 6.2 million euros will be available from…

What would Sinatra's "New York, New York" look like if it were a picture? Students at the University of Oldenburg have reinterpreted pieces of music. They are currently exhibiting their drawings, photo collages and sculptures in the lecture theatre centre A14.