Which methods can researchers use to analyse data sets in different disciplines particularly effectively? The newly founded "Scientific Centre for Methods of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science" (WiZArD) is looking into this.

The exact cause of congenital heart defects often remains unclear. Human geneticists in Oldenburg have now presented a method that allows them to reliably identify a specific genetic variant as causative.

Complications during pregnancy or childbirth can cause lasting damage to a child's brain functions. The search for risk factors and therapies combines basic and clinical research.

After legalisation: Oldenburg child and adolescent psychiatrist Yulia Golub, together with other researchers, is calling for prevention measures that actually reach vulnerable groups - especially young people.

On 1 January, the Hearing4all cluster began its third funding period - with a new face at the helm. Birger Kollmeier and his successor Christiane Thiel in an interview about the past and future of the cluster.

Researchers at University Medicine Oldenburg have developed an AI tool that delivers fewer false-positive results than conventional screening methods when testing bacteria for resistance to reserve antibiotics.

If a self-driving car behaves differently in a classic dilemma situation than test subjects would, this discrepancy becomes visible in brain activity. Researchers from the Department of Psychology have now been able to demonstrate this.

Oldenburg and Groningen are consolidating their cooperation in the field of health research under the umbrella of the Cross-Border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention with a new cooperation agreement.

Exercise keeps you fit - but balance can be impaired after intensive physical activity. Researchers at University Medicine Oldenburg want to counteract this dilemma.

Drug and medical device research involving humans is subject to many legal requirements and complex authorisation procedures. The Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials provides support with planning and implementation.

Dr Daniel Kristanto wants to know what goes on in the human brain – not brains in general, but each individual brain. The University is now funding his "Individual Brain Project" for up to three years with a Carl von Ossietzky Young Researchers' Fellowship.

Time plays an important role in medical decisions at different stages of life. The German Research Foundation is funding research into these relationships for a further four years. New spokesperson is Mark Schweda. 

If you dial 112 for the emergency medical services in the Oldenburg area, the dispatchers won’t always send an ambulance. Since the pilot project Gemeindenotfallsanitäter was launched, they may decide to send a specially trained paramedic instead. 

The Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all has made study data from almost 600 test subjects publicly accessible. Andrea Hildebrandt and Daniel Berg talk about the importance of open science - also for patients.

The University launched its new master's degree programme "Advanced Nursing Practice" in recently. Rebecca Palm, Professor of Nursing Science, talks about why strengthening nursing education as an academic discipline is important.
 

Research experiment or classical music concert? The Golden Ear Challenge is both. It brings the University of Oldenburg's hearing research to the concert hall and at the same time generates exciting data for scientists.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding a new research project with eight million euros. The focus is on children after high-risk births, older people and people suffering from cancer.

Voice assistants are now found in many households and on our smartphones. Cluster of Excellence researcher Bernd T. Meyer and his team use the artificial intelligence on which these apps are based in their hearing research.

The current budget plans of the state government allow the University Medicine Oldenburg to plan reliably for the future. They secure the expansion of student numbers and the construction of much-needed buildings.

Together with their supporters from business and society, representatives of University Medicine Oldenburg presented the region's demand for more medical study places to Minister Falko Mohrs.