Three Oldenburg students set off for their semester abroad in an unusual way – by bike. Carmen Sroweleit, Jil Gagelmann and Jasper Laschinger report on their trip to Cádiz respectively Sogndal.

Project launch: The University of Oldenburg coordinates the project “Posters in Brussels” with four European partners, bringing student research to national parliaments as well as the European Parliament in Brussels. 

A new Pädagogik-Kolleg aims to overcome hurdles that make it difficult for migrants to enter the teaching profession. The project’s leaders have learned from experience what kind of support is really helpful.

Classical concert or scientific field test? With the "Golden Ear Challenge", the "Music Perception and Processing" research group is blurring this boundary in four northern German cities.

Do universities serve the purpose of gaining knowledge or the interests of business and society? This question will be addressed at the public and high-profile conference "Quo vadis, University?" from 7 to 9 November.

How to train future teachers in intercultural skills? An international project at the University of Oldenburg has got some established formats as well as some new ideas – and now receives an extended funding until the end of 2029. 

The University and University Society of Oldenburg heralded the end of the eventful anniversary year with the "Auftakt 24/25" with around 800 guests. The keynote speech was given by contemporary analyst Armin Nassehi.

They dealt with caffeine in sport, household remedies for blocked drains or AI in medicine: 18 pupils have been honoured at the university for their outstanding specialist work.

Migratory species are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, habitat loss and environmental pollution. Several research groups are joining forces to gain new insights into the behaviour of migratory birds.

In this interview, biologists Henrik Mouritsen and Miriam Liedvogel explain the importance of animal navigation and orientation for nature conservation – as well as for quantum technologies and autonomous vehicles.

Oldenburg's energy research receives millions in funding: The university is involved in four sub-projects in the EFZN programme "Transformation of Lower Saxony's Energy System".

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.

A very special bilingual poetry slam will take place on Thursday 17 October at the Unikum. All participants will slam in both High and Low German.

A new flagship for sport: the university's new "Sports Research and Training Centre" provides a new home for university sports courses and applied research in the exercise sciences.

On two occasions, the Audimax of the lecture theatre centre was filled to the last seat and sometimes beyond: For 1,819 first-semester students, their studies at the University of Oldenburg begin - and at the same time a new phase in their lives.

The introduction of Low German as a teaching subject is progressing. Three teachers were the first to successfully complete a certificate examination with lecturers from the Bachelor's degree programme in Low German at the university, which was launched in 2023.

Beats instead of office, drinks instead of didactics, celebration instead of research: at the party on 27 September at the "hallig hanken", UOL employees celebrated into the night.

Computer scientist A. Murat Eren, who goes by Meren, is convinced that microbiology can contribute to solving many global challenges. In this interview, he talks about the astonishing progress the discipline has made in recent decades.

Developing new technologies to research biodiversity - that was the aim of XPRIZE Rainforest, a global competition involving more than 300 teams. Three doctoral students from the university also took part in the final.

The university offers training in eleven academic appointments, the diversity of which was presented by the trainees and their trainers at a careers orientation fair at the weekend. Seven apprenticeships are currently being advertised - until 13 October.