Analysing water samples, controlling drones or drawing comics: These were just three of a total of 28 exciting, very different activities on Future Day.

With the "Doctors don't fall from the sky" campaign, University Medicine Oldenburg wants to emphasise its demand for adequate financing. The goal: more places to study medicine in Oldenburg.

The magnetic sense of migratory birds is probably based on a special protein – this theory is supported by a new genetic study. A research team from the University of Oldenburg and the Institute of Avian Research found that the protein has been optimised through rapid selection.

Today marks the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant's birth. Anyone thinking about war and peace, responsibility or objectivity will find plenty of inspiration in Kant's writings, says philosopher Matthias Bormuth.

Science Minister Falko Mohrs even held out the prospect of more than 200 places for new students at the University Medicine Oldenburg Parliamentary Evening - University President Bruder urges budget resolution.

Horst Janssen or Joseph Beuys, Dáli or Magritte - many artists have dedicated works to Immanuel Kant over the past 100 years, the 300th anniversary of his birth. A guest article on Kant and modern art by Matthias Weber.

The final preparations are underway - the lighting concept is in place, music, buffet and cocktails have been organised. To mark the 50th anniversary, the library will be transformed into a ballroom on 27 April.

Sandra Drolshagen has been awarded this year's Helene Lange Prize for the development of assistance systems for people with disabilities. The physicist is doing her doctorate at the university and works at the OFFIS Institute.

In the animal kingdom, too, there are different personalities, each with their own lifestyle: even simple marine worms live their daily lives to their own individual rhythms, a new study suggests.

The glass façade in Wechloy has been modernised - and fitted with additional photovoltaic modules. Thanks to heat-insulating panes, it will stay nice and cool on the ring level and in the library in the future.

The fact that he liked the sports facilities in Wechloy so much was one of the reasons why Martin Hillebrecht came to the university more than 25 years ago. The head of university sports tells us this and more in the 50 years, 50 people interview.

Coral farming based on sexual propagation, leading to a more sustainable coral trade and helping to protect coral reefs – this is the goal of SciReef, a new start-up which is emerging from a research transfer project.

One hundred days in office: chemist Katharina Al-Shamery, theologian Andrea Strübind and literary scholar Ralf Grüttemeier joined the Presidential Board at the beginning of the year. Here they share their motivations and plans.

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.

Discover, try out, join in, marvel and play - that is the motto of the KinderCampus. To mark its 50th anniversary, the university is inviting children and their families to an adventure day on Saturday, 20 April.

School is static? Educational scientist Till-Sebastian Idel and his team take a different view. For years, they have been researching long-form schools without the transition between primary and secondary level. This would be a new type of school for Germany.

Teacher training at the university has developed significantly over the past eight years - not least thanks to the recently completed OLE+ project.

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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A telescope on the roof of the physics building scans the sky for newly discovered near-Earth asteroids. Using a sophisticated automated observation system, the robotic instrument has already tracked down 15 new objects.

In its anniversary year, the university is offering interested parties the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes - and to get to know many unusual places that are not usually open to the public.