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.

Oldenburg professor Clemens Hillenbrand has been training Iraqi teachers in inclusive education for many years. The special needs educationalist discusses the progress already made and the challenges ahead.

We hear with our ears, but the brain plays a key role in understanding. Researchers in biological psychology have gained new insights into the influence of attention on signal processing.

The Low German Forum aims to make the regional language more visible in the cultural life of the university - all interested parties are invited to the fortnightly meetings.

Some 12.5 million enslaved people were shipped from Africa to the Americas in the early modern period. The "Prize Papers" project visualises shipping routes, human fates and Europe's deep involvement – for example in a current exhibition in Berlin.

The university's campus newspaper is celebrating its birthday. It has constantly evolved over five decades - and is one of the few university newspapers to have been published under the same name for over 50 years without interruption.

Gender equality is not yet a reality in universities. On International Women's Day, Vice President Katharina Al-Shamery talks about the change in academic culture she believes is necessary to meet the challenges of gender equality.

Together with the Oldenburg City Museum, students are presenting an unusual anniversary exhibition in the auditorium of the old teachers' seminar. Its title: "Protest.bewegt.Uni - 50 years of protest cultures at the University of Oldenburg".

Who was Carl von Ossietzky? The university's namesake had long been the subject of controversy. Alexandra Otten and Werner Boldt talk about Ossietzky, a staunch democrat who fought for peace and human rights.

At the turn of the year, Oldenburg and other parts of Lower Saxony were affected by flooding. Geographer Ingo Mose on the need to act quickly now.