Materials for school lessons are a mirror of society. Researchers in religious education have been analyzing for years how textbooks on religion - subliminally and usually unintentionally - convey anti-Jewish narratives.

Central developments in recent history are at the centre of a current exhibition by students. A wide range of works are on display - from climate diagrams made from embroidery thread to sculptures and playing cards.

Glaciers, penguins and whales: Antarctica has a special appeal - also for PhD student Lina Holthusen, who is currently conducting research there. About the challenges of working in remote places, the team spirit needed and the best Christmas present.

The Oldenburg University Society honoured outstanding academic achievements with a total of eight prizes at the opening event. The Open Science Prize was awarded for the first time.

A lot often changes for older people after a serious fall. Senior citizens who have experienced falls advise researchers - and help them to look at the research objective from different perspectives.

Pipistrelle bats have a magnetic compass and calibrate it at sunset, according to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters. The research shows that these animals, like birds, are sensitive to magnetic inclination.

Karin Fleischmann works as a library administrator at the Departmental Library Wechloy. Originally from Franconia in southern Germany, one of the things she likes most about her job is the team spirit among the library staff.

Katharina Al-Shamery, Andrea Strübind and Ralf Grüttemeier are to join the University's Presidential Board in January. Following their confirmation by the Senate, the three outlined their priorities as future Vice-Presidents.

The UN Charter of Human Rights was proclaimed 75 years ago. What does it mean today? Students and lecturers at the university are reflecting on this together with cultural professionals in a series of events.

The University and the University Society (UGO) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the University of Oldenburg and the start of the anniversary year with numerous guests on Tuesday evening.

Sustainable, fairly traded and durable: Shirts, hoodies, mugs, bags and much more in the University design or in a special anniversary edition are now available in the UNICUM webshop.

The University has presented six lecturers with its Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 2022/23 academic year. The jury was impressed by the quality of the courses in the fields of economics, history and computer science.

The "Studytutors" association offers free tutoring for children and young people from financially disadvantaged families. The members' main motivation: to create more educational equality.

The universities of Oldenburg and Vechta, the Jade University of Applied Sciences and the Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences are strengthening their cooperation with Dutch partners.

The effects of climate change are increasingly evident. Reforms to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could increase its impact and thus advance the battle against global warming, argues sustainability researcher Bernd Siebenhüner.

How to design experiments for students based on current research in physics? In a joint project, Oldenburg researchers are helping a team from the University of Zakho in Iraq to develop new concepts.

Joaquín Alem started playing the bandoneon as a teenager in Argentina. Around 30 years later, the musician and composer is introducing students in Oldenburg to the originally German instrument.

International researchers are an integral part of the university community. But the decision to work far from home comes with its own challenges. Three doctoral candidates share their stories.

Broken leg, abdominal pain, fever: the complaints in the teddy bear hospital hardly differ from those in a real emergency room. Medical students took the time to examine around 300 cuddly toys in detail.

From experiment kits to escape games: Petra Lehner from Burglengenfeld comes up with lots of ideas to get her pupils interested in science. She has now been awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2023.