Commitment to sustainability has a long tradition at the University of Oldenburg. Now the university has been nominated for the German Sustainability Award.

Come to rest, recharge your batteries, pray or meditate: The Room of Silence offers everyone on campus a place to retreat from the sometimes hectic pace of university life. It is now located in building A04.

The university has received new high-performance computers. ROSA, STORM and MOUSE replace the previous computers CARL and EDDY.

Malte Rolf is a professor of Eastern European History. In this interview he talks about the historical roots and significance of Russia’s war against Ukraine and how Germany’s view of Eastern Europe has changed.

How does unusual heat affect the flora and fauna of the Wadden Sea? Researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment and the Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences have recently investigated this in a large-scale experiment.

How do computers work? And how does the internet work? Teaching this is a challenge for teachers who are not familiar with the subject. The Oldenburg computer science didactics team has developed practical and freely available teaching materials.

Computer scientist Gözel Shakeri wants to make online food shopping more sustainable. The university is funding her research with an Ossietzky Fellowship.

University researchers at the newly opened WiValdi research wind farm on the River Elbe are investigating how several wind turbines in close proximity to each other influence each other. Three measuring masts play an important role here.

Tiny plastic particles can be found in the marine atmosphere even far from coasts, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications. Some of the microplastics come from an unexpected source.

15 young people are starting their training at the university these days. Vice President Jörg Stahlmann welcomed them to the university's workshops, laboratories and offices.

The University and The Smart House Oldenburg, together with St Lambert's Church, have brought a giant model of Mars to Oldenburg. Numerous scientific and cultural events are being organised to mark the occasion.

A new study by researchers from University Oldenburg and University College London (Great Britain) shows that specific receptors in the ears of mosquitoes modulate their hearing, which has implications for developing insecticides.

The University is offering a new and unusual class for medical students. In Escape Room Neurology, they have just 90 minutes to apply their medical knowledge to solve puzzles and prevent a cyberattack while contending with an odd assistant.

Less plastic waste in the North Sea and better cooperation in spatial planning: two new EU projects at the university are addressing these topics.

Take a look at the stars - the "Tiny Observatory" mobile observatory makes it possible. This unusual project offers do-it-yourself astronomy with the help of two telescopes and modern technology.

For those who like the idea of combining scuba diving with science, the Scientific Diving course at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment is an ideal option. Upon successful completion, participants are certified to dive on scientific missions.

Trainee teachers spent a semester researching how interactive whiteboards can be meaningfully integrated into school lessons - and which hurdles make their use difficult in practice.

Many songbirds use the earth's magnetic field as a guide during their migrations, but radiowaves interfere with this ability. A new study has found an upper bound for the frequencies that disrupt the magnetic compass.

Peatlands, meadows, forests: About 80 percent of habitats in Europe are in poor condition. Rainer Buchwald explains in this interview why this trend should be reversed and what role the EU plays in nature conservation.

How can historical objects and documents in museums and archives be preserved, interpreted without bias and made more widely accessible using digital technologies? This question is at the centre of a new research network.