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.

Getting up at sunrise to excavate ancient relicts, bathing in the Jordan at noon, living at a kibbutz: What currently hardly seems imaginable was daily routine for 17 students this summer at Israel's largest archaeological excavation site.

Language learning does not end when children start school - on the contrary. An interdisciplinary team at the university is investigating how young people develop their language skills and what individual differences there are.

The city of Oldenburg and the university want to cooperate more closely in future. In an agreement, the city administration and the university have agreed on five strategic priorities.

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen investigated the effect of environmental factors on genetically different varieties of kale.

Last semester, 26 art students explored the concept of the niche in sculptures and photographs. Their artistic works can be seen in empty museum rooms until 9 November.

The election of the members of the review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the 2024-2028 period is under way. The voting ends on November 20th. Fifteen scientists from the University of Oldenburg are running for office.

For many people, a successful degree programme is not just about attending seminars, lectures and tutorials, but also about student cultural life. The university offers a wide range of opportunities for this.

According to a survey conducted in early summer, 78 per cent of students are satisfied with the university's health services. There are also wishes for the university - which the Student Health Management team would like to take on board if possible.

The university has received the seal of approval for system accreditation without conditions. In future, the majority of degree programmes will be self-accredited. The study programme conferences are at the centre of quality management.

They dealt with the ozone layer, the lotus effect or sugar-reduced foods: 14 pupils from the region have been honoured at the university for their outstanding research papers.

They study special needs education, environmental sciences or human medicine: almost 2000 first-year students are starting their studies at our university this winter semester. On Monday, the orientation week started with the opening ceremony in the lecture hall centre.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for breakthroughs in the field of attosecond physics. The new methods are also being used in Oldenburg – thanks, not least, to a direct connection to Nobel Prize laureate Anne L'Huillier.

It holds up a mirror to society: the "Genealogy of the Present" research centre. Americanist Martin Butler and sociologist Thomas Alkemeyer on diagnoses, narratives - and an insight from German basketball gold.

Right-wing extremist attitudes are on the rise, trust in democracy appears to be fragile. In an interview, political educationalist Tonio Oeftering talks about democracy as a way of life and when universities need to take a stand.

The output of wind turbines can rise or fall by 50 per cent in a matter of seconds. A new stochastic method could help to mitigate these sudden swings and achieve a more steady electricity production.

For many types of cancer, the incidence rate is decreasing – but according to a new study some regions are benefiting considerably more from this trend than others. Health economist Lars Schwettmann explains the connections.

Unspoiled nature, vast lakes, reindeer everywhere – on a field trip to northern Sweden, students from various degree programmes were able to experience all this first hand at some of Europe’s oldest national parks.