With Europe Day on 9 May, the European Union celebrates its unity. Here, social scientist Martin Heidenreich talks about the role of the EU for peace in Europe and the prospect of accession as a means of EU foreign policy.

90 years ago, the National Socialists burned thousands of books by ostracised authors, including works by Carl von Ossietzky. A group of students is commemorating this dark event with various activities.

Since 2021, the Universitätsgesellschaft Oldenburg e.V. (UGO) has awarded an annual prize for excellent doctoral supervision. The most recent winners, Anna Levke Brütt and Martin Bleichner, explain what is important to them.
 

The energy-efficient refurbishment of the university is making progress: the ring façade around the inner courtyard on the Wechloy campus is currently being fitted with new, thermally insulated panes.

Advancing sustainability and climate protection at universities together, intensifying dialogue and cooperation: This is the aim of the Sustainability Network of Universities in Lower Saxony (HochNiNa).

In April, Canadian scientist Kim Baines paid a visit to the Institute of Chemistry. She is a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award and discovered a new class of compounds made of silicon and germanium.

The university is getting a new research and training centre for sport. The new building should be completed by the end of the year. Those involved in the project met today for the topping-out ceremony.

The surface of diatoms represents an astonishingly diverse habitat for bacteria. A team led by biologist Meinhard Simon has now made the preferences of different species visible for the first time.

Studying outside of the traditional Bachelor's, Master's or State Examination degree programmes - even without a university entrance qualification: This has been possible since 1983 with the guest student programme, which has now celebrated its anniversary.

"The Sunken City" is the name of the children's opera by Violeta Dinescu, which will be co-performed by pupils from Oldenburg. Students from the Institute of Music prepared the production. The result will soon be on show.

Immerse yourself in the underwater world - from the local North Sea to tropical coral reefs: three Oldenburg marine biologists make this possible with their colourful exhibition "Discover the colourful diversity of the oceans".

Experimental physicist Ana Predojević from Stockholm is currently a Helene Lange Visiting Professor at the University of Oldenburg. The renowned researcher is one of very few women in one of the most interesting fields in physics.

In Division 2, he deals with settlements, and in his free time he is involved in helping young people with a migration background: financial accountant Firas Aldera.

The metabolism of a key environmental microbe has been elucidated in detail by a team led by microbiologist Ralf Rabus. This holistic understanding allows to reliably predict the growth of the microbes.

How is a price actually created? And why are many resources not used sustainably? These and similar questions can be explored in a playful way in the "Oldenburg Experimental Laboratory for Economics Education".

The university interlinks start-ups and sustainability at all levels – research, teaching and consultancy. Those interested in launching a company receive comprehensive support right from the start.

"Low German goes to school" - this is the heading under which experts from politics, culture and education are meeting at the university today. What is Low German and how has it developed? An interview with Germanist Doreen Brandt.

Medical students Antonia Matiszick and Alexandra Horst have not yet graduated from university. Nevertheless, they were recently responsible for a section of a ward at Oldenburg Hospital. What was going on there?

Medical ethicists from Oldenburg are investigating ethical aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in psychiatric practice. The focus is on the diseases Alzheimer's and depression.

Twenty-five young university managers from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are currently taking part in the 15th edition of the UNILEAD management training programme.