They are regarded as possible high-energy electricity storage devices of the next generation: lithium-air batteries. A research project with Oldenburg participation is testing a new concept to increase the service life of the battery cells.

What does it mean to be a good teacher? Student teachers work out the answers to this question in a very practical way in the university's eleven teaching-learning rooms. Here they can test themselves for their future academic appointment.

The local loss of species may often be underestimated. A new biodiversity study by Lucie Kuczynski and Helmut Hillebrand shows that species richness is not a reliable metric for monitoring ecosystems.

If you want to realise ideas, produce prototypes or record a podcast, the university's Innovation Campus is the place to be: on the ground floor of building V03 you will find everything creative minds need.

Living plant roofs, green oases of well-being, underground water reservoirs and biotopes in the neighbourhood: the "Oldenburg Climate Tour" shows how climate change is also changing the city, including in the university's Botanical Garden.

Increased rainfall and rising sea levels increase the risk of inland flooding in coastal areas: The KLEVER-Risk project shows how western East Frisia can adapt to climate change.

Researchers in the "Macroplastics" project studied the dispersal pathways of plastic waste in the southern North Sea for four years. 63,000 wooden plates played an important role – as did citizen scientists.

A research team led by chemist Dmitry Momotenko has developed a new 3D printing technique for manufacturing ultrasmall metallic objects. The researchers aim to drastically reduce charging times.

Elke Hoxha is the longest-serving member of staff at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) and works at the Administration Office , where no two days are ever the same.

This year, the university cinema Gegenlicht is celebrating its 30th birthday. Founded in 1993, its doors are not only open to members of the university. It has always been run by students. Time for a visit.

Researchers from Oldenburg have discovered that lead singers used to be significantly louder in relation to the rest of their band than they are today – and piqued the interest of numerous media outlets with this finding.

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.