"Cast off" is the motto on board the research vessel "Sonne" this Friday. Led by Oldenburg geochemist Katharina Pahnke, an international team of researchers is setting off from New Caledonia in the South Pacific on an expedition to the Tasman Sea.

Starting into the summer semester as regular as possible with in-person classes: In his welcoming video, University president Prof. Dr Ralph Bruder explains which measures the university has taken and why being confident is so important.

Sater Frisian and Low German - two languages that are still part of everyday life for some people in Lower Saxony. A project at the Institute for German Studies is now collecting local dialects in a digital language atlas.

Gerd Hentschel, a Slavicist at the University of Oldenburg, provides insights on Ukrainian identity. Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 he has studied the self-identity of the Ukrainian population – in particular in relation to Russia.

Helping refugee children and young people from Ukraine get started in German schools: Special education students will be taking on this voluntary task at a secondary school in Oldenburg over the coming weeks.

The number of solar modules on the roofs of the University of Oldenburg continues to grow: at the end of February, systems went into operation on the sports building, the fitness and health centre and the lecture theatre centre A14.

Fish migrations generally take place hidden from view. Researchers from the Magnetoreception Collaborative Research Centre at the University of Oldenburg are investigating how herring, sticklebacks and coral fish find their way in the sea.

In a three-part series of events organised by the university, experts will shed light on the "background, consequences and repercussions" of the war in Ukraine. The event is organised by the Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation with partners.

For example, he teaches future teachers how to deal with right-wing extremism. In this interview, Christian Pfeil talks about the reasons why people join or leave the scene - and what motivates him to help them leave.

Silja Stegemeier is an artistic associate for vocal training at the Institute of Music. Among other things, she teaches prospective music teachers how to form a choir. She recently became the director of the university choir.

Snow-white deep-sea crabs populate the seabed near hydrothermal vents. Oldenburg microbiologist Thorsten Brinkhoff was on the track of the animals with the submersible Alvin.

The university supports female junior scientists through a special mentoring programme. Participant Irene Faber and her mentor Ria Nijhuis-van der Sanden report on their experiences.

In a citizen science project, volunteers analysed the nitrogen pollution of water bodies in the Weser-Ems region. The team presented the results yesterday.

The world is watching the war in Ukraine. Historian Hans-Christian Petersen knows its background as well as people in Ukraine. An interview about powerlessness and hope, about the post-Soviet community in Germany and its "eastern heritage".

Dirk Weyhe sees IT and digitalization playing an integral role in the operating rooms of the future. He and his team are working to harness new technologies for surgical procedures.

How much do we define ourselves through our leisure activities? How have digitalisation and the coronavirus pandemic changed our relationship to hobbies? The student exhibition frei|zeit sheds light on this until 2 April.

Seven decades ago, Adorno's "Minima Moralia" took a mercilessly critical look at the state of society. Philosophers Helena Esther Grass and Peter Neumann recommend rereading the Frankfurt philosopher's "cult book".

Next winter semester, 120 new medical students will begin their studies at the University of Oldenburg, before only 80 students were accepted. The preparations are in full swing, and time is tight.

Enabling intercultural exchange for student teachers and academics - this is the idea behind the DAAD programme Lehramt.International. Lecturers from the universities of Oldenburg, Groningen and Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth have tested how this can also be achieved online.

The university supports young female scientists through a mentoring programme. In the first part, geochemist Sinikka Lennartz and her mentor Julia Pongratz report on their experiences with the programme.