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University puts its ties to Russia on hold

The University of Oldenburg is freezing its academic and research cooperation with Russian scientific institutions. The Presidential Board has taken this decision in view of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which is a clear violation of international law.

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Solidarity with Ukraine

The Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg is deeply shocked by the war in Ukraine and expresses its solidarity.

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Campus Life Teacher Education Physics

Tinkering for the big hit

How does a gift cross a river without a boat or bridge? With this question, two FWJ students of physics didactics got around 150 physics-loving children and young people puzzling.

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Top News Research History

Point of entry into past centuries

Capturing "enemy" ships and their cargo was once considered a legitimate tactic of warfare - including an own jurisdiction. The open-access portal of the Academy project "Prize Papers" launches today with insights into about 1,500 capture trials.

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Campus Life

New works

From wind ensembles to electronic music: music lecturer Christiane Abt explains in an interview what role the university's composition competition plays in teaching and what makes a world premiere so special.

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Top News Marine Sciences Research

Pooling knowledge for safeguarding the oceans

Protecting the oceans and using them sustainably: This is the goal of the second research mission of the German Marine Research Alliance, which officially starts today. A joint project led by Oldenburg researchers is part of the mission.

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Top News Sport Science

„The fascination is gone"

Major sporting events such as the Olympic Games are increasingly criticised. Sports sociologist Thomas Alkemeyer talks about whether such competitions are still in keeping with the times.

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Two new buildings approved

The university continues to grow: a new laboratory building will be constructed at the Wechloy site from May, and a research and training centre for the Institute of Sport Science and university sports will be built on the Haarentor campus.

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Top News Research Medical ethics

Living with dementia: when carers live with patients

Relatives often hire a live-in caregiver for persons with dementia. The relationship between patient, carer and family members can lead to moral conflicts that researchers from Oldenburg and Tel Aviv are exploring in a joint study.

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Top News Research Sociology History

A small, different world

The niche is all the rage in the context of sustainability. Whether understood spatially or metaphorically as a place of retreat - legal historian Johanna Rakebrand and sociologist Jędrzej Sulmowski talk about its appeal in this interview.

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Top News Studying

New ideas for teaching

From child protection in primary education to virtual reality in anatomy: seven projects at the University of Oldenburg are receiving funding through the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture's Innovation plus programme.

 

 

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Campus Life

Taking exams without panic

The semester is coming to an end - for students, this means the exam phase begins. Some not only have to deal with the material, but also with sweaty palms, panic or blackouts. Five tips against exam anxiety.

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Top News Research Medical Physics and Acoustics

Face masks: Loss of lip-reading affects everybody

Deterioration in speech understanding when the speaker is wearing a mask mainly has visual causes. They are even more significant than the acoustic attenuation caused by the masks.

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Top News Research Sociology

Under observation

When society observes itself: Diagnosing (in) the Modern Age" is the focus of a new scientific network coordinated at the university and funded by the German Research Foundation for three years.

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Top News Research Biology

A stop sign for songbirds

A new study published in Science Magazine has shed light on how birds navigate back to their breeding site after flying across two continents. Magnetic information seems to play a key role.

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Fair trade on campus

The organization Fairtrade Germany has recognized the University of Oldenburg as a Fairtrade-University. This makes it one of 36 universities in Germany that have proven to integrate fair trade into every day university life.

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Campus Life Theology

Church service instead of lessons

The Bible as a historical text, a critical examination of Christianity and interesting excursions: A look at studying theology and one graduate's special journey.

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Campus Life

Exotic, vegan and fair

The university becomes a Fairtrade University. To mark this honour, the Student Union has come up with a special offer in three courses.

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Campus Life

Pro vaccination

Campus versus Corona: The city of Oldenburg has opened a vaccination point in the university library. On Mondays, everyone aged 12 years or older can drop in to get a COVID19 vaccination.

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Excellence Strategy Research Top News Marine Sciences

Microbes produce oxygen in the dark

There would be no oxygen on Earth were it not for sunlight; the key component in photosynthesis. Now researchers have made the surprising discovery that oxygen is also produced without sunlight, possibly deep below the ocean surface.

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