New findings on magnetic sensing in birds are presented by an international team of researchers led by Oldenburg biologist Henrik Mouritsen. The results are published in the journal Nature.

Exercise is the best remedy for back pain - preferably in the form of regular exercises at home. An interdisciplinary team of Computing Science specialists and doctors is developing a smartphone app that monitors the course of therapy with AI support.

The inner courtyard next to the Chamber Music Hall and the auditorium in building A11 has been shining in new splendour for several months now. Thanks to an extensive lighting concept and new planting, the space invites you to linger.

Using resources sparingly and protecting the environment is often more difficult in practice than in theory. The "Dilemmas of sustainability" project examines the areas of tension that exist.

This weekend, around 90 participants are coming together for the student conference NachDenkstatt. Carla Marsland, Johanna Michel and Robbin Schiller, responsible for the organisation, talk about the highlights and challenges in an interview.

The new "Offshore Megastructures" Collaborative Research Centre is developing concepts for massive offshore wind turbines. In two sub-projects, Oldenburg researchers are investigating rotor designs and wind conditions at high altitudes.

The university wants to expand the traditional model of face-to-face study with new digital and hybrid teaching and learning formats. Students and lecturers are to play an active role in this.

Many young people feel left alone with their questions about sexual education. Antonia Böttinger, Jana-Marie Pyrek and Sarah Holzenkamp are developing a chatbot for them in the "LOVIS" project and founding a start-up in the process.

Physicist Jan Vogelsang uses innovative laser systems to study ultrafast processes. The University has awarded him a Carl von Ossietzky Young Researchers' Fellowship for his work.

Improving assessment of the risk of repeated falls in older adults and providing targeted prevention is the aim of a new research project led by geriatrician Tania Zieschang at the University of Oldenburg.

Universities play a much greater role in continuing education today than they did ten years ago. Education experts Anke Hanft and Karsten Speck talk about the changes in Germany's higher education system and look ahead to future challenges.

The pots are steaming once more at the University canteen on Uhlhornsweg. Students and staff can pick up delicious meals there now that the Studentenwerk has launched a new takeaway service.

Like so much else, cultural life on campus is currently taking place digitally. This also applies to an exhibition of student graphic novels that should have been on display in the university library. Three artists and their lecturer provide an insight.

Many students dream of one or two semesters abroad. In this interview Jenka Schmidt, head of the University's International Office, talks about what is possible now and what the situation could be once the pandemic is over.

Background noise, reverberations and acoustic feedback often hamper speech comprehension when technical devices are in use. Hearing researcher Simon Doclo uses mathematical methods to tackle the problem.

Bringing science and companies into contact - that is the aim of the Innosys NordWest project. University researchers can offer laboratories, training courses or advice via an online platform.

Joint outlook for the future: following the recent renewal of their cooperation agreement, the Universities of Oldenburg and Groningen have drawn up a strategy paper setting out the key focus areas for their fifth decade of cooperation.

Advancing digital research among students is the goal of the new international project „A European Network for Digital Undergraduate Research“ (EU-dUR) led by the University of Oldenburg.

The summer semester has begun - again largely digitally. Nevertheless, it is not always easy to tackle studies with motivation, as Vice President Verena Pietzner knows. She answers important questions in a video interview.

Scientists at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) scored a success: in the aquariums in Wilhelmshaven they were able to induce sexual reproduction in stony corals for the first time in Germany.