Students have compiled the university's third sustainability report. It shows that considerable progress has been made: CO₂ emissions, for example, have fallen by 70 percent since 2014.

Presenting Jewish life as an integral part of European culture is the aim of the Intercultural Jewish Studies Centre. In this interview, Chair Andrea Strübind talks about the co-operation with the Jewish community.

After six years, University President Hans Michael Piper's term has come to an end. On Thursday, July 1st, the university has bid farewell to him.

University students don't just learn in lectures and seminars; they also study in the laboratory, in schools or in concert halls. Six examples highlight what can be achieved despite Covid.

Solidarity and social responsibility between generations in the pandemic constitute a focus of their research. Mark Schweda and Niklas Ellerich-Groppe discuss common goals of the young and the elderly – and where solidarity reaches its limits.

From ethics to digitalisation in healthcare: From the coming semester, the university will be offering a Master's degree programme in Health Services Research. In this interview, programme director Lena Ansmann explains what students can expect.

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.