A new review highlights how hydrothermal vents on the seafloor shape iron availability and influence the global oceanic element cycles. Researchers from Bremen and Oldenburg are involved. 

Researchers at all six Schools at the University are working intensively on the topic of sustainability. Now there is a new scientific centre: "TRUST@UOL".

On a remote island in the Indian Ocean, an international team has observed the activity of compass neurons in the wild for the first time. Their study involved researchers from Oldenburg and has now been published in the journal Science.

Eske Kranich completed her training in the mechanical workshops at the University of Oldenburg in the winter. She has now won the German Championship in Craftsmanship at chamber level.

Phytoplankton is the basic food source for many aquatic organisms. A new study shows that the light spectrum is more important for these microalgae and for lake ecosystems than previously assumed.

With the “NoW – Northwest Alliance Research Fund,” the partnership between the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg aims to intensify scientific collaboration between the two institutions. Researchers can apply for up to 20,000 euros in funding.

For togetherness and a respectful, dialogue-oriented and responsible culture of discussion on campus: new events on the topics of antisemitism and antidiscrimination in the winter semester.

The University of Oldenburg and the Oldenburg University Society (UGO) opened the new academic year with a ceremony in the Audimax. Keynote speaker Prof Manuel Hartung spoke about the role of universities in a democratic society.

1,800 first-year students are beginning their studies at our university this winter semester. Orientation Week began on Monday with an opening ceremony in the lecture hall centre.

Making friends, getting organised and on top of that getting your work done: teacher training student Marco Bessert reveals how to make your first semester a success.

Many sports activities for adolescents were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. This had a noticeable impact on their development. Sports scientist Katharina Pöppel wants to help discover the joy of activity with an innovative exercise concept.

Digitalisation is changing many activities in administration. A Lower Saxony-wide Centre of Excellence coordinated in Oldenburg is to support the universities in making employees fit for the new tasks.

Discover, try out, join in, marvel and play - this was the motto under which around 2,500 young and old guests visited the university's KinderCampus at the weekend. The second edition of the family day was also a complete success.

This month, 22 young people started their Voluntary Scientific Year at the university. The volunteers are deployed on both campuses of the university as well as in the university clinics. Many different activities await them.

Discover, try out, join in, be amazed and play - that's the motto of the KinderCampus on Saturday, 20 September, on the Haarentor campus.

The "Kontaktstudium" has been offering counselling and further education for migrants and refugees with previous educational knowledge since 2004 and is now undergoing essential further development.

The University of Oldenburg is now officially a "cycle-friendly employer".  It has been awarded a certificate by the General National Cyclists' Association (ADFC) in recognition of its measures to promote cycling on campus. 

As part of the Northwest Alliance, the University of Oldenburg has just presented itself at the annual conference of the German Academic International Network. The aim: to enter into dialogue with researchers working in the USA.

Whether in solar cells or in the eye: when molecules absorb light, they trigger complex processes. An international research team led by the Ultrafast Nano-Optics working group has observed how the very first moments of this process unfold.

The ‘DeutschPlus’ tutorial programme supports international students, as well as children and young people, in their language acquisition – in a playful, practical way and accompanied by dedicated tutors from the student body.