Heart palpitations and goose bumps: People who listen to music often have a physical reaction to it. In this interview, music psychologist Prof Dr Gunter Kreutz talks about the effect of happy and sad music and the misconception that loud music is particularly motivating during sport.

A revolution in the energy market - nothing more and nothing less is the goal of the "Empower Generations" project. Oldenburg business IT specialists are developing a technology that enables small electricity producers to sell their surpluses directly.

Do I want to study? And if so - what? These and similar questions were answered by some school leavers on a Voluntary Scientific Year (FWJ) at the University of Oldenburg. A group of six volunteers recently presented their final theses, all in the spirit of the World Cup.

Success for Oldenburg marine scientists: a new research group led by biodiversity expert Helmut Hillebrand is focussing on the question of how biodiversity develops on islands. The German Research Foundation is funding the project with three million euros for an initial period of three years.

Getting to know a foreign culture with as little bias as possible - that was Elena Forschner's goal when she applied for a semester abroad in Asia. The Oldenburg student ended up in South Korea as hoped - and is delighted with the experience.

Sustainability research has a long tradition at the University of Oldenburg - two new projects have now been approved: The interdisciplinary project "TransGem", led by Thorsten Raabe, explores the power of collaborative action. The "Dilemmata" project focuses on the concept of sustainability and its…

Many students have innovative business ideas. But what do you need to turn your idea into reality? InProSens is a good example.

Computers and robots are becoming increasingly powerful thanks to artificial intelligence. Computing Science expert Oliver Kramer is convinced that humans will benefit. However, social discourse about the risks is important. A contribution to the Science Year 2018 "Working Worlds of the Future".

As part of a joint project, Oldenburg scientists are investigating how much microplastic enters the North Sea through the Weser and what it consists of. Detective work for the chemists.

The university's Botanical Garden is full of hidden treasures. There are interesting stories surrounding many of the plants - such as the pretty columbine, the thorny holly or the exotic New Zealand flax. Klaus Bernhard von Hagen shows the most beautiful corners on a guided tour for university…

Popular pasta dishes or recipes for soap bubbles - making light fare out of complex scientific topics was the task faced by five young scientists in front of a large audience at the "Groschen" awards ceremony on Monday evening.

Bright sunshine, music, dancing and a huge culinary offering: the International Campus Festival attracted many visitors on Wednesday and Thursday. We show some impressions.

For more than 15 years Henrik Mouritsen has been conducting research on magnetoreception in birds. Now, he has summarised the current scientific knowledge in the journal Nature. Here, the neurobiologist talks about his fascination with birds and why fundamental research is so important.

Psychologist Josef Meekes is investigating neurofeedback - a method that could help paralysed stroke patients to relearn certain movements. In February, he received a "Carl von Ossietzky Young Researchers' Fellowship" from the university.

Athletics with a difference: at the university sports festival, to which Oldenburg students invited around 600 primary school pupils to the Wechloy campus, the main focus is on having fun with exercise. A concept that goes down well.

A group of medical students from the USA are currently visiting the university to find out more about university medicine in Oldenburg.

In the middle of the Atlantic, researchers have discovered a previously unknown part of the global carbon cycle. Subterranean microbes break down residues in the ocean crust that their relatives in the open ocean spurn. Thorsten Dittmar from the ICBM and colleagues report this in the journal Nature…

The University is getting a new Collaborative Research Centre: the project on the topic of "Hearing Acoustics" is expected to receive around eight million euros in funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) over the next four years. The head of the SFB is psychoacoustician Volker Hohmann.

Presenting concentrated science in ten minutes in an understandable way - that was the aim of the 8th Oldenburg Science Slam. Five young scientists from Oldenburg competed. In the end, the audience narrowly decided in favour of Jens-Steffen Scherer, who explained his penchant for octopuses.

Carl von Ossietzky, important publicist of the Weimar Republic and namesake of the university, died 80 years ago. In a reading on the eve of the anniversary of his death, the library brought his thoughts on current affairs back to life.