When the sea gets warmer, dangerous germs can multiply. For example, vibrios, which infest oysters, among other things. A Franco-German research team is investigating how they react to climate change in the ENVICOPAS project.

More than 50 apprentices are employed at the university. At the weekend, they present their professional fields and training content together with the trainers.

Vaccinated" is currently showing in our cinemas. The film is the autobiographical story of a man researching the subject of vaccinations in infancy. According to many critics, the film not only educates, it also sows doubt.

19 students and doctoral candidates from South Africa, Tanzania and Germany are currently meeting in Oldenburg for the Ecosola project's summer school.

Since 2011, the university has participated in the Deutschlandstipendium - a scholarship programme that is funded equally by the federal government and private sponsors. With the "Teachers for Students" programme, the university now wants to attract new sponsors. An interview with Vice President…

In order to get to the bottom of the causes of bee mortality, we need to know more about the environment in which bumblebees and the like feel at home. In a citizen science project, schoolchildren are collecting data on the animals' behaviour.

The motto of this year's Pedagogical Week is "Shaping change yourself". One of the highlights is the opening lecture by educational researcher Hilbert Meyer.

Students have until 31 August to apply for exchange places in countries outside Europe, excluding the USA and Canada. Sophie Papczyk, an environmental sciences student, spent a semester abroad in Chile around a year ago - and can only recommend the experience.

Around a thousand international students from 110 nations are currently enrolled at the University of Oldenburg, most of them in one of the 25 international degree courses it offers. Tash Motsi from Zimbabwe is one of them. He is currently doing his Bachelor’s degree in the international study…

The earth is warming up, and this is also noticeable in northern Germany. Sustainability researcher Dr Leena Karrasch reveals the effects of climate change in East Frisia in the second KinderUniversität lecture - and here in an interview.

Different mosquitoes - different characteristics. Young scientists Felix Sauer and Tobias Lauermann are investigating the differences in the ecological requirements of mosquitoes.

Central, spacious, affordable - everyone dreams of a flat like this. But how do you find it? A little guide to your own four walls

An international team led by Oldenburg has studied tropical copepods in the surface film of the sea for the first time: Thanks to their blue colouring, the animals are apparently well adapted to strong sunlight and camouflaged from predators.

Last week, the European Court of Justice ruled that plants bred using the so-called Crispr-Cas method are considered genetically modified. In this interview, plant geneticist Sascha Laubinger explains how plant breeding works and why researchers feel thwarted by the judgement.

Broad and multi-layered promotion of young talent: Four Schools invite Master's students and doctoral candidates, postdocs and postdocs to the third edition of the "Oldenburg School" for the humanities and social sciences in September.

An international research group led by music educator Mario Dunkel is investigating the role that music plays in the rise of populism. The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting the project with almost one million euros.

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.