Biology and chemistry teacher Dr Steffen Möller uses practical projects to get his students excited about environmental protection. He has now been awarded the Klaus von Klitzing Prize 2017 for his commitment.

Baseball players who bat with their left hand are overrepresented in their sport. The Oldenburg sports scientist Florian Loffing has now discovered this together with international colleagues: Those who bat left-handed but throw right-handed are more successful.

The German railway has tested the use of "bodycams" at railway stations. Security staff at hotspots will soon be equipped with the cameras. An interview with Oldenburg data protection experts Jürgen Taeger and Edgar Rose.

14 Oldenburg student teachers have now had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with school lessons in another country. They spent a day in a Dutch school - and discovered exciting differences.

Caroline Hoops lives almost waste-free. The Oldenburg student writes about her experiences in a blog. She is particularly keen to share tips that are suitable for everyday use.

Students learn to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice at the School of Medicine's Clinical Training Centre (KTZ). The KTZ moved into its new premises in spring and has now been officially opened.

Student teacher Manuel Kock on his personal experience of starting university.

With former Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the keynote speaker, the University of Oldenburg and the University Society opened the academic year for the first time at a joint event on 19 October. Prior to Schröder's speech, UGO Chair Prof. Dr Werner Brinker honoured sociologist Prof. Dr…

With former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as keynote speaker, the University of Oldenburg and the Universitätsgesellschaft Oldenburg e.V. (UGO) opened the academic year for the first time in a joint event. Schröder spoke in front of around 800 guests from the city, region and university.

Next Saturday, 21 October, the "1st Oldenburg Day of General Practice" will take place at the university, a completely new training format in the north-west. Care researcher Michael Freitag initiated it - and explains the background.

Making science relevant to society - that is the goal of marine scientist Teresa Catalá from Spain. Thanks to a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship from the EU, she is now researching active substances from the sea at the University of Oldenburg.

The university welcomed its new students with a colourful opening ceremony in the Audimax of the lecture hall centre. The information market in the foyer also provided the new arrivals with information and tips on studying and the cultural and sports programme on campus.

Mobility in rural areas - a growing challenge in times of increasing urbanisation. In the inter- and transdisciplinary project NEMo, scientists led by Oldenburg are endeavouring to find sustainable solutions. An interim report.

The University of Oldenburg has cleared the first hurdle in the Excellence Strategy, the successor programme to the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments: The "Hearing4all: Research for personalised treatment of hearing deficits" cluster of excellence proposal has been…

The first step has been successful: 27 graduates of the orientation year for refugees at the University of Oldenburg received their certificates at a ceremony.

With increasing age, all humans eventually become hard of hearing. However, it is known from birds that the cells in the inner ear can regenerate well. Oldenburg researchers have now shown that barn owls can still hear well in old age.

Hurricanes and their consequences are currently omnipresent in the news. Historian Annika Raapke shows how differently people have dealt with hurricanes in different eras. A guest article.

The university provides training? Absolutely! More than 50 apprentices are currently employed in the university's various trades and departments. At the "Job4u" trade fair at the weekend, they presented their professional fields and training content together with their trainers.

Broad and multi-layered promotion of young talent: four Schools invite Master's students, doctoral candidates and postdocs to the second edition of the "Oldenburg School" for the humanities and social sciences. A series of events is open to all interested parties.

16 Nobel Laureates, 360 young economists, 66 nations: that was the 6th Conference of Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences in Lindau. Two of the coveted places went to young researchers from the Institute of Economics. A report by Mathias Mier.