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.

For the University of Oldenburg, internationalisation is more than just a buzzword. Students and international academics are a particular focus. Esther Ruigendijk, Vice President for Young Academics and International Affairs, talks about a welcoming culture and the best minds.

Qualifying and promoting employees and managers and preparing them for future tasks - that is the aim of the university's personnel and organisational development. It offers a comprehensive development programme for subjects and managers.

Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, will speak at the University of Oldenburg on 19 October 2017 to mark the opening of the academic year. He is accepting the invitation from the University and University Society Oldenburg e.V. (UGO).

The "Hyperloop" will one day transport passengers at speeds of up to 1,200 kilometres per hour. Students from the University of Oldenburg and Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences entered their prototype in the "Hyperloop Pod Competition II" initiated by Tesla boss Elon Musk - with success.

The entrepreneur and Honorary Chairman of the Oldenburg University Society (UGO) Dr h. c. Peter Waskönig passed away on 23 August at the age of 85.

The 9th UGO Science Soirée on 17 August once again proved to be a great success. The concept devised by Swea von Mende, 2nd Chair of the UGO, which combines intellectual and culinary enjoyment, provided the 180 or so guests with a productive evening. A picture gallery provides impressions of the…

Migratory birds find their way with astonishing accuracy. But how they determine their east-west position has long been unclear. Now Oldenburg migratory bird expert Henrik Mouritsen and an international team of scientists have shown how reed warblers solve this longitude problem.

Oldenburg postdoc Pamela Rossel is researching hydrothermal vents in the deep sea - not a topic that is easy to communicate. In the project "Once upon a time ... scientific short stories", the geochemist has taken up the challenge.

Is it possible to predict meteorite impacts on Earth? A group of international scientists wants to try to do just that. Together with the European Space Agency ESA, radiation physicist Björn Poppe will set up a corresponding facility at the university.