Low algal growth despite high iron supply: Study uncovers surprising link between West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat and the growth of marine algae over the past 500,000 years.

An international team of physicists led by the University of Oldenburg has demonstrated an ultra-fast switching process that could be used in optical components in the future. The light switch consists of extremely thin semiconductor layers.

A delegation from the University of Groningen visited its German partner universities in the Northwest Alliance. The program included a visit to the new Clusters of excellence “NaviSense” and “The Martian Mindset”

One university, two marine research institutions, one shared goal: a healthy ocean. An interview with Katharina Pahnke, Director of the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, ICBM, and Helmut Hillebrand, Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity,…

The Wittbülten research centre on Spiekeroog offers seminar rooms, laboratories and flats for university members. The offer is aimed at all disciplines. Bookings are still possible for 2026.

An international research team including neuroscientists Henrik Mouritsen and Karin Dedek has made a surprising discovery: Bird retinas – among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom – operate permanently without oxygen.

The heads of the city and university drew a positive interim balance at the annual meeting. The co-operation will focus on the start of construction of the medical campus in 2026 and the promotion of new medical start-ups.

The University Library has a new service: the "Digital Humanities" service centre supports anyone interested in using digital methods in research in the humanities.

The university and the Universitätsgesellschaft celebrated their New Year's reception with a special programme at the Oldenburg State Theatre.

The digitalisation of administration at the university has taken an important step forward: the first e-file has been launched with the personnel file. Further files are to follow.

A new Junior Research Group aims to make bioplastics out of organic waste such as green waste, hay and algae. The Project is receiving 2.7 million euros from the BMFTR funding.

For three decades, the University has been offering language courses for students, researchers and staff. In this interview, Maike Engelhardt, head of the Language Centre, explains its important role in campus life.

Dr Silke Bakenhus is investigating how primary school children imagine life 200 years ago. She has found out that five- to twelve-year-olds rarely have a realistic image of the past.

Johanna Raphaela Wahl is the first in her family to study at university and is now doing a doctorate. The new mentoring programme Perspectives is helping her to advance her academic career.

Germany has seen slow progress when it comes to increasing the participation of people with disabilities. In this interview, Teresa Sansour, an expert in special needs education, explains which groups need more attention and how her research can help.

Andrea Lübben is head of the Botanical Garden's Administrative Office. In this interview she talks about her varied tasks, what the annual Open Day means for the garden and why the seed exchange platform Index Seminum is so important.

On 1 January, the Hearing4all cluster began its third funding period - with a new face at the helm. Birger Kollmeier and his successor Christiane Thiel in an interview about the past and future of the cluster.

Historian Dagmar Freist recently presented the Prize Papers Project at the Spanish Embassy in London. In this interview, she talks about captured galleons, secret trade networks, slavery, and moving letters that never reached their destination.

Karina Moritzen has been awarded the 2025 DAAD Prize for outstanding achievements of international students. In addition to her academic research in Game Studies at the University of Oldenburg, she is involved in a number of social projects.

Mastering two examination phases per semester and finding your way around a foreign city to boot: Maja Theophil reports on her Erasmus+ year abroad in the Netherlands.