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The picture shows Philipp Köker. He is sitting at his desk in front of a bookcase and talking to the interviewer. He is gesturing slightly with his left hand.
University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
Research Top News Social Sciences

How populists undermine trust in the judiciary

Judiciaries in a number of countries are increasingly under attack from populist parties. Political scientist Philipp Köker explains the strategy behind the trend – and how to counter it.

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A sea turtle swims underwater, half hidden behind some corals just above the sandy seabed.
Jan-Claas Dajka
Research Top News Marine Sciences

"Global policy is catching up with science"

The global biodiversity targets adopted in 2022 are aligned with science and represent a major advance on the Aichi Targets adopted in 2010, an international research team reports in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

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People stand around a wooden bench.
University of Oldenburg / Silke Rudolph
Campus Life Landingpage [Discover] Personal

A good place to sit: new furniture on campus

Unusual seating furniture has recently been installed on the Haarentor campus. Sitting or lying down: here you can relax, learn and exchange ideas. Students from the Technical Education Working Group (ATB) worked on the benches.

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allenvisuals.com
Top News International affairs

Returning to Mandela University feels "like coming home"

Marine science, education, and staff and student exchange are among the key areas of the university's partnership with the Mandela University. At this year's board meeting, the partners reviewed existing collaborations and envisaged future paths.

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Letters are stacked on top of each other.
PHOTOGRAPHER JASTORF
Research Top News Social Sciences

What moves Lower Saxony?

150,000 households recently received some unusual mail. They are invited to become participants in the "Lower Saxony Panel" and actively take part in research themselves - for example that of political scientist Jan Sauermann.

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Sebastian Wilks is wearing a blue and green checked shirt and is sitting on a bench in front of building A12. He has short dark hair and a beard. He is gesturing with his left hand. Opposite him is a young woman who is interviewing him. The woman is only visible from behind; she has shoulder-length, blonde, curly hair.
University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Campus Life

Advise, guide, develop

Sebastian Wilks has been working at the university for 20 years. He is now head of the Academic Examination Office. He wants to use his position to help shape the university's development.

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The picture shows ten of the 15 apprentices. They are standing in front of a university building, with green bushes in the background. Meik Möllers is on the right of the picture. They are all smiling at the camera. The trainees are holding various objects in their hands, for example a pair of pliers, a book with administrative regulations, a lamp or a laboratory flask.
University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Vocational training Campus Life

University welcomes 15 new apprentices

At the beginning of the month, 15 young people started their training at the university. The spectrum of training professions is broad - it ranges from administration to skilled trades to IT.

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Close-up of a Bogong moth: A relatively large moth with closed wings sitting on a rock.
Ajay Narendra, Macquarie University
Research Excellence Strategy Top News Biology

Moths use stars and Earth’s magnetic field as a compass

Australian bogong moths are famous for their long-distance migrations. An international team including Oldenburg researchers has discovered that the insects use the stars as a compass during their annual journey to cool inland caves.

 

 

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A small aeroplane stands on a meadow in front of a hangar, with trees and blue sky in the background.
University of Oldenburg
Excellence Strategy Campus Life Biology

Tracking birds, bats and bugs

In order to calibrate tiny radio transmitters, researchers from the Migration Ecology working group took to the skies. Their unique experiment was designed to enable more accurate tracking of migratory bird routes.

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Photo of the Wadden Sea: clusters of oysters, small pools and silt form a varied mosaic.
University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Research Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

Change in the Wadden Sea

Biodiversity in the Wadden Sea has undergone a noticeable reorganisation since the middle of the last century, according to a new study. Researchers from Oldenburg and Groningen have analysed biodiversity using a holistic approach for the first time.

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University of Oldenburg
Research Top News

Research from different perspectives

Unusual research approaches in which disciplines that at first glance have little in common join forces is a defining feature of the new "booster units" that will commence their activities in the upcoming winter semester.

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Underwater image of a coral reef, showing various large and small corals of different shapes. Most of them are white and not coloured as usual.
Adobe Stock / The Ocean Agency
Research Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

Buying time for threatened coral reefs

A new paper published in Science by a team including ecologist Iliana Baums urges regulatory reform to accelerate coral restoration using assisted gene flow – an essential step to safeguard the economic and ecologic services that reefs provide. 

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The picture shows a group of five people standing on a vegetable patch and smiling at the camera. Two male and two female students and their professor are wearing rain jackets and drops are falling from the sky. Nevertheless, everyone seems to be in a good mood. The professor is holding a basket full of different types of vegetables.
University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Campus Life Landingpage [Discover] Personal Educational Sciences Special Needs Education

Farming on campus

Prospective teachers learn how to tend a school garden on the Haarentor campus. The "Campusacker" project, led by educationalist Ines Oldenburg, aims to help bring education for sustainable development into schools.

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Oliver Wurl
Research Top News Marine Sciences

"You need to improvise at sea"

A team led by marine researcher Oliver Wurl is travelling the Atlantic on the research vessel Meteor. Four team members talk about life on board, the top millimetre of the ocean and working with a television crew.

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The photo shows the blue tower of building A1 to A4 with the logo of the University and the dove of peace; the leaves of a tree can be seen blurred in the foreground.
Bremen Cooperation Campus Life Higher Education Policy

Dealing responsibly with rankings

An international initiative aims to raise awareness of the fact that rankings do not capture all of an institution's strengths. Now, the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen have joined the initiative together.

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The picture shows Gudrun Massmann. She stands in a laboratory at a glass model box filled with sand. She has put her arm on the box and is smiling at the camera.
University of Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler
Research Top News Marine Sciences Biology

Research on sandy beaches is being expanded internationally

The German Research Foundation is funding the „DynaDeep” project by Oldenburg hydrogeologist Gudrun Massmann with around five million euros for a further four years. A large part of the research will take place on Spiekeroog.

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A woman squats on a flat roof covered with solar modules and smiles at the camera.
Daniel Schmidt / University of Oldenburg
Research Energy Research Top News

How residential neighbourhoods are creating the energy transition

Converting residential neighbourhoods to renewable energies is an important component of the energy transition. Researchers led by Astrid Nieße have investigated how this can be achieved in the "Future Energy Lab".

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View from the beach towards the sea, dramatic clouds towering in the sky.
Lena Thissen
Research Top News Environmental Sciences

Living with climate change

More rain in the winter, droughts in the summer: the climate is changing in the north-west of Lower Saxony. In the WAKOS project, environmental and social science researchers from Oldenburg are investigating ways to adapt to these changes.

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The musicians of the ensemble are rehearsing. You can see a man playing the bandoneon and two violinists. They are all sitting behind music stands. The bandoneon looks similar to a small accordion.
Markus Hibbeler
Campus Life Landingpage [Discover] Personal Music

Between tango and theatre

Astor Piazzolla's opera "María de Buenos Aires" first appeared on stage almost 60 years ago - it is still regarded as an homage to tango today. Now students from the University and the University of the Arts Bremen are performing the piece together.

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The picture shows Tim Wohlann and Leon Hoffmann talking to the interviewer. Building V03 can be seen in the background. Wohlann smiles at the interviewer.
University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Division 1 Campus Life Landing page [Discover] Service University sports

Staying healthy at university

The University of Oldenburg is committed to promoting good health among students and employees. In this interview, Tim Wohlann and Leon Hoffmann explain the role of the Employee and Student Health Management Services.

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