Explaining his research to a layperson is not so easy: computer mathematician Florian Heß on parallels with car construction, the irony of history - and an unresolved million-dollar question.

Irina Geibel and Anna Dierks have discovered a new chemical reaction - an absolute rarity these days. With their discovery, the two chemists could contribute to the development of new medicines.

They provide us with food and raw materials, influence air quality and the global climate, break down pollutants and serve as places for recreation and tourism - marine ecosystems. A new Helmholtz Institute in Oldenburg is investigating how their biodiversity and thus their function are changing due…

A warm welcome - garnished with fine soul music, improv theatre and useful tips: over 2,200 first-semester students experienced the atmospheric start to their studies at the University of Oldenburg on Monday.

Several intimate, long-standing experts on the life and work of Peter Suhrkamp will be guests at the university in October. The university is dedicating several events to the Kirchhatten-born publisher in the year of his 125th birthday.

"Falkor" expedition: Unmanned aerial vehicles take off from a research vessel for the first time

For several months the historical city of Palmyra was in the hands of terrorists. Ancient sites were destroyed and archaeological excavation areas ravaged. Historian Michael Sommer sees the damage as irreparable.

The founders of the University of Oldenburg had already chosen the publicist Carl von Ossietzky as their namesake in 1974, but met with much resistance. The name has now been official for 25 years.

What does it mean to leave your home country? Setting off to a foreign country to build something new there? The topic of "migration" in all its facets is at the centre of the international exhibition "Kabbo ka Muwala", which originated at the University of Oldenburg and can now be seen in Bremen.

Wroclaw, the current "European Capital of Culture", is connected to Oldenburg and the surrounding region in many ways. What can these two cities achieve today? What prospects do they have for the future?

Helping people to find personal happiness: An alliance of six institutions - including the university - has set itself this goal for young people who have doubts during their studies.

Pharmacists, biotechnologists, cell biologists and genetic engineers have to work with minimal amounts of liquid. Just one droplet too much or too little makes a striking difference. A new method of dosing now provides a remedy.

Without water, there is no life, and groundwater is the most utilised raw material of all - a very valuable treasure that must be well protected. In the last KinderUni lecture of the year, "Well hidden and vital - groundwater" on Wednesday, 21 September at 4.30 pm, the KinderUni students will become…

The Premier of the South African province of Eastern Cape, Phumulo Masualle, has visited the University of Oldenburg. There has been a partnership with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth for almost 20 years. The universities want to further expand their co-operation -…

Should humans try to cure or eliminate genetic diseases with the help of targeted interventions in the genome? A joint project led by Oldenburg researchers aims to find out what young people think of genome editing methods.

A cruise and personalised travel - how do they go together? The university's latest start-up provides an answer.

The university held a ceremony today to welcome 30 refugees who have enrolled for an orientation year in the winter semester. They are the second group to take advantage of this programme. Over the course of up to three semesters, the university prepares them to take up specialised studies at a…

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

The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science will be funding nine application-orientated research projects from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the future - two of them at the University of Oldenburg.

"Moving young voices" - this is the motto of the 2nd Oldenburg Symposium for Children's and Youth Voices on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September.