Fast-track to a doctorate after completing a Bachelor's degree: the university's fast-track programmes offer selected students this opportunity. Those who would like to work towards a Master's degree and a doctorate at the same time can apply until the beginning of March.

Where is Count Adolf of Nassau, brother of William of Orange and 16th century freedom fighter of the Netherlands against the Spanish occupation, buried? Dr Ralph Hennings, theologian and private lecturer at the University of Oldenburg, investigated this question together with Groningen historian…

All plants on earth are to be recorded with their most important properties in the global database "Try". This is an ambitious project in which a team from Oldenburg is playing a key role. An article has already been published in "Nature", for which the database was fundamentally important.

Take an active part in current research and gain your first professional experience: This is made possible by a Voluntary Scientific Year, for which young people can apply to the university until the end of the month.

"Computing Science - all digital?" Under this motto, the Department of Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg invites interested pupils to familiarise themselves with the various facets of this subject.

It has a long tradition and is always something special - the New Year's reception of the University and the University Society Oldenburg e.V. (UGO) at the Oldenburg State Theatre. Advance ticket sales have begun.

Do I have to be close to a person in order to trust them? Innovation researcher Jannika Mattes has analysed this in relation to the world of work and published the results in the European Management Journal. In an interview, she talks about coffee breaks as a think tank, challenges for bosses and…

Malena Hillje is in her third year of training as a chemical laboratory technician at the University of Oldenburg. In October and November, she spent an internship abroad in Ireland. An experience that not only enriched her academic appointment.

Oldenburg expertise for the German Research Foundation (DFG): Five scientists from the University will help shape DFG research funding in future as review board members.

A team of researchers at the University Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is currently looking for test subjects to find out how ADHD patients can be helped in adulthood.

Robots that come close to human behaviour and one day even subjugate us - is this something from Hollywood or is the advancement of artificial intelligence actually a threat to humanity? Five experts tackled this question at the Oldenburg Castle Talks.

University organises first nationwide conference for researching students / Submission of contributions now open

Disability Studies and Rehabilitation degree programme in Dohuk secured for another two years

Supporting particularly talented and committed young people in their studies for a year - that is the aim of the Deutschlandstipendien. 48 students at the university are receiving the funding this academic year.

Syrian Feras Karakit, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oldenburg, has been awarded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) prize for his above-average academic achievements and voluntary work at the university.

Accepting refugees, maintaining the swimming pool or the location of the new kindergarten - local elected representatives shape politics in cities and municipalities. Political scientist Markus Tepe wants to take a closer look at the factors that play a role in their election and participation.

The University of Oldenburg and the City of Oldenburg are intensifying their cooperation in academic start-up support. Mayor Jürgen Krogmann and University President Prof Dr Dr Hans Michael Piper signed a cooperation agreement to this effect.

What do climate-related increases in rainfall mean for a region that lies one third below sea level? How can and must it adapt its drainage management? These questions are the driving force behind a new research project at the university.

"Freiheitsraum Reformation", a co-operation project between the University of Oldenburg and partners from culture, science and society to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, will receive further funding in the coming year.

Corporal punishment in school sports, Aristotle's reflections on drunkenness or the colourful world of "Lolita": using examples like these, experts from Japan and Germany analysed the development of self-images and world views at the University of Oldenburg.