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University of Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler
Bremen Cooperation EXU Excellence Strategy Top News Higher Education Policy

Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen join forces

The universities of Bremen and Oldenburg want to move into the future as a University Excellence Consortium. The two universities submitted their letter of intent to the German Science and Humanities Council today.

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University Medicine Top News Neuroscience

What brainwaves reveal about the acceptance of AI decisions

If a self-driving car behaves differently in a classic dilemma situation than test subjects would, this discrepancy becomes visible in brain activity. Researchers from the Department of Psychology have now been able to demonstrate this.

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University of Oldenburg / Matthias Knust
Campus Life Studying

Student research in focus

The Lecture Centre is currently all about research during studies: students can present their research results to an interdisciplinary and sometimes even international audience at two conferences.

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Markus Hibbeler
Campus Life Landingpage [Discover] Personal International affairs

International Summer Fest 2025

Delicious food, a great atmosphere and a variety of acts on stage - that was the International Summer Fest 2025 at the University of Oldenburg! Here you find a selection of pictures.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Campus Life Educational Sciences International affairs

Inspiration through exchange

The CERM-ESA education research project brings students from African countries and researchers from Oldenburg together. Two participants talk about their experiences – and about how their time in Oldenburg has inspired their research.

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Research Top News Social Sciences

Does the birth of a child change parents' environmental concerns?

A new study shows: The birth of a child has little overall influence on parents' concerns about environmental and climate issues – however, mothers and fathers show different developments in their concerns after the birth.

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University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
University Medicine Top News Health Services Research

An important step for cross-border healthcare research

Oldenburg and Groningen are consolidating their cooperation in the field of health research under the umbrella of the Cross-Border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention with a new cooperation agreement.

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University of Oldenburg / Marcus Windus
Presidential Board Top News Cooperations

Presidential boards take stock of the Roadmap 2020-2030 at mid-term

Five years ago, the universities of Oldenburg and Groningen decided on their roadmap for cooperation during the current decade - at this year's meeting of the two presidential boards, the focus was now on the mid-term evaluation.

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Markus Hibbeler
Research EXU Excellence Strategy Top News Higher Education Policy

Excellence Strategy: University celebrates sensational success

All three top research projects that applied in the Excellence Competition have been approved. The Clusters of Excellence Hearing4all, NaviSense and OceanFloor focus on hearing research, animal navigation and marine research.

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OLB Foundation / Markus Hibbeler
Campus Life Marine Science Hearing Research Health Services Research

OLB Prize: A resounding success for the university

All three dissertation prizes awarded by the OLB Foundation as part of the OLB Science Prize go to the University of Oldenburg. Prizes were awarded for work in the fields of environmental sciences, medical technology and physics.

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University of Oldenburg / Izabela Mittwollen
Sustainability Top News

University library ventilation system refurbished

The university's central library has been fitted with a new, particularly efficient ventilation system. The measure is part of the "WärmewendeNordwest" project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

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Research University Medicine Top News Health Services Research

Researchers are working on a fall early warning system

Exercise keeps you fit - but balance can be impaired after intensive physical activity. Researchers at University Medicine Oldenburg want to counteract this dilemma.

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Research Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

Why so many microbes fail to grow in the lab

Microbial ecosystems have tipping points where even small perturbations are enough to cause a collapse, according to a new study. Tom Clegg and Thilo Gross describe microbial communities as a network based on the exchange of metabolic by-products. 

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University Top News

Let's talk about democracy

From the culture of remembrance to political education, more civic participation and good politics to digital sovereignty: five researchers at the university report on approaches to strengthen our democracy.

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University Medicine Top News

Focus on patient safety and data quality

Drug and medical device research involving humans is subject to many legal requirements and complex authorisation procedures. The Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials provides support with planning and implementation.

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Campus Life BIS

Cultural heritage from the canteen

Student flyers offer a special view of the past. A project by the University Archive now aims to digitise these previously unused sources.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Presidential Board Top News Higher Education Policy

Digital and future-proof administration

The university's administration is gradually being converted to digital processes. Vice President Jörg Stahlmann and Sabine Lohwasser, Coordinator for Digital Change in Administration, report on the current status and challenges.

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Research Top News Philosophy

Needs and justice

Philosopher Alexander Max Bauer investigates to what extent people's needs must be covered in order for the society to perceive a distribution of goods as fair. His latest study focuses on the distribution of housing space.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Campus Life

Preparations in full swing

Dörte Dannemann is "University of Excellence Coordination Officer " in the Structural Planning and Development Unit, where she is coordinating the preparations for a potential application for funding as a University of Excellence.

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University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt
Excellence Strategy Hearing Research

"I can have the best of both worlds"

Dr Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been appointed as part of a joint process between the University of Oldenburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT. In this interview, he talks about what this means in concrete terms.

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