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.

Deepwater Horizon, Exxon Valdez, Prestige - how does nature manage to recover from such immense interventions? Scientists have known for some time that bacteria play a key role here. Oldenburg researchers have now discovered how these microorganisms manage to clean their environment.

Prof Dr Wolfgang Nebel, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg and Chairman of the Board of the affiliated Institute OFFIS, is a new member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).

Who wouldn't sometimes like to be able to split up and be in several places at the same time? Jellyfish can do this: reproduce, for example, by simply cutting off parts from which a new individual then emerges. Biology student Anneke Heins got to the bottom of the strategies of one particular…

What does the transition from autumn to winter sound like? On Thursday, university students will present their interpretations of the seasonal change under the title "Autumn Leaves - Concert between the Seasons".

He has been its new president since 1 August, and on Friday the university formally inaugurated him: The medical scientist Prof Dr Dr Hans Michael Piper will steer the fortunes of the University of Oldenburg for the next six years.

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies (ZFG) at the University of Oldenburg invites you to the 5th Gender Research Day on Friday, 27 November.

They are the best lecturers at the University of Oldenburg: eight lecturers from various Schools have been honoured with the Teaching Award for the 2014/15 academic year.

Diplom physicist Dr Daniel Nickelsen received the University Society's 2015 Science Award for his outstanding doctorate at the University of Oldenburg.

At its 2015 Annual General Meeting, the Oldenburg University Society draws a positive balance - over 1,100 members

How teachers manage to awaken curiosity and a spirit of enquiry in their pupils in science lessons is to be more firmly anchored in teacher training in Oldenburg. To this end, the university will be cooperating with the association Forscherbambini e.V., which acts as the local network of the…

Under the title "Autumn Leaves - Concert between the Seasons", students from the University of Oldenburg will bring the year to a musical close on Thursday, 26 November from 5.00 pm in the university auditorium (Haarentor campus, building A11).

He has set up a professional laboratory, built an observatory and offers experimental workshops in his spare time: Teacher Christian Lorey from Würzburg receives the 2015 Klaus von Klitzing Award for special commitment to STEM subjects.

More than six million people across Germany suffer from depression every year. Although the illness is widespread, most people know very little about it - which makes life even more difficult for sufferers.