The oceans are becoming more acidic. What does this mean for the global climate? To find out, researchers have simulated the ocean of the future off the coast of Sweden. A team from Oldenburg took part - and were in for a surprise.

The special relationship between Romans and Germanic tribes in the first three centuries after Christ is the focus of a seminar week in Oldenburg, to which students from Oldenburg's partner university in Udine have travelled.

It is the central point of contact for students and university employees interested in starting a business: the University's Start-up and Innovation Centre. In order to continue its success story in the long term, the centre is now reorganising itself financially and structurally.

More practical experience in the natural sciences degree programme: a new lecture hall building with a modern experimental lecture hall is now available to students on the Wechloy campus.

Small and always online: "Smart cameras" concealed on glasses, jewellery or bicycle helmets could soon completely digitalise our lives in public spaces. A new research project is analysing technical opportunities and the need for legal regulation - an interview with project leader Jürgen Taeger.

Monday, 5 October, 8.30 a.m., Haarentor campus, lecture hall centre: To kick off the orientation week - information market and ceremonial welcome event.

More than half of the Earth is covered by water, but even the far side of the moon has been more thoroughly explored than the world's oceans. Researchers have now solved one of the oceans' mysteries: they have discovered how the hot springs in the deep sea help to keep the global climate stable.

The interdisciplinary Research Centre Neurosensory Science (FZN) at the University of Oldenburg has a new board of directors. Following a unanimous election, biochemist Prof. Dr Karl-Wilhelm Koch will serve as Managing Director of the cross-school centre for the next two years.

Migratory birds are masters at navigating. Young animals that do not learn this in the first few months of their lives permanently lack a sense of direction - or so biologists previously thought. A team of researchers from Oldenburg has now discovered that nature gives animals a second chance, for…

Together with four South and East African partners, the university has launched an international scientific centre. The aim: to take educational research and management in Africa to a new level.

Students depict career paths through art

Oldenburg. Interviewing female executives about their career paths and presenting their responses artistically – this was the task undertaken during the summer semester by students from the Universities of Oldenburg and Lüneburg, as well as Jade University of…

Great success for teacher training at the University of Oldenburg: The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the BioPOL+ concept with around 4 million euros. The approach developed in Oldenburg for the practical training of teachers convinced the commission of the "Teacher…

A human-sized robot with special abilities and two innovative IT solutions for companies: Three start-ups from the university have been awarded an EXIST start-up grant at the same time. Another success for start-up support on campus.

Will I be a good teacher? This is a question that every trainee teacher should ask themselves, says Business Education specialist Günter Siehlmann. Coaching can help with this. Siehlmann explains how this works and why he would like to see such coaching for all trainee teachers at a conference for…

What happens to the sensitive ecology of the coast as Europe grows ever closer together? What problems will arise and how can they be solved? Oldenburg researchers are looking for the answers at the newly established Jean Monnet Centre "Europeanising Coastal Regions".

University Society honours long-standing members.

Last lecture with big raffle at the end of the KinderUni year

Studying history in a different way: instead of analysing historical texts, students at the University of Oldenburg have been involved in archaeological excavations. They explain what they discovered in the process in the book "In search of clues with excavator and paintbrush - archaeological…

Board elects physical chemistry expert as Vice President for one year

Engineering sciences also made it into the top ten.