Oldenburg scientists have created 120 square metres of artificial islands in the Spiekeroog mudflats. The globally unique large-scale project provides new findings for biodiversity research.

Tomorrow, Friday 20 March, the Astronomie AG is offering the opportunity to experience the partial solar eclipse live from the University of Oldenburg. The meeting point is at 9.30 a.m. at the main entrance to the Wechloy campus.

Reintroducing insects and other aquatic animals to streams in their natural environment: This is the aim of a new research project led by biologist Ellen Kiel. For three years, she and her team, with the help of students, are developing suitable "mobile homes" made from natural materials such as…

Last lecture in the KinderUni spring semester on 18 March.

Lucien Minka studies at the University of Oldenburg. He also works with children and young people from socially disadvantaged families. His father already found his way from Cameroon to the University of Oldenburg - in the 1970s, under almost unimaginable conditions.

At this year's CeBIT in Hanover, scientists from the University of Oldenburg and the OFFIS computer science institute will be presenting the analysis of large amounts of data, flexible and secure solutions for teleworking and interaction options for palliative care patients.

Current trends in school and quality development will be the focus of a large-scale conference at the University of Oldenburg from 19 to 21 March.

The physician and Director of the Institute for Molecular Medicine III at Düsseldorf University Hospital, Prof Dr Dr Hans Michael Piper (62), was unanimously elected as the new President of the University of Oldenburg by the University Senate in the first round of voting today.

In Dohuk in northern Iraq, she is known simply as "Professor Monika": Oldenburg educator Monika Ortmann is establishing a co-operation with the university there and has helped to initiate a special needs and rehabilitation education degree programme in Dohuk. In this interview, she talks about…

Almost 250 young academics and young managers from business, culture and administration took part in the "Impulsforum" on 5 March in the lecture hall centre of the University of Oldenburg, which was offered for the first time by the Universitätsgesellschaft Oldenburg e.V. (UGO) and sponsored by the…

The shell of the new "WindLab" research laboratory for turbulence and wind energy systems is complete. The centrepiece of the new 2,300 square metre building is a turbulent wind tunnel. It is intended to help increase the efficiency of wind farms.

The role of religion in a secular society - and the significance of Pegida and counter-protests: a contribution to the debate by theologian Ulrike Link-Wieczorek.

Decision by the University Senate on the office of President on 11 March

Afraid of the blank page? How to get started? How to overcome writer's block? Questions about content and research, structure and presentation? At the third "Long Night of Seminar Papers", students will receive support with their work projects.

"Biblical-theological concepts of family in the Old Testament" will be presented by Dr Kim Strübind, Protestant theologian at the University of Oldenburg, on Thursday 26 February at 7.30 pm in the Oldenburg Synagogue (Leo-Trepp-Straße 17). Strübind's lecture marks the start of the lecture series…

The winners of the University of Oldenburg's 14th Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition have been announced. This year's competition was for compositions for piano. The five-member international jury, headed by Oldenburg composer and university lecturer Prof Violeta Dinescu, received more than…

The University Society's (UGO) "Impulse Forum" is intended to serve as a door opener to the university for young managers from business, culture and administration. Conversely, it is an opportunity for young academics to network in the region.

The first Heisenberg Professor of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Oldenburg, Prof. Dr Lars Steinsträßer, will give his inaugural lecture on Wednesday, 11 February at 6 p.m. in The Smart House Oldenburg (Schlossplatz 16).

Smartphone plus app is not enough: Oldenburg computer scientist Susanne Boll and her team are developing mobile assistance devices that people really want - because they fit in well with everyday life, because they help and because they look good. A portrait

This year, the Audimax in the lecture theatre centre is once again firmly in the hands of children: The KinderUniversität Oldenburg offers exciting excursions into the world of science on six afternoons. Advance ticket sales for the spring term are now underway.