Students and employees of the University of Oldenburg and its EXIST partner universities can now apply for the "University of Oldenburg Founder Award 2014".

Numerous phenomena and experiments on the subject of hearing will be the focus of the open day of the "Haus des Hörens" on Friday, 26 September at 13:00. The motto of this year's event is "Turkey Encounters". The Haus des Hörens is thus joining the "German-Turkish Year of Science" and the "Turkey…

Controlling heat flows even at the smallest level and thus preventing computer chips from overheating, for example - an Oldenburg physicist and two colleagues from Paris have come a step closer to achieving this goal. The highlight of their ideas is a material with very special properties.

Attention young researchers: On Wednesday, 1 October, be sure to bring a torch! That's when the KinderUni Oldenburg will be holding "Light Painting - Music Illuminated", and the Audimax in the lecture theatre centre will be pitch dark at times.

How can electricity be generated with colourful films? How do our senses of taste and smell work? Which materials can be used to utilise sunlight to generate energy? These and other questions will be answered at the "Experience Chemistry" open day on Saturday, 20 September, on the Wechloy campus.

Neuropsychological therapies aimed at regaining cognitive abilities in brain diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's and dementia are the focus of the 29th annual conference of the Society for Neuropsychology. It will take place from 18 to 20 September at the University of Oldenburg.

The Gründomat in the cafeteria is reminiscent of one of those snack machines you find at railway stations. But instead of food, it is labelled "Original product ideas from the university". But what exactly is a "Gründomat"? And how do the product ideas get into the machine?

A sporty start to the autumn semester - advance ticket sales underway

Credit scoring is a mathematical-statistical procedure that allows conclusions to be drawn about a buyer's creditworthiness, for example. Oldenburg lawyer Prof Dr Jürgen Taeger has examined the legal aspects of these procedures in an international comparison.

Jischa's lecture is part of the 28th international conference on environmental informatics "EnviroInfo", which is being held at the university from 10 to 12 September with over 150 participants.

The first two Oldenburg medical students from the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen are now starting their academic year at the University of Groningen.

What actually is "crowdinvesting"? EFNW GmbH, an Institute affiliated with the University of Oldenburg, has published a study on the phenomenon. The authors have found that the "fun investors" of the past have been joined by professional investors.

Nina Tsydenova moved from Moscow to the University of Oldenburg to study for a Master's degree. In this interview, she talks about the differences in everyday student life, her enjoyment of cycling - and the occasional longing for car exhaust fumes.

The series of events "In the footsteps of Carl von Ossietzky" will focus on the eponym of the University of Oldenburg and the history of the Emsland camps in lectures and an excursion.

The University of Oldenburg is very attractive for foreign researchers. It climbed to 29th place in the current Humboldt Ranking - a significant indicator of the intensity of international co-operation.

An exhibition that is causing a stir: the Kunsthalle Rostock is showing "Werner Tübke and Michael Triegel - two masters from Leipzig" until 14 September. The Oldenburg philosopher Prof Dr Matthias Bormuth has known Triegel personally for years. In the Jaspers Year 2008, he succeeded in bringing the…

Strengthening and promoting Low German at schools in Lower Saxony - this is the aim of a further education programme developed by the Lower Saxony State Education Authority together with the Low German and Sater Frisian focus at the Institute for German Studies at the University of Oldenburg and…

The protein KCC2 plays an important role in the body: if it does not function properly, this leads to chronic pain and epilepsy - and if it fails completely, newborn babies cannot breathe. Biologists at the University of Oldenburg have published new findings on the evolution of this protein and its…

"Nowhere is more colourful than in the world", once proclaimed Oldenburg's honorary citizen Horst Janssen, one of Germany's most famous draughtsmen and graphic artists. However, things are perhaps even more colourful here than elsewhere: a tour of the cultural and leisure activities that make…

He is helping to shape the inclusion process at schools in Oldenburg and is also providing scientific support. In this interview, Dr Holger Lindemann talks about visions and concerns, about new, different teaching and the journey as a goal.