The university invites the city and region to dance - at a very special venue: At the 6th Library Ball on 15 March, the University Library on the Haarentor campus will be transformed into a ballroom. The motto: "Swinging Library".

The Oldenburg economist and sustainability researcher Prof Dr Niko Paech has been awarded the ZEIT WISSEN Courage for Sustainability Prize in the "Knowledge" category. The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.

The KinderUni will soon be taking place just like in ancient Rome: on 6 March, historian Prof. Dr Michael Sommer will be taking students on a culinary journey into antiquity in his lecture "Bon Appetit! To the table with Greeks and Romans", historian Prof Dr Michael Sommer will take KinderUni…

In future, a high-calibre Board of Trustees will advise the Presidential Board of the University of Oldenburg on forward-looking issues relating to the development of the European Medical School.

What are the building blocks of the energy transition? How does it affect the north-west region? To what extent does it burden citizens? "Energy transition - the greatest challenge of the 21st century" is the title of a public panel discussion with experts who will address these questions.

Bundling research on wind energy and promoting knowledge transfer between science, industry and politics - this was the goal with which ForWind was launched in 2004. The centre for wind energy research is now celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Around the campus world in 120 seconds: the university's 2013/2014 "Campus Clip Contest" video competition came to an end with the award ceremony. All of the competition entries were shown: very different views of the university and its history by students.

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

For the fourth time in a row, the university has been awarded the "Family-Friendly University" certificate. It is awarded for three years at a time by berufundfamilien gGmbH, an initiative of the Hertie Foundation. But how has the project developed at the University of Oldenburg? Here is an…

Management together with four Vice Presidents

Richard-Balthasar von Busse took over the management of Schlaues Haus gGmbh on 1 February.

The Department of Biology works closely with South Africa's Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. As part of this co-operation, Oldenburg student teachers teach at Gelvandale High School - where they are thrown in at the deep end from day one, as Lea Brauer reports.

Global CO2 emissions reached a new high in 2013. One solution to curb them is emission transfers. Oldenburg economist Marco Springmann is investigating how these transfers can be integrated into international climate policy.

"Counselling in the day after tomorrow - where is the journey taking us?" - This is the motto of the fifth Oldenburg Consulting Symposium to be held on Friday, 28 February at the University of Oldenburg (Haarentor campus, Lecture Centre, Building A 14). The event is being organised by the…

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled: Schufa does not have to provide comprehensive information on how creditworthiness is calculated. But why does the BGH consider the calculation formula to be a trade secret so worthy of protection? An interview with Oldenburg legal expert Jürgen Taeger.

"Moneyball" with Brad Pitt

Ten innovative projects in the final round of the climate adaptation competition 'Fit for climate change' 2014

In future, young academics at Bremen University of Applied Sciences will be able to take part in qualification programmes offered by the University of Oldenburg's Graduate Academy. This is provided for in a cooperation agreement signed by University President Prof Dr Babette Simon and Prof Dr Karin…

The cultural year 2013 was dominated by Richard Wagner's 200th birthday: festivals and productions, new biographies and documentaries. And yet not everything has been said. In this interview, Melanie Unseld talks about gender constructions and self-staging, love and partnership, opera and pop…

Front cover: Cryptography as a field of research, also: dragon-wheeled animals, the understanding of crisis in ancient Greece, gender constructions in Richard Wagner.