ZenTra is the name of the new academic centre for transnational studies at the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen. ZenTra Director Prof Dr Hans-Michael Trautwein explains what transnational processes are and why it is so important to research them.

The Leo Trepp-Lehrhaus and the University are continuing their joint series of lectures on "Rabbis in Oldenburg in the context of religion, politics and society" today at 7.30 pm in the Oldenburg Synagogue (Wilhelmstraße 17) with a lecture on "Jewish patriotism and the First World War" and a…

"'A more beautiful sociability than just the bourgeois one'. Hölderlin's view of politics in his time" - the public series of lectures on "Hölderlin" at the University of Tübingen begins with a lecture by Prof Dr Michael Franz, private lecturer at the University of Tübingen's Department of…

The European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen (EMS) is considered unique in Europe. Around 600 invited guests, including Lower Saxony's Minister President David McAllister, attended the opening ceremony in the Audimax at the University of Oldenburg.

He is one of the most renowned German comic artists: Flix - real name Felix Görmann - will be presenting his comics in two lectures at the university: The lectures are part of the Poetics Lectures, which this year focus on the connection between comics and literature at the centre.

"European bailouts and democracy - parliaments without power?" - This question will be the subject of a lecture by Prof. Dr Johann Kannankulam, Professor of Political Economy and European Integration at the University of Marburg, on Wednesday 24 October at 6.30 pm at the university.

Scan it with your mobile phone and off you go: QR codes can also be used as a virtual tour across the campus. A student project group from the "Social Web for Poets" professionalisation module has now put together the tour.

The DFB's "50+1 rule" is controversial. It prevents investors from exerting too much influence on a football club. In the opinion of Dr Jan-Henric M. Punte, this does not make it any more legal. The lawyer analysed the rule in his doctoral thesis.

Prof Dr Alexander Hartmann, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oldenburg, conducts research into spin glasses. Together with his research group, he has designed the board game "Spinglass or My Party!", which is now available from BIS-Verlag.

Interdisciplinary research into the ecosystems in coastal and shelf seas: With this goal in mind, the university founded the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) in 1987. Its scientists have long been travelling the world's oceans. The Institute is now celebrating its…

Prof Dr Helmut Hillebrand, Professor of Planktology at the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg, was elected Chair at the general meeting of the Northwest Marine Research Association (NWVM).

She is studying Business Administration at the University of Oldenburg - and won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in London on 7 August: we spoke to

Kristina Sprehe about her medal success and the challenge of combining top-class sport and studying.

"On a cabbage tour with Charles Darwin" is the title of the next short lecture in the "Uni am Markt" series on Saturday, 13 October at 11.00 a.m. in the Exerzierhalle on Pferdemarkt.

Teacher training, renewable energies, neurosciences: In future, the state of Lower Saxony will be funding three new doctoral programmes at the University of Oldenburg in these areas. This means 45 doctoral scholarships for doctoral candidates.

They are something of pioneers: the first 40 medical students have arrived at the university. They have barely been welcomed when the first courses start - with practical elements and the patient taking centre stage.

The idea for the Smart House Oldenburg was born when Oldenburg was "City of Science 2009". After two years of construction, the House of Science was inaugurated in the city centre. The theme of 'climate and energy' is at the centre of the events.

Prof Dr Babette Simon, President of the University, has been appointed to the University/Business Working Group of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA), the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the German Rectors' Conference (HRK).

The international Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE) was launched at the University of Oldenburg back in 1987 - one of the world's first Master's programmes for renewable energies. This special degree programme is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a large festive programme.

The Lower Saxony Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by the state of Lower Saxony. Dr Marron C. Fort, a researcher at the university, received the award today for his services to Low German and Sater Frisian.

What role do the media and films play in the perception of African immigrants in Europe? This is the topic of the film series "Africa and Europe: Migration and Film" from 1 to 17 October at Cine K, Kulturetage cinema.