"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.

Corn, scrap yards and stables - the photos by journalist Gerhard Kromschröder show Emsland beyond the tourist clichés. The exhibition "Expeditionen ins Emsland - Ein deutscher Bilderbogen" (Expeditions to the Emsland - A German Picture Arc) is now on display at the Oldenburg University Library until…

What should you study if you’ve taken German and History as Abitur? German Studies – obviously; History – that makes sense; Journalism – perhaps, but Biology? Annika Schimmelpfennig took exactly that step last winter semester. An experience report.

Prof. Dr Ingo Mose, geographer and regional scientist at the Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, has been awarded a Jean Monnet Professorship for "Europeanisation and Sustainable Spatial Development".

"Borderless Medicine - The European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen" is the topic of the next short lecture in the "Uni am Markt" series on Saturday, 22 September at 11.00 a.m. in the Exerzierhalle on Pferdemarkt.

Flat-share casting and flat viewings - that's what many first-semester students are currently dealing with. Because as soon as admission to the degree programme is granted, the search for accommodation begins. A brief portrait of living in Oldenburg with useful tips for those looking for…

Alfred is the main character in the last KinderUni lecture of the year: "Growing up while the war rages - How children experienced the Second World War". His experiences take the KinderUni students into the recent German past.

Science communication in Oldenburg city centre, with and for the people of the city and the wider region: this will take place at The Smart House Oldenburg in future, whether through talks, conferences or exhibitions.

Prof Dr Jürgen Gmehling, Professor of Technical Chemistry at the University of Oldenburg, has been awarded the Emil Kirschbaum Medal. With this award, the ProcessNet board honours Gmehling's outstanding scientific achievements in the development of thermal process engineering.

The research team led by Oldenburg physicist and physician Birger Kollmeier has brought about a rethink in the entire hearing system industry. It has now been nominated as one of four teams for the prestigious German Future Prize 2012.

An international conference is being held at the University of Oldenburg from 20 to 22 September on the subject of peasant and middle-class elites in Europe between the 17th and 19th centuries.

The Schlaues Haus opens on 28 September: An interview with Dr Petra Buchholz, Managing Director of The Smart House Oldenburg gGmbH, about the aims of the facility, the building on Schlossplatz, initial events and the planned opening ceremony.

She comes from Russia and has been studying at the University of Oldenburg since 2006. In this interview, Natalia Movchan talks about the start of her studies and her first experiences in Oldenburg. And about the special recipe that helped her.