How do small energy sources become networks? To answer this question, researchers in the "SmartNord" project are taking their lead from state-forming insects. An interview with spokesperson Prof Dr Michael Sonnenschein and energy computer scientist Prof Dr Sebastian Lehnhoff.

KinderUni starts: Those who are quick will fly to the moon in March! How long will the journey take? Why you can't fly by aeroplane? How does a rocket work? Physicist Prof Dr Andreas Engel knows.

Oldenburg University Professor of Molecular Systematics, Prof Dr Olaf Bininda-Emonds, is an expert in superfamily trees. The scientist has now published an updated version of the super phylogenetic tree for carnivores in the journal BMC Biology.

Exciting projects, hands-on activities and information about degree programmes in Computing Science await visitors at the Information Day for Computer Science.

The highlights of this year's Information Day are the MINT course in Computing Science and the MINT Future Box from the National Pact for…

The Training Centre for Psychotherapy at the Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L) at the University of Oldenburg is the first Institute in Lower Saxony to receive state admission for system therapy training in accordance with the Psychotherapists Act.

Managers are increasingly working at the limit of their capabilities. This is the conclusion of a study recently presented by the "Corporate Health Management" working group at the Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L).

Oldenburg continuing education expert Prof Dr Anke Hanft has been elected as the highest quality manager in the Austrian higher education system.

graduates from ten countries.

Yesterday, the University of Oldenburg received the seal of approval and award from the Association eLearning Business Norddeutschland (vebn) for three part-time degree programmes.

The University today bid farewell to more than 130 graduates of School I - School of Educational and Social Sciences at a ceremony.

How did epidemics and infectious diseases shape the 20th century? An international conference organised by the Institute of History on 23 and 24 March will examine "Epidemics in the social and cultural history of the 20th century".

How did the Nazis stage the "Volksgemeinschaft" and how was it perceived and experienced by the "Volksgenossen"? At a conference, historians examine the concept of the Volksgemeinschaft - the Nazis' central propaganda tool.

It is the first part-time study programme of its kind in the world: applications for the Continuing Studies Programme Offshore Wind Energy are now open. The programme starts in October 2012.

So far, friends and sponsors have donated three million euros to the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen (EMS) project. The university has now thanked them with an event. The EMS starts on 1 October this year.

The starting shot was fired around 15 years ago in the north of Oldenburg. The ball is now rolling all over Germany. We are talking about the integrative girls' football project "Mädchen kicken mit". Chancellor Angela Merkel has now honoured the project in person.

They disappear for hours into their workrooms in the university library. Sometimes they look serious, sometimes cheerful. They are packed full of books. Who are they and what do they do? We asked and visited six students in their study cubicles.

What do Count Anton Günther, kale and VFB Oldenburg have in common? Students went in search of places of remembrance for a book. They already knew one place of remembrance: the university.

Who inspires the audience and jury with their research topic? Who manages to present their complex subject matter in an unadorned way? The LzO Prize for Science Communication calls for comprehensible expression. Sounds simple - but it's not.

Heike Andermann, previously head of the three libraries of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg, is the new deputy director of Oldenburg University Library.

Lord Mayor Gerd Schwandner visits the university's outpatient centre - and is impressed by the variety of services on offer. Among other things, the outpatient centre offers psychomotor support for children and training for young people with attention deficit disorder.