Optimisation processes in business, technology and the natural sciences are the topics of the 4th "Modern Computational Science" summer school. It is aimed at students of natural science subjects as well as those interested in business.

Further funding for the "Science and Technology" Graduate School: OLTECH receives further funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) until 2014.

The lecture series "Early Childhood Education" offers scientific insights for educational work in the elementary and primary sector.

She is one of the most renowned German researchers on energy and sustainability issues: We are talking about Prof Dr Claudia Kemfert, who completed important stages of her career at the University of Oldenburg. A portrait.

"Health in interdisciplinary dialogue" - Prof. Dr Eckhart G. Hahn, founding dean of the future School of Medicine, opens the Institute of Philosophy's series of lectures with a lecture on this topic.

The German-Dutch choir project "Schrittweise" ("Step by Step") sets a musical accent for more understanding and rapprochement between the peoples.

An interview with the founding dean of the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Prof Dr Eckhart Hahn: On the sense of community among the players, the establishment of university clinics and the selection of students - who have significantly more learning time in Oldenburg.

"From Witches Cauldrons in Material Science" - this is the motto under which female scientists from Germany and abroad are gathering in the Harz Mountains.

Prof. Dr Dr Birger Kollmeier, hearing researcher at the University of Oldenburg, has received the International Award of the American Academy of Audiology in Boston - one of the highest honours for international researchers in the field of audiology.

Christopher Sommer has completed his Master's degree in Museum and Exhibition at the University of Oldenburg. He is now travelling through New Zealand - and investigating the representation of migration in immigrant museums.

The Start-up and Innovation Centre (GIZ) is committed to a successful start-up culture on campus. The opening will take place on 17 April - hosted by Klaas Heufer-Umlauf.

University opens the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (3GO) with a panel discussion.

The university's Field Theory working group has been researching Einstein's theory of relativity for years - and at the same time going beyond it. The Oldenburg physicists have now demonstrated the existence of wormholes with astonishing properties.

A new further education programme at the University of Oldenburg aims to equip teachers with the tools they need to implement the goals of inclusion in the classroom.

Fly legs, high-tech devices and cutting-edge research: Renate Kort has been in charge of scanning electron microscopy for over 20 years. Even everyday objects unfold their own fascination under the microscope.

It is set to launch in the winter semester: the first cross-border degree programme in medicine, which serves as a model for the rest of Europe. Prospective students can find out how the programme is structured at an open day.

“Risk Management for Banks and Insurance Companies” is the title of a new part-time Master’s programme due to start in the summer semester at the University of Oldenburg.

The cultural scientist PD Dr Anja Zimmermann has been included in the international excellence portal for female scientists "AcademiaNet". She was nominated by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

For the last time this spring, 8 to 12-year-olds can go on a journey into the world of science on Wednesday, 21 March at 4.30 pm. They will meet many courageous people who have fought for peace between religions over the centuries.

"Tea leaves meet Robinson. Collectible pictures for world explorers" is the title of an exhibition that will be on display at the East Frisian Tea Museum in Norden from 22 March to 21 October and was created in co-operation with the University of Oldenburg.