Innovative technologies have the potential to make cycling safer, more attractive and more comfortable. Oldenburg business informatics researchers are…
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Dancing Electrons
In a new laboratory on the university’s Wechloy Campus, Oldenburg physicists are studying the movements of electrons inside atoms. The research…
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Music for all
Helping people with impaired hearing to enjoy music more is the long-term goal of Oldenburg hearing researcher Kai Siedenburg. His outstanding…
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Versatile and cooperative
Around 100 experts from all over the world gathered at the "Marine Microbiota" symposium in Oldenburg at the end of August. Here, the host of the…
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On the sound of fans
When does the whirring of fans sound pleasant? Two hearing researchers from Oldenburg are tracking the acoustic quality of ventilation.
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University renews cooperation agreement with Groningen
The successful collaboration at the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen is going to be expanded. The cooperation agreement was signed…
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Plasmonic nanofocusing spectroscopy
By Christoph Lienau. We discuss the story behind our recent Nature Nano paper introducing plasmonic nanofocusing as a powerful technique for…
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Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
Scientists from Oldenburg and Bremen have shown that the associations of marine plankton in the present are markedly different from those of…
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Expanding the horizon
Urologists from the Klinikum Oldenburg and scientists from the Faculty of Medicine are conducting joint research in the field of prostate cancer –…
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How intoxicants have changed Europe
How did tobacco, tea, caffeine, sugar, chocolate and opium transform life in northern Europe's port cities from the 17th century onwards? Historians…
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Learning from the Netherlands
What can be done to fight multidrug-resistant germs in German hospitals? A Dutch-German team led by medical microbiologist Alexander Friedrichs is…
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When the North Sea's circulation is reversed
Participation of members of the public in a citizen science project helped uncover unusual current conditions in spring 2018.
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Well-Organized Healthcare
The results of a medical procedure do not only depend on the doctors’ skills, but also on the organization of their working environment. Oldenburg…
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From all over the world to Oldenburg
They come from Asia, Africa and Latin America: 23 young higher education managers are currently participating in the advanced training programme…
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The Essence of the Oceans
Oldenburg geochemist Katharina Pahnke-May is studying the precise distribution of various metals dissolved in the waters of the world’s oceans. They…
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Migration is the topic of our times
It has happened millions of times since time immemorial: men, women and children leave their home countries in search of a better life. Launched in…
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Real University Life
Why do nearly one in three students in Germany drop out of higher education? The reasons can be manifold but there has been little systematic research…
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Stories about science
Literary fiction can open up new perspectives on scientific research. The Anglicist Anton Kirchhofer examines how novels are overriding stereotypes…
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Seeds for the Future
Stefanie Sievers-Glotzbach researches how commons-based rights on seeds and plant varieties can make plant cultivation more socially and ecologically…
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Targeting plastic waste
Every year around ten million tonnes of plastic waste end up in the oceans. Soon it could be possible to monitor the precise location of the debris…
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