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A red love lock with an engraved heart hangs on a fence.
Campus Life

The key to love

"Love and enamouredness" – a topic not only on Valentine's Day. The same-titled research article by a psychologist of the university is still one of…

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Excellence Strategy Research Top News People Biology

A biologist with a predilection for philosophy

Biologist Pauline Fleischmann researches desert ants and astonishing navigational abilities – both in the laboratory and in their natural environment.…

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The picture shows Waleria Nichelmann in her office. There is a silver "50" in the centre of the picture. Nichelmann is smiling as she talks to the interviewer.
Jubiläum Campus Life

"Testing new ideas and formats"

Waleria Nichelmann is coordinating the “50 Years University of Oldenburg” project at the Press & Communications Office. Her job is as varied as the…

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Excellence Strategy Research Top News Higher Education Policy

University of Oldenburg competes for three Clusters of Excellence

The university was successful in the preliminary decision of the excellence competition with a proposal on animal navigation. The existing clusters in…

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The picture shows Dietmar von Reeken. He is sitting in front of a bookshelf and talking to the interviewer.
Top News History

We need new forms of remembrance

On January 27, people around the world commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. In this interview, history educationalist Dietmar von Reeken talks…

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Campus Life International affairs

On a Dutch bike in Taiwan

Luisa Fischer is studying environmental sciences at the University of Oldenburg and currently spending a semester on the island of Taiwan. She’s…

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Top News Higher Education Policy

Science needs liberal democracy and the rule of law

The Presidential Board of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg endorses the statement of the Executive Board of the German Rectors'…

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Research Top News Philosophy

"No time for utopias"

"Property entails obligations," according to Germany's Basic Law. Sustainability is one of these obligations, says philosopher Tilo Wesche. He…

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Research Top News Computing Science

"A large part of the world's knowledge is in AI"

Artificial intelligence is currently a hot topic in the media. In this interview, computer scientist Oliver Kramer explains what programmes such as…

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Portrait of the University of Oldenburg's DAAD prize awardee 2023, Adenike Adenaya.
Campus Life International affairs

An inspiring personality

Doctoral candidate Adenike Adenaya has been awarded the DAAD prize for outstanding achievements by international students for the year 2023. Besides…

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Research Top News Teacher Education Theology

On the lookout for antisemitism

Materials for school lessons are a mirror of society. Researchers in religious education have been analyzing for years how textbooks on religion -…

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Photo of a bay off Kinge George Island, Antarctica. In the foreground are penguins on a grey pebble beach, in the background are mountains, partly covered with snow. On the water is an inflatable boat with researchers.
Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

Climate research at the far end of the world

Glaciers, penguins and whales: Antarctica has a special appeal - also for PhD student Lina Holthusen, who is currently conducting research there.…

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Excellence Strategy Research Top News Biology

Migratory bats can detect the Earth’s magnetic field

Pipistrelle bats have a magnetic compass and calibrate it at sunset, according to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters. The research…

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Campus Life

"One of the most beautiful libraries"

Karin Fleischmann works as a library administrator at the Departmental Library Wechloy. Originally from Franconia in southern Germany, one of the…

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Top News Higher Education Policy People

New Presidential Board from January

Katharina Al-Shamery, Andrea Strübind and Ralf Grüttemeier are to join the University's Presidential Board in January. Following their confirmation by…

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Jubiläum Campus Life

New online store with university merchandise

Sustainable, fairly traded and durable: Shirts, hoodies, mugs, bags and much more in the University design or in a special anniversary edition are now…

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Teaching Top News

University presents Awards for Excellence in Teaching

The University has presented six lecturers with its Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 2022/23 academic year. The jury was impressed by the…

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Sustainability Top News

“We need to act very fast”

The effects of climate change are increasingly evident. Reforms to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could increase its impact and…

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Top News Physics International affairs

From Zakho to Oldenburg

How to design experiments for students based on current research in physics? In a joint project, Oldenburg researchers are helping a team from the…

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Campus Life International affairs

Trying new things

International researchers are an integral part of the university community. But the decision to work far from home comes with its own challenges.…

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