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Research Campus Life

Listen, advise, settle disputes

A good team: professor of chemistry Katharina Al-Shamery and sociology professor Martin Heidenreich are the university's Ombudspersons for Good…

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Top News Social Sciences

Understanding Prisons

According to human geographer Jennifer Turner, the military past of prison facilities and prison staff shapes the entire penal system. At the…

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A dark screen divided into several fields with incomprehensible information.
Top News Computing Science

When the hackers are already in the system

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure such as power grids are on the rise. Oldenburg experts Andreas Peter and Sebastian Lehnhoff explain how to…

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The Orthodox St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
Research Ukraine Top News Theology

How the Russian Orthodox Church legitimises the war

What is the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the religious legitimation of Russia’s war against Ukraine? Theologist Joachim Willems presents an…

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Scientist Leena Karrasch on a footbridge leading across salt marshes.
Research Sustainability Top News People

At the interface

Rising sea levels, groundwater salinisation and drier summers: the consequences of climate change affect the coastal areas of northern Germany. Leena…

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Image montage: Kai Siedenburg and Martin Bleichner sit in different positions on different seats of a cinema hall.
Hearing Research Excellence Strategy Top News Music Neuroscience

On hearing and noise

Kai Siedenburg investigates how people with hearing problems can experience the joy of music again. Martin Bleichner is more interested in disturbing…

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Photo of Hornsund on Spitsbergen, Norwary, with the glacier Gasbreen, in the background and clouds over the mountains.
Research Top News Dutch Studies

A microcosm of language

Linguist Hans Beelen has linguistically analysed the notes in a journal of a Dutch Arctic expedition and found many peculiarities. Last summer, he…

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Campus Life International affairs

Extensive knowledge and strong commitment

Bachelor student Mohamed Shehata receives the DAAD Award for Outstanding International Students at German Universities. In addition to his studies, he…

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Several wind turbines against the light at sunset.
Research Wind Physics Top News

New wind field models accurately describe wind gusts

Wind turbines are constantly exposed to turbulence. Researchers in Oldenburg have now made important progress in realistically simulating the…

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Sustainability Top News

Stopping the loss of species

The university is a founding member of the "Nature Positive Universities" alliance – recently presented at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal.…

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Corals in the Great Barreer Reef, Australia.
Top News Marine Sciences

Biodiversity and climate protection go hand in hand

A new treaty for the protection and sustainable use of nature is the goal of the UN Biodiversity Conference currently taking place in Montréal,…

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Campus Life History

Staying connected through letters

Clara Willmann has uncovered a piece of local emigrant history. In her bachelor thesis, the student explores what centuries-old letters reveal about…

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Research Top News Physics

Generating indistinguishable photons on demand

Special light sources are needed to transmit information securely in quantum networks. Researchers from Oldenburg are involved in two projects in…

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A flock of starlings against the winter evening sky.
Excellence Strategy Research Top News Biology

How animals find their way

The Collaborative Research Center "Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates” is going into its second phase: The German Research Foundation has…

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Festively dressed award winners in autumnal surroundings.
Teaching Top News

Excellent teaching

The university and the University Society (UGO) award two philosophers, an expert in German studies and a medical doctor for their successful and…

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A satellite image shows the Australian coast, the Pacific Ocean, some white clouds and the brownish dust cloud.
Research Top News Marine Sciences

Travelling with the jetstream

Dust particles from central South America were the most important source of iron in the South Pacific during the last two ice ages. Researchers led by…

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Research Top News People

UGO awards go to three female scientists

The "Prize for Excellent Research" was awarded to human geographer Jennifer Turner and nutritionist Rebecca Diekmann, while the "Prize for Outstanding…

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Top News Computing Science

Major success for Oldenburg energy systems research

The Joint Science Conference (GWK) is funding the nfdi4energy consortium in Oldenburg. The aim is to improve communication and the exchange of data…

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Photo of the South African flag and the flag of Nelson Mandely University (NMU) in front of a university building. The sky is blue sky with light veil clouds.
Top News Higher Education Policy International affairs

A special cooperation

For 25 years, the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha and our university have been cooperating successfully in research and teaching. This week, the…

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Energy Research Top News

Making the transition work

What must be done for the green energy transition towards renewable energy sources to succeed? Five experts from our university report from the…

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