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No place for antisemitism

For togetherness and a respectful, dialogue-oriented and responsible-minded culture of discussion on campus. The Presidential Board addresses the university public in a new letter. 

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Satellite image of the two cyclones shortly before merging. The contours of Australia and Indonesia can be seen for orientation.
Forschung Top News Marine Sciences

What happens in the ocean when two cyclones collide

In April 2021, two tropical cyclones, Seroja and Odette, collided in the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia. In a case study, Oliver Wurl and Jens Meyerjürgens investigated how this rare phenomenon affected the ocean.

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Aerial view of the plant in the green Italian landscape.
Research Top News Physics

A new tool for controlling quantum states

Using shaped laser pulses in the extremely high energy range, researchers have succeeded in manipulating helium atoms. Oldenburg physicist Matthias Wollenhaupt was involved in the study. 

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The picture shows the members of the senates and university management of both universities in a large group picture. The camera is positioned slightly above them so that everyone is looking slightly upwards. A buffet can be seen in the background.
Excellence Strategy Top News Higher Education Policy

Breaking new ground together

The academic senates of the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen held a joint meeting at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst. Together with the university managements, they discussed joint future projects such as the Excellence Strategy.

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Excellence Strategy Research Top News Biology

Desert ants use the polarity of the geomagnetic field for navigation

Desert ants rely on a special component of the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. Their magnetic sense may be based on magnetic particles, according to a new study that has now been published in the journal Current Biology.

 

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A probe collecting a sample of the Ocean Floor in the Gulf of Mexico.
Excellence Strategy Top News Marine Sciences

The Ocean Floor: A deep dive

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen work together on issues important for the future. To further analyse the effects of global warming on marine ecosystems, the have jointly applied in the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. 

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Study in Oldenburg

Degree Programmes

The University of Oldenburg offers a broad range of subjects. Learn about the opportunities available at our university.

 

Degree Programmes A-Z

Accomodation and Living

New to our university, but no idea where to live? We provide an overview of accommodation, recreational and cultural offerings.

 

Campus Life

Application

Each degree programme has a specific application process and requires certain documents and qualifications. You can find detailed information here.

 

Application Portal

Campus Life

The photo shows Klara von Lindern in the rooms of the Everyday Textile Culture Collection. In the background is an open closet in which numerous different and colorful items of clothing are hanging, mainly jackets and coats. Klara von Lindern is sitting at a table in the center. She has her hands folded in front of her and smiles towards the interviewer. He can be seen in the right foreground.
Campus Life Sammlung Kleider und Geschichten

Items of clothing and the stories they tell

Dr Klara von Lindern is the curator of the Everyday Textile Culture Collection. The art historian manages and takes care of objects that tell stories about the everyday lives of people from different eras.

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Campus Life Social Sciences International affairs

With determination and commitment

Matheus Silveira Mendes has been awarded the 2024 DAAD Prize for Outstanding Achievements by International Students. Beyond his academic achievements, he is also involved in many activities at the Institute for Social Sciences.

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Hearing Research Excellence Strategy University Medicine Campus Life

"I didn't stand a chance with Beethoven"

Research experiment or classical music concert? The Golden Ear Challenge is both. It brings the University of Oldenburg's hearing research to the concert hall and at the same time generates exciting data for scientists.

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Spinnennetz mit Raureif an einem kleinen Busch, im Hintergrund geht die Sonne über einem Feld auf, eine Person im Hintergrund hält eine GPS-Antenne auf.
Jubiläum Campus Life People Studying

Capturing students' research with a click

Study? Research? Oldenburg students do both! The university held a photo competition to highlight the diversity of their research, and has now awarded prizes to four images. All photos submitted by students remain on display online. 

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Campus Life International affairs

Researchers from around the world

The University of Oldenburg is international. Here we introduce people from all over the world who have chosen to come to Oldenburg. The following academics are or have been guests at our university to conduct research on various topics.

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Campus Life People

The networker

Kumar Ashish, a physics student from Oldenburg, represents the interests of the approximately 370,000 international students in Germany. With two high-ranking honorary posts, he has already achieved a great deal with his commitment.

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Jubiläum Campus Life International affairs

International Summer Fest 2024

An intercultural marketplace, delicious food, music, dance, theatre and open-air performances on the festival stage – that was the International Summer Fest 2024.

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Buildings Sustainability Campus Life

Sustainable heating for the campus

The university is using heat energy more efficiently: It recovers waste heat from its computer centre, saving 100 tonnes of CO2 per year, making it one of the few universities in Germany to do so.

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The picture shows Ineke Hess. She is sitting opposite the interviewer and looks at him. She is smiling slightly. Both are sitting at a desk. Behind Hess, a flipchart for planning can be recognised in a blur.
Excellence Strategy Campus Life

Manager and mediator

As Consultant for Strategic Projects at the Department for Research and Transfer, Dr Ineke Hess is responsible for the Excellence Strategy. The relaxed atmosphere and team spirit are the things she likes most about the university.

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The picture shows a stony coral (Acropora millepora). It is greenish in colour. On its surface are numerous small individual polyps, also greenish in colour.
Transfer Campus Life Marine Sciences Marine Science

Coral researchers awarded EXIST start-up funding

Coral farming based on sexual propagation, leading to a more sustainable coral trade and helping to protect coral reefs – this is the goal of SciReef, a new start-up which is emerging from a research transfer project.

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The University in Numbers

15,602

Students
(Winter Semester 2022/23)

257

Professors
(December 2021)

89

Study Courses

 

1,400

study spaces in the university library

 

Newly appointed at the university

Who is new in which subject?
An overview of newly appointed professors in chronological order.

Christopher Gies

Statistical Physics

Christoph Matheja

Theory of Correct Systems

Verena Klös

Embedded Hardware-/Software-Systems

Ulrike Sallandt

Protestant Theology with a Focus on Systematic Theology and Ecumenism

Jan Patrick Zeller

Slavic Linguistics

Jan Erhorn

Sport Science with a Focus on Sport Education and Sport Didactics

Wolfram Rollett

School Education with a Focus on School Development

Kristian Berg

Grammar of the German Language

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International researchers in Oldenburg

International students in Oldenburg:
"It feels like a second home"

Microbiology at the University of Oldenburg

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