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Research Top News Marine Sciences

New fish species discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

Researchers led by Oscar Puebla have described a new species of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The brightly patterned creature, Hypoplectrus espinosai, belongs to the hamlet group. The team published their findings in the journal Zootaxa.

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Excellence Strategy Top News People Marine Sciences

Sinikka Lennartz awarded Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

For the first time, the most prestigious award for early-career researchers goes to an Oldenburg scientist: geoscientist Sinikka Lennartz receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for her computational modelling of organic carbon in the oceans.

 

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Research Top News Social Sciences Hearing Research

Cooperation with Israeli universities

Two projects in the fields of hearing research and political science have received funding from the state of Lower Saxony. The focus is on the influence of bilingualism on listening comprehension and the construction of social groups by political…

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University Medicine Top News Medical ethics

How does time affect medical decisions?

Time plays an important role in medical decisions at different stages of life. The German Research Foundation is funding research into these relationships for a further four years. New spokesperson is Mark Schweda. 

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Top News Social Sciences

How the Covid-19 pandemic has affected political trust

The first coronavirus lockdown was imposed five years ago. A new study by sociologist Gundula Zoch shows that political trust has changed significantly during the pandemic years – in some cases with long-term consequences.

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Research Top News Marine Sciences

Sulfur bacteria team up to break down substances in the seabed

The metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria have been decoded for the first time. A study in the journal Science Advances reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

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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

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Campus Life International affairs

Share concerns, solve problems, find friends

The University does many things to make settling in easier for international students in Oldenburg. Intercultural facilitators listen to their problems and offer support and guidance – and there’s also plenty of fun to be had.

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Campus Life Material Culture History

Between emotions and reason – war in museums

Museum researcher Christopher Sommer studies how museums represent wars and how this is perceived by visitors. His research reveals that there is often a large gap between the desired effect and the actual impact on the public.

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Alumni Campus Life

"Alumni work is a marathon"

After ten years in Berlin, Ann Kathrin Schubert has moved back to the village where she grew up near Bremen in Lower Saxony. Since last September she has been reorganising the university's central Alumni Office.

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Research Energy Campus Life

Still going strong after 40 years

First-generation solar modules built back in the 1970s are still generating electricity today. In a new study, the output of some of the modules was measured.

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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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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 Erasmus+ Studierendenmobilität

Cycling to the semester abroad

Three Oldenburg students set off for their semester abroad in an unusual way – by bike. Carmen Sroweleit, Jil Gagelmann and Jasper Laschinger report on their trip to Cádiz respectively Sogndal.

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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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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.

Porträtfoto von Professor Doktor Basil el Jundi.
Basil el Jundi

Navigation Biology 

Jan Rennies-Hochmuth

Hearing-, Speech and Neurotechnology

Julia Brennecke

Organization and Leadership

Anna-Verena Nosthoff

Ethics of Digitalisation

Dmitry Momotenko

Technical Chemistry of Smart Manufacturing

Christopher Gies

Statistical Physics

Christoph Matheja

Theory of Correct Systems

Verena Klös

Embedded Hardware-/Software-Systems

Video Portal

International researchers in Oldenburg

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

Microbiology at the University of Oldenburg

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