Alliances and Networks
Excellence strategy
The University of Oldenburg has won three Clusters of Excellence in the fields of marine, hearing and animal navigation research and is now applying for the title of University of Excellence.
Cooperation with BYRD (Bremen University)
Since 2016, there has been a cooperation agreement between the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg in the area of graduate support. Doctoral candidates and postdocs at the University of Oldenburg can therefore take advantage of the BYRD (Bremen Early Career Researcher Development) qualification programmes. Take a look right now!
Active in network for Graduate Training
The University of Oldenburg has been an active member of the German University Association of Advanced Graduate Training (GUAT) for many years. The exchange in this network constantly provides new impulses and is central to the strategic work in the area of academic career paths.
Alliances and Networks
The University of Oldenburg cooperates closely with regional and international partners in the areas of research, teaching and studies. In addition, the qualification of academics in early career phases is also promoted across the university.
Excellent research with regional and international partners
The University of Oldenburg has been conducting excellent research together with universities in the region and with international partners for over ten years. In addition, it cooperates with two strategic partner universities and is involved in the cross-university qualification of scientists in early career phases.
Excellence in hearing research
Together with hearing researchers from Hannover Medical School and Leibniz Universität Hannover , the University of Oldenburg has been successfully running the "Hearing4all: Models, technology and solutions for diagnostics, restoration and support of hearing" cluster of excellence since 2012. Since the start of the cluster, funding has totalled around 79 million euros. The aim of those involved is to eliminate the negative effects of hearing loss on the individual by providing easily accessible and affordable, efficient and effective technical hearing solutions for everyone, anywhere and at any time.
Area of excellence in marine research
The complex interactions between organisms and their environment are at the centre of biodiversity and marine research at the University of Oldenburg. Researchers from Oldenburg have been involved in the University of Bremen's Ocean Floor cluster of excellence since 2019. In a future joint cluster, the universities want to pool their expertise in order to further decipher the role of the seabed for material cycles and biodiversity under changing climatic conditions. The aim is also to provide a scientific basis for the protection and sustainable use of the oceans.
Area of excellence research into animal navigation
The project team led by Oldenburg biologist Prof Dr Henrik Mouritsen wants to investigate the sensory systems and mechanisms that animals use to navigate over long distances. They also want to show how these mechanisms inspire technologies and how they can impact society, ecology and biodiversity. Not only are researchers from Oldenburg significantly involved in "NaviSense", but also researchers from the Institute for Bird Research (Wilhelmshaven), the University of Bayreuth, the University of Oxford (United Kingdom), Lund University (Sweden) and Oldenburg's partner university Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands). In addition, the researchers involved are networked with over 100 national and international scientific institutions.
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst
Founded in 1995, the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) in Delmenhorst is a non-profit foundation under private law supported by the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen and the city of Delmenhorst. The main task of the HWK is to strengthen the nationally and internationally recognised research potential of the surrounding universities and research institutions, in particular the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen.
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Strategic partner universities
The University of Oldenburg currently has two strategic partner universities: the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands) and the Nelson Mandela University (South Africa). The strategic cooperation extends across all faculties and covers the areas of teaching and research.