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The University Ball is back at last
Secure your tickets now for a glamorous summer dance evening! On Friday, June 13 at 7:30 pm, the chandelier will be raised and the OsnabrückHalle will be transformed into a glamorous ballroom.
Prof. John organizer of an international congress
The Multi-Stakeholder Summit on Occupational Skin Cancer took place for the fourth time on April 4. Dermatologist Prof. Dr. Swen Malte John from Osnabrück University organized the event.
Biochemist from Osnabrück University admitted to Leopoldina
It is a great honor: Prof. Dr. Christian Ungermann, biochemist at Osnabrück University, was officially admitted to the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences, in Halle (Saale) on April 9.
Researching how skin can regenerate without scarring
Biologist Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bartscherer was selected for the Volkswagen Foundation's "Momentum" program. The program is aimed at scientists in an early phase after taking up their first lifetime professorship.
Working for biodiversity
Prof. Dr. Thomas Fartmann and other scientists in the Kaiserstuhl region have investigated the causes and effects of the encroachment of the erect grass (Bromus erectus), a tall perennial grass, into calcareous grasslands.
Solve puzzles, find a career
Osnabrück University is developing a concept for playful career guidance. The project "Escape Room Settings in Career Guidance", or "ErinBO" for short, is being supported by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Regional Development with around € 85,000 in EU funding.
Climate change and biodiversity
The 12th Scientists for Future Osnabrück lecture series "Climate and Biodiversity in Crisis - Paths to a Sustainable Future" begins on Wednesday, April 16 at 7 pm . A total of seven events will take place until July.
Didactically at the highest level
How can media be exciting and educational at the same time? And what possibilities are there to implement such media in an innovative and affordable way for educational institutions? Project Biosphere GbR deals with these questions.
2.55 million € for Startups
Great success for the Osnabrück universities: Their "SCIENCE X SPIRIT" project has been convincing and will be funded with € 2.55 million from the zukunft.niedersachsen program by the Ministry of Science and the Volkswagen Foundation.
Second place in AI competition!
A team from the Cognitive Science department successfully took part in the international Berkeley LLM Agent Hackathon 2024.