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The inside of a greenhouse
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Plants in heat and drought: Opening of the new Mediterranean House in the Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden at Osnabrück University has set up a greenhouse - financially supported by the Friends of the Garden - to display plant species from the Mediterranean mountains.

Students are sitting in a seminar room; Roland Brandt is standing at the front. Behind him, the words “Welcome at Osnabrück University!” are projected onto the wall.
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Start of studies in the summer semester of 2026: The Biology department welcomes its new Master‘s students

The Biology department is delighted to welcome 24 new students to the international Master‘s programs “Biology – From Molecules to Cells” and “Nanosciences – Materials, Molecules and Cells” for the summer semester.

flags of Supreme Court of the United States and USA painted on cracked wall
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America's democracy on the brink of failure?

Two highly disturbing events have motivated Rainer Eisfeld, Osnabrück professor emeritus of political science, to write a 125-page essay that has now been published as a book entitled "America's Democracy on the Brink of Failure".

The Osnabrück Castle, aerial view.
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"Herzenswege": Osnabrück University invites you to a workshop concert

On Sunday, May 3, Osnabrück University is hosting a workshop concert entitled "Herzenswege" (Paths of the Heart) in the Castle Auditorium.

Young woman sits on a chair in her room, in the background are a desk and a shelf, in the foreground is a sofa.
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Rooms wanted!

The International Office is looking for rooms to sublet to international students attending the Summer Schools in July 2026. 370 € per person accommodated.

Osnabrück Castle from a bird's-eye view.
© Jens Raddatz

Doctoral Awards Ceremony 2026

On Friday, July 3, the University and the City of Osnabrück University will honor the doctoral graduates with a ceremony in the Castle Auditorium and a joint walk to the town hall. Registration for the Doctoral Awards Ceremony is possible until June 17.

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Price for method development in the RTG2900: GBM-Innovation-Award for Young Scientists

Congratulations to Steffen Harms from the Piehler group on receiving the  GBM Innovation Award for Young Scientists for his contribution: "Reconstitution of Active [...]

New at the institute: Lars Kallodorf

Lars Kalldorf has been a research associate and doctoral candidate at the Department of International Political Economy since March 2026

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Call for Abstracts: Fully-funded PhD and Postdoc Colloquium in Forced Migration and Refugee Research

15-16 October 2026 – Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), Osnabrück University (on site), organised by SFB 1604 and the BMBF-funded project 'Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer' (FFVT)

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Philosophical Café invites you to a discussion

On Sunday, May 10, the Philosophical Café at the Blue Note, Remarquering 16, at 11:30 a.m. will discuss the question "Power and violence - why are they so dominant in politics?"