Guided tours, lectures and hands-on booths: University information day 2024 at Osnabrück Biology

20.11.2024

Should I study biology? At the “Hochschulinformationstag” on November 21, 2024, interested pupils will have the opportunity to get a little closer to answering this question. Whether during lectures, guided tours, in conversation with students and researchers, or by looking through a microscope - various events offer a wide range of insights into biological teaching and research at the department.

Excursion to the oldest zoo in the world: What does species-appropriate animal husbandry look like, and how can it be ensured?

12.11.2024

Under the guiding theme "Modern Animal Husbandry Concepts”, a three-day excursion organized by the Behavioural Biology research group (led by Prof. Dr. Chadi Touma) took place in September. The program included visits to the Schönbrunn Zoo – the oldest zoo in the world – as well as to the Research Institute for Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

Plenty of room for professional exchange: Retreat of the Integrated Research Training Group in Dortmund

12.11.2024

This year's retreat of the Collaborative Research Centre’s Integrated Research Training Group took place in Dortmund from 21 to 23 October. In a relaxed atmosphere, the meeting offered the approximately sixty participating PhD students, postdocs and principal investigators plenty of space to discuss current research projects.

From dunlin to little bunting: students discover almost eighty bird species on Heligoland excursion

11.11.2024

In October, 18 students said: ‘Off to the island’. Together with their lecturers from the Zoology research group, they went on an ornithological excursion to Heligoland. Equipped with binoculars and spotting scopes, the group spent several days on the North Sea island and were able to observe a total of 79 bird species up close - including some species that are rarely seen.

From the beach to the roof top: Osnabrück Biology researchers investigate the breeding behaviour of oystercatchers

07.11.2024

Due to climate change and other human influences, many bird species are losing their habitats. However, some of them are finding new breeding grounds in unusual places. A new study by a team led by Dr. Franz Löffler and Prof. Dr. Thomas Fartmann (Biodiversity & Landscape Ecology group) shows that urban flat roofs near football pitches provide good breeding sites for the endangered oystercatcher – with up to five times higher breeding success than in the wild.

Welcome to Osnabrück! Osnabrück Biology welcomes its new Master's students

05.11.2024

This winter semester, Osnabrück Biology welcomes 59 new students on the Master's degree programme „Biology“ and 38 on the Master's degree programme „Nanosciences“. Some of them have already completed their Bachelor's degree in Osnabrück, but there are also many new faces. Particularly noteworthy: the proportion of international students this year is more than 70 per cent. We wish all students a successful degree programme!

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First cohort after reorganisation: Osnabrück Biology welcomes its new Bachelor's students

05.11.2024

About 200 first-semester students began their biology degree programme at Osnabrück University at the end of October. This is a special year: it is the first cohort to benefit directly from the reorganisation of the single-subject Biology Bachelor of Science degree programme. We would like to welcome all new Bachelor students to Osnabrück and wish them a successful start to their studies!

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New international Master’s in Membrane Biology: Studying in Nice, Genoa and Osnabrück

19.09.2024

A team of Osnabrück biologists, together with cooperation partners from France and Italy, has succeeded in securing funding from the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters program to launch an innovative international master program. This means, future students will have the opportunity to follow a fully integrated training program focusing on interdisciplinary research in membrane biology at three sites in three European countries.

Our research

Our research profile covers a wide range of biological disciplines. Here you will find an overview of the different research groups.

Studies

Our curriculum includes both research and teaching-oriented courses that teach fundamentals from across the spectrum of biology.

Science goes public

At the "Osnabrücker Wissensforum", researchers from the university answer questions from interested citizens. Here you can find a selection of contributions of Osnabrück Biology scientists.

University & schools

For many years, the Biology unit at Osnabrück University has supported schools in designing modern biology lessons with the two projects "Explain-OS" and "NaT-Working-OS".