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Episode 15 of Prof Dr Schlotmann's videocast puts the big promises of the crypto industry to the test.

In this episode of "Einfach Forschung", Prof Dr Heinz-Dieter Quack talks to Prof Dr Hendrik Ernst about the importance of neurodiversity in university teaching. How do different styles of thinking and perception influence learning? And how can didactics respond to this? Look forward to practical insights and new perspectives for a more inclusive design of teaching and learning processes. 🔗 Listen...

In collaboration with Hohrenk Systemtechnik GmbH from Cremlingen, bus and urban railway shelters are being equipped with self-sufficient irrigation technology and irrigation strategies for urban greenery are being tested. The aim of the project is to equip 10 bus shelters with a water tank and IoT sensors in order to irrigate their own green roof, a tree or urban greenery in a demand-orientated...

The Ostfalia sailing group has existed for exactly 10 years. The first theoretical training for a small group of 8 sailing enthusiasts was provided by the founder of the sailing group, Prof Dr Rolf Roskam, in 2015. This was followed in the summer of 2016 by practical training on a sailing trip to the Danish South Sea, which concluded with the demanding examination for a pleasure craft coastal...

A great success for the "WF Wolves" team: from 15 to 21 July 2025, five students from Ostfalia University competed at the RoboCup World Championship in Salvador, Brazil - and returned with strong placings. They secured a top 8 place in the Humanoid League (Kid Size) and 2nd place in the Technical Challenges. In the Humanoid League, autonomous, self-built humanoid robots compete against each other...

Master's students Guy Borel Tebueu Kamga and Matheus Pereira have been awarded a degree scholarship. The funding is awarded as part of the STIBET programme by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim is to provide international students with financial support in the final phase of their studies so that they can...

A legal dispute is currently taking place at Labour Court Braunschweig between the AfD-affiliated association "Zentrum", which classifies itself as a trade union, and Volkswagen Group Services. "Zentrum" is demanding access to the plant in Isenbüttel so that union shop stewards can be elected there. Prof. Dr. Horst Call, labour law expert at the Faculty of Law at Ostfalia University of Applied...

Alina Heinemann is 23 years old, studies materials and technical design at Ostfalia and was able to fulfil a dream at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games: Her first competition at international level. In order to combine competitive sport with everyday university life, Alina commutes from Schulenrode to Wolfsburg every day and from there on to Hanover for training at the state training...

The Haus St. Vinzenz retirement and care centre in Braunschweig acts as a Living Lab.

How do duty rosters, staffing requirements and organisational structures influence quality in hospitals? In this episode of "Einfach Forschung", Prof Dr Heinz-Dieter Quack talks to Prof Dr Felix Miedaner from the Faculty of Healthcare at Ostfalia University. Together, they delve into current research projects at the interface between management, medicine and nursing. The focus is on very specific...