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Biology - Osnabrück University

Welcome to the website of the biology unit at Osnabrück University! Our research activities cover a wide range of biological disciplines. Our range of courses includes both research-oriented and teaching-oriented courses, in which basic principles from the entire spectrum of biology are taught.

Welcome new students!

The Biology department at Osnabrück University welcomes many new faces for the winter semester 25/26. But what happens now? We are here to ensure a smooth start to your studies and provide you with all the information you need.

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Start of the 2025/26 winter semester: Osnabrück Biology welcomes its new students

15.10.2025

The start of the 2025/26 winter semester marked the beginning of biology studies at Osnabrück University for many students. We are delighted to have welcomed around 280 new Bachelor's and Master's students this year. The introductory week included various information events and a diverse programme organised by the Biology student council.

Exciting talks and an open-air poster session: Second international symposium of Collaborative Research Centre 1557

23.09.2025

Under the title „Plasticity of Cellular Membrane Networks“, the second symposium of the Collaborative Research Centre 1557 took place in Osnabrück from September 3 to 5. Around 150 participants gathered at the Bohnenkamp House in the Botanical Garden for scientific exchange. The programme included presentations by renowned researchers from China, Germany, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and the USA.

Special insights: CellNanOs virtual research building at the BMFTR in Berlin

09.09.2025

Newly developed physical microscopy methods with nanomaterials for cell biology were demonstrated at the open day of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Federal Science Minister Dorothee Bär was one of the first to take the opportunity to see the interdisciplinary research project and Osnabrück's research activities at the Center for Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs) in person on August 23 and 24.

High-resolution electron microscopy: Special workshop for experts from all over Germany at the CellNanOs

25.07.2025

On 21 and 22 July, around 25 specialists from all over Germany visited the state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary Center for Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs) in Osnabrück to receive further training in electron microscopy. The research center CellNanOs, which also houses the integrated Bioimaging Osnabrück (iBiOs), offers one of the most modern infrastructures in Germany for high-resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy.

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Event

To the tropics at the end of the day

Friday, 24 October 2025
Start: 8 pm 
Location: Botanical Garden, Rainforesthouse

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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".