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Fundamental Studies programme
Here you can find detailed information on the Studium Fundamentale events in the winter semester 2025/2026.
Lectures
Welcome & Lecture 1: Ars moriendi - The cellular art of dying
Prof. Dr. Joost Holthuis
13.10.2025 | 08:15 - 09:00
Lecture 2: Reinventing plants
Prof. Dr. Nico Dissmeyer
13.10.2025 | 09:00 - 09:45
Lecture 3: Regeneration research and therapies – progress and prospects
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bartscherer
14.10.2025 | 08:15 - 09:00
Lecture 4: Biodiversity – the vital wealth of nature
Prof. Dr. Sabine Zachgo
14.10.2025 | 09:00 - 09:45
Lecture 5: ‘I eat, therefore I am’ – nutrition and related myths
Prof. Dr. Christian Ungermann
14.10.2025 | 11:00 - 11:45
Lecture 6: Together we are strong – Why organisms help each other
Prof. Dr. Christian Kost
15.10.2025 | 08:15 - 09:00
Lecture 7: How do you develop new drugs?
Prof. Dr. Arne Möller
15.10.2025 | 09:00 - 09:45
Lecture 8: Why our brain is not a computer and why that is a good thing
Prof. Dr. Roland Brandt
15.10.2025 | 10:15 - 11:00
Lecture 9: Why are animal experiments still necessary?
Prof. Dr. Chadi Touma
15.10.2025 | 11:00 - 11:45
Lecture 10: Psychology of Sustainability – Focussing on Biodiversity and Nutrition!
Dr. Florian Fiebelkorn
15.10.2025 | 12:45 - 13:30
Lecture 11: Friend or foe? The armoury of our immune system
Prof. Dr. Jacob Piehler
16.10.2025 | 09:00 - 09:45
Lecture 12: On the trail of life. An astonishing exploration of the human form
Prof. Dr. Achim Paululat
16.10.2025 | 10:15 - 11:00
Lecture 13: How does ALS develop?
Prof. Dr. Florian Fröhlich
16.10.2025 | 11:00 - 11:45
Lecture 14: Fantastic fungi – Indispensable for biotechnology and the climate
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinisch
17.10.2025 | 08:15 - 9:00
Lecture 15: The human habitat: my microbiomes and me
Prof. Dr. Michael Hensel
17.10.2025 | 09:00 - 09:45
Guest talks
Guest talk 1: Welcome to the biology programme at UOS
Prof. Dr. Susanne Menzel-Riedl
13.10.2025 | 10:15 - 11:00
Guest talk 2: From Osnabrück to Cambridge: insights into a scientific career
Dr. Felix Scharte
14.10.2025 | 10:15 - 11:00
Guest talk 3: Use of AI in academic training
Ly Lutter
15.10.2025 | 13:30 - 14:15
Guest talk 4: Leaving university and entering a career: how do you get started in industry?
Dr. Marc Schulte
16.10.2025 | 08:15 - 09:00
Introductory lecture
General introduction to the group assignment
Prof. Dr. Joost Holthuis
13.10.2025 | 11:00 - 11:45
Seminars
Seminar 1
Presentations by mentor groups
12.12.2025 | 8:00 - 12:00
Seminar 2
Presentations by mentor groups
19.12.2025 | 8:00 - 12:00
