Excellent Research on Animal Navigation

NaviSense – the international Cluster of Excellence for the Sensory Basis, Mechanisms, and Impacts of Animal Navigation is an interdisciplinary research project hosted at the University of Oldenburg.

The scientists of NaviSense aim to provide a thorough, interdisciplinary understanding of the mechanisms used by animals to navigate, and how these mechanisms can inspire technology and impact society, ecology, and biodiversity.

NaviSense is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2026 to 2032 as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

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Monarch butterflies

Insects with remarkable navigational skills

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We are hiring!

Become part of our team! We are looking for passionate, talented students, scientist and new members for our management team to join us…

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NaviSense at the University Information Day (HIT) 2026

On 19 June 2026, NaviSense took part in the University Information Day (HIT) at the University of Oldenburg’s Wechloy campus. Our PhD student, Timo Bunger, introduced visitors to the world of animal navigation. Using an interactive…

kids4kids Mobile Exhibition on Bird Migration

Science through children’s eyes! We are excited to celebrate the opening of the Kids4Kids Mobile Exhibition on Bird Migration with project leader Miriam Liedvogel on 19 June 2026…

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Northwest Alliance in Berlin

On June 10, the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and the University of Bremen — represented by their Presidents Ralph Bruder and Jutta Günther — presented the Northwest Alliance at the State…

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Disruptive effects of brief radiofrequency noise exposure on migratory bat navigation

NaviSense project leader Dr. Oliver Lindecke and his team investigated the effects of weak broadband radiofrequency (RF) noise on migratory…

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NaviSense sponsers- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
NaviSense sponsers- The Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland" (IAR)
NaviSense sponsers- Universität Bayreuth
NaviSense sponsers- Lund University
NaviSense sponsers- The University of Groningen
NaviSense sponsers- University of OXFORD

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