Excellent Research on Animal Navigation

The scientific mission of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense is 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.

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We are celebrating – we can call ourselves a Cluster of Excellence now!

We were all looking forward to the DFG’s announcement today to see which of the 98 applicants for a Cluster of Excellence will be funded from 2026 onwards. We are very proud to announce that we got the funding for our initiative NaviSense! Thanks to everyone involved in supporting us. We can’t wait for the next seven years!

See here for the press release of the University of Oldenburg and more information.

Images: Izabela Mittwollen

Slide1-Monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies

Insects with remarkable navigational skills

Slide2-Northern wheatear
Northern wheatear

Navigating over 10,000 km between wintering and breeding grounds

Slide3-Zooming in
Zooming in

Understanding the senses underlying animal navigation

Slide4-Molecular dynamics simulation of cryptochromes
Molecular dynamics simulation of cryptochromes

Exploring quantum effects at ambient temperature

Slide 5-Out in the field
Out in the field

Elucidating the effects of anthropogenic stressors on animal navigation

Slide 6-Bioinspired navigation systems
Bioinspired navigation systems

Testing animal navigation hypotheses

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