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.
We are very proud to announce that we got the funding for our initiative NaviSense. The funding period will start in 2026. We can’t wait for the next seven years!
Insects with remarkable navigational skills
Navigating over 10,000 km between wintering and breeding grounds
Understanding the senses underlying animal navigation
Exploring quantum effects at ambient temperature
Elucidating the effects of anthropogenic stressors on animal navigation
Testing animal navigation hypotheses
Current News

We can call ourselves a Cluster of Excellence now!
We are delighted to announce that we have secured the funding for our initiative NaviSense. We would like to thank the great team…

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

Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance naviagtion at night
The bogong moth is a truly fascinating insect, which undertakes an incredible journey. In spring, newly eclosed moths leave their homes…

Young Researcher Symposium 2025
The Young Research Symposium will take place from 19th to 21st November 2025. It is being organised by the Collaborative Research Center 1372 “Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates” in Hamburg…