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!

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Monarch butterflies

Insects with remarkable navigational skills

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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…

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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