The members of the Department of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics are standing on the steps in front of the physics building.
© Oliver Vornberger
Students discussing at a table. There are papers and polyhedrons on the table.
© Universität Osnabrück / Jens Raddatz
Two students stand behind a pane of glass on which a flow chart is painted. The students discuss the flow chart.
© Jürgen Berlekamp
A male and female student work on a robot with screwdrivers.
© foto44 / Simone Reukauf
Students squat around a robot, one of them making adjustments.
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A student walks across a field carrying a measuring device on his back.
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A student holds a colourful polyhedron in her hand.
© Universität Osnabrück / Jens Raddatz
A student stands at a measuring device. In the background is a cloudy sky.
© foto44 / Simone Reukauf

Department of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics

Welcome to the School of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics

In addition to the core subjects of  Mathematics,  Computer Science and  Physics, the range of subjects at the School of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics includes  Geoinformatics,  Systems Science and  Embedded Software Systems. 36 professorships and a total of around 160 academic staff, 37 employees in technical and administrative services and around 2000 students in numerous degree programs make it a lively teaching and research area. Around 170 doctoral students conduct research in the institute's own research areas and numerous research centers and graduate colleges as part of interdisciplinary and non-university collaborations.

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Studierende in Hörsaal, im Vordergrund zwei lächelnde junge Frauen
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Latest news

Students working with computers in a lab.
© SIMONE REUKAUF FOTOGRAFIE

Information day on 13.06.2025

Pupils are invited to the Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics Information Day. Members of the teaching units provide information about studying.  The “Market of Opportunities” and numerous workshops provide insights into studying and the time afterwards.

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8 students are sitting at a long table with a monitor hanging on the wall at the end. A man is standing and handling objects on the table.
© Carmen Fuchsenthaler

What are Bubble Sort and Cocktail Sort doing at the Summer Academy in Computer Science?

12 Pupils from Osnabrück grammar schools chose computer scienceto into the world of algorithmsen introduce to . Unfortunately, Cocktail Sort was not about delicious drinks, but "only" about sorting with the help of algorithms.

 to the computer science course
four young women stand around a table on which they are laying red and yellow wooden tiles together
© Judith Plümer

MINT Summer Academy

The Osnabrück Student Research Center organizes the annual STEM Summer Academy. In the mathematics course, eleven students worked on problems involving parquetry: Which pentagons can be used to lay out the plane without gaps?

 about the MINT Summer Academy
A girl and a man working on a computer.
© Carmen Fuchsenthaler

Future Day 2025

If you get too excited, you might need a cookie to calm you down. Students from sixth to ninth grade were given an insight into the world of computers. Looking through VR glasses caused a lot of excitement.

 more about the Future Day