The Cluster of Excellence "Hearing4all" is a joint project of three universities. It offers a joint doctoral programme of Oldenburg Graduate School "Science, Medicine and Technology" (OLTECH) and Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS). It combines basic and applied research, and it endeavours to achieve a breakthrough in hearing research and auditory rehabilitation.
The University of Oldenburg is a young, research-oriented university with about 16,000 students. It focuses on research fields such as sensory neurobiology and medical physics. A special focus is on hearing research with emphasis on basic research and hearing assistance for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss who are usually provided with conventional hearing aids or are to receive support from consumer electronic products.
Hannover Medical School is an internationally renowned medical school with about 3,800 students, offering multiple doctoral programmes and excellent research centres in the fields of biomedical and clinical research. The Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology contributes extensively to the doctoral programme and specialises in the care of patients who suffer from a moderate to complete loss of hearing and are treated with cochlear implants.
Leibniz Universität Hannover (about 27,000 students) provides a wide range of study programmes. The main research focus lies on natural sciences and engineering. With regard to hearing research, the emphasis is on developing new technological solutions for auditory diagnostics and hearing implants of the future.