This lunchtime info session is about how cognitive complaints such as fatigue, concentration and memory problems develop in everyday life after COVID-19 and why they persist or fluctuate in some people. To do this, Prof Dr Roheger and her team are using a digital app that allows those affected to regularly record their symptoms in real life, combined with other medical and social information. The aim is to recognise patterns in these progressions and better understand which factors can exacerbate or mitigate the complaints. In the long term, this should lead to a better understanding that helps to provide more targeted support for sufferers in their everyday and professional lives.
Healthy university
Healthy university
Active for health and well-being at our university
Health, well-being and social interaction have a significant influence on the motivation, performance and quality of work, research, teaching and learning for each and every member of our university.
According to the definition of the World Health Organisation (WHO), health encompasses not only the absence of disease and infirmity, but also a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Optimum work results are achieved by people with a good balance between body, mind and soul and a healthy identification with their place of work and study as well as favourable interpersonal encounters.
The University of Oldenburg offers a wide range of services to create health-promoting conditions for all members of staff, to provide support in the event of health impairments or to prevent such impairments at an early stage.
Here you will find an overview of the various health-related institutions and contact persons according to the above-mentioned understanding.
We would like to help you find a suitable centre and thus support for your concerns. Making use of help or preventative services is a sign of sovereignty and personal responsibility!
Current focus topic: the BGM's focus on heart health
In the past, the company health management team has often been asked to organise a series of health-related events. In future, we will therefore be offering half-yearly focal topics for all employees. The first programme series from March to June 2026 is dedicated to the important topic of heart health.
Further information can be found here: Heart health in focus // University of Oldenburg
04.06.2026
19:00
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20:30
Hearing and vision in children of primary school age
How can something new be learnt if there are problems with hearing and/or vision? And how does this work for children starting school?
In their presentation, the speakers will focus on the topic of "Hearing and vision in primary school children". How and up to what age do children's hearing and vision develop? How often do hearing and/or vision disorders occur in children at school entry age? Are there typical behavioural patterns that children show in everyday life? And how can the Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) be substantiated in the acquisition of knowledge by primary school pupils with hearing and/or vision problems?
Research methods and case studies will be presented to answer some of these questions.
08.06.2026
19:00
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20:30
Sharing care - taking responsibility: voluntary and full-time work in hospice and palliative care
How can care work be shared in an urban society?
The lecture presents the results of a qualitative nursing science study on cooperation between full-time carers and volunteers in hospice and palliative care. It shows which conditions promote successful co-operation and discusses how this can give rise to a municipal "caring community".
15.06.2026
19:00
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20:30
The therapeutic power of music in a neuropsychological context
Music can trigger strong feelings in people. Music connects the senses, hearing, feeling, moving and it can create images in the mind. Music brings back deep memories. In music therapy, music can be used to improve mood, it can provide calm, it can be used to train movements and yes, it can even promote physical and mental well-being.
Focus on "Music"
This event is part of the "Music" theme at the Smart House.
Music shapes our experience in many different ways: It influences emotions, accompanies development processes and can be used specifically to promote well-being and health. The series of events is dedicated to current findings from music psychology, neuroscience and music therapy. The focus is on questions about how music is processed in the brain, the significance of musical experiences, particularly for young people, and the therapeutic potential of musical experiences. The lectures combine scientific research with vivid insights into practical fields of application.
16.06.2026
19:00
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20:30
The silent burden - recognising and overcoming loneliness
Loneliness is an underestimated social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences for health. The lecture will shed light on loneliness as a subjective experience and show why the quality of social relationships is crucial. Current epidemiological data will be used to illustrate the spread, risk groups and critical phases of life - as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explains why humans are neurobiologically particularly sensitive to social isolation and how loneliness affects health and life expectancy.