The start of the coronavirus crisis in mid-March suddenly presented the Oldenburg fire service with numerous challenges. The university helped out - with an IT system, the necessary equipment and personnel.

During the coronavirus crisis, pupils with special educational needs have been overlooked, says special needs teacher Clemens Hillenbrand. There is an urgent need to develop new forms of distance learning for them too.

Sociologist Katharina Block is investigating whether digitalisation has the power to change social structures. In this interview, she discusses the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic is having or could have an impact in this regard.

When student jobs become scarce, as recently due to the pandemic, international students without entitlement to student loans, social welfare or housing benefits are hit particularly hard. Besides the university, the student congregations offer advice.

Can the coronavirus crisis help to make the economy more climate-friendly and sustainable? Economist Christian Busse explains why this requires regulation and what global supply chains could look like in the future.

What are the restrictions imposed by the pandemic actually doing to the youngest children? Special needs teacher Tanja Jungmann talks about orientation in everyday life, growing gaps in knowledge - and protective factors that can arm children for the crisis.

Artificial intelligence could accelerate the search for an effective drug against Sars-CoV-2, says AI expert Oliver Kramer. He and his team have developed a method for identifying promising candidates.

Organising an exhibition in times of corona - this was the challenge that students at the university were suddenly faced with. Their project "Fiction village? Between pixels and brushstrokes" is now being presented digitally.

Physiotherapy via video conferencing? In the coronavirus crisis, older people in particular have been left with no other option. Scientists at the University's Department for Health Services Research are investigating the effectiveness of this approach in a new study.

Contradictory statements by experts are unsettling politics and society, and doubts about science are growing louder in the crisis. Here, science philosopher Mark Siebel explains that science does not offer simple truths.

Online teaching is different: there is no direct contact, some things are more tedious - but there are also advantages. Experiences from a German studies seminar.

Through performances by artists and musicians, the City of Oldenburg's cultural office aims to make life in retirement and nursing homes a little more colourful during the coronavirus crisis. One of the soloists involved is guitarist Axel Weidenfeld from the Institute of Music.

Religion without community - is that possible? In this interview, Oldenburg religious education teacher Joachim Willems explains what the current situation means for churches and whether isolation can also open up opportunities.

Home office instead of lecture hall - due to the corona crisis, courses in the summer semester are taking place online. Here, Olaf Zawacki-Richter, expert for knowledge transfer and learning with new technologies, talks about what really matters in online education.

Exponential growth, virus spreading scenarios, doubling times: the modeller Thilo Gross from the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) explains the mathematics behind the corona epidemic.

How does teaching work digitally? This question is more topical than ever due to school closures. In this interview, computer science didactics expert Ira Diethelm explains the challenges and opportunities presented by the current situation.

#WirVsVirus - under this motto, around 28,000 volunteers got involved online from 20 to 22 March to combat the coronavirus and its consequences. A team of students from Oldenburg also took part in the hackathon.

The challenges we face in the current pandemic are “unprecedented”, says Mark Schweda, Professor of Medical Ethics. An interview about intensive care as a scarce resource, trust in the nation state, and what comes after the state of emergency.

Most buildings closed, start of semester postponed, exams cancelled: Wilfried Schumann, Head of the University's Psychological Counselling Service, explains what this means for students and how we can deal with the crisis.

People who belong to the coronavirus risk group should avoid everyday errands as much as possible. The Oldenburg AStA team offers help by organising volunteers to support senior citizens and people with pre-existing conditions.