Can insects and other stream inhabitants be relocated from an ecologically intact body of water to a species-poor stream in order to improve the ecological quality there? Biologist Ellen Kiel and her team are investigating this.

Long-term measurements of brain waves are a cumbersome procedure for patients. Oldenburg brain researchers have now tested a new method – with promising results.

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.

Reconciling ecological and social demands for a better management of the marine environment - that is the goal of a new, international project led by the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity.

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.

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 hard. Besides the university, the student congregations offer advice.

How does the brain decide which sensory input is relevant and which is not? A study conducted by Oldenburg hearing reseachers shows that the rules that apply for humans are not the same for all living beings.

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.

"Save humanity from a pandemic" - the InformatiCup 2020 kicked off with this task in autumn, with students from our university competing in four teams. The best team ended up in third place - not realising how real the scenario would become.

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.

Can you study law in Oldenburg? The answer is yes and no. The Hanse Law School programme, jointly run by the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen, is a little different to conventional law studies.

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.

The summer semester, featuring entirely online courses, has begun. The technical infrastructure had to be expanded in a very short space of time to make this possible. A look behind the scenes.

18.36 euros per month - the licence fee will increase from 2021. Volker Boehme-Neßler, university lecturer in public law, media and telecommunications law, explains what function it fulfils and whether alternative payment models are possible.