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Professor David May will soon be heading up the Materials Engineering/Fiber-Reinforced Composites/Lightweight Construction research group within the Faculty of Production Engineering – Mechanical and Process Engineering (Faculty 4).

The annual reception for international researchers, organized by the U Bremen Research Alliance (UBRA) Welcome Center at the University of Bremen, took place from 5 to 9 p.m. on the evening of September 10, 2024.

Anja Becker has been a professor of German medieval studies and early modern research up to the end of the 16th century since April 2024.

Universities from 12 German federal states want to work together on digitalization across state borders. To this end, 15 state coordinators have signed a joint memorandum of understanding with the aim of forming a network for the exchange of knowledge and information.

Astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux from the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity has been awarded the European Research Council's prestigious Starting Grant. For five years, he will be able to pursue a cutting-edge research project with 1.56 million euros.

As in previous years, the CAMPUSiDEEN competition has awarded prizes to the best ideas from Bremen's higher education landscape. A jury awarded prizes to three winners in the categories “Business Ideas” and “Business Concepts.”

The best in the northwest: Transfer initiative #MOIN Model Region Industrial Mathematics wins the Metropolitan Region Northwest’s “NordWest Award.”

Human-made climate change is not confined by national borders. The AGELESS Consortium explores the question of how marine life affected by climate change can be protected beyond areas of national jurisdiction. The Federal Government funds the interdisciplinary project over a three-year period.

City of Bremen and University of Bremen sign Memorandum of Understanding

The University of Bremen has submitted a full application and an application for continuation in the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Government. The university enters the race with its high-profile areas Materials Science and MARUM – together with the University of Oldenburg.

The President of the Bremen State Parliament, Antje Grotheer, visited the University of Bremen and met with President Jutta Günther and Director of Finance and Administration Frauke Meyer.

Willi Lemke, Bremen's former Senator for Education and Science and for the Interior and Sport, has died at the age of 77.

The President of the University of Bremen, Professor Jutta Günther, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. The academy in Hamburg brings together top researchers from all areas of academia in northern Germany.

Informatica Feminale and the International Summer University for Women in Engineering are offering around 60 classes from August 14 to 29. Female students of all subjects, female researchers, and other women interested in further training are invited to attend.

With Forum at Domshof, the University of Bremen is gaining a new location in Bremen's city center. The former NordLB building (previously Bremer Landesbank) is still being remodeled. Bremen's mayor Andreas Bovenschulte took a look at the building progress.

"SciencemanagersForFuture" is the title of a podcast series in which university leaders talk about how they are driving sustainability forward at their institutions. In the latest episode, President Jutta Günther spoke to presenter Ute Symanski.

Improving care through the use of digital solutions while reducing the burden on care staff is the goal of the "Future of Care" research cluster funded by the federal government. In the second funding phase, the focus is on transferring new technologies into practice.

A new project, which is being coordinated by MARUM, is systematically collecting data to monitor temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers are relying on citizen scientists, divers who practice their hobby in these waters and always have a mini-computer with them for safety reasons.

The theme of this year's International Day on June 27 was "Herbs and spices from around the world.” University members and guests were offered a variety of activities, including traditional Indian dance and a presentation of urban gardening projects.

On July 3, the universities in the state of Bremen welcomed the members of the German Council of Science and Humanities' Scientific Commission at MARUM. The occasion was the commission's summer meetings in Bremen this year. Around 130 guests attended the reception.