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The Bremen Senate has adopted a city-wide AI strategy, developed in collaboration with the University of Bremen as part of a cooperation agreement. A total of 39 specific projects were identified.

Mira Richts, a doctoral researcher in the field of computer science at the University of Bremen, has been invited to participate in "RTG connect," a networking and exchange event organized by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Gordon Callsen has been a professor of experimental physics, specializing in solid-state spectroscopy, since the summer semester of 2026.

BAt this year's traditional Children's Day celebration in Bremen's Bürgerpark, organizers once again presented the "Children's Oscar." This year's winner: "Rent a Teacherman," a project that has worked since 2012 to bring more male teachers into elementary schools.

University of Bremen leadership has condemned the Russian government's designation of the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) as an "undesirable organization," calling it yet another attack on academic freedom.

Perfectionism can become a psychological burden. Research into its treatment is being conducted at the University of Bremen’s Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Clinic. A new group therapy program for perfectionist patients is launching soon.

In just a few days, some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence researchers will gather in Bremen. From August 15 to 21, the city will host IJCAI-ECAI 2026, one of the world’s leading scientific conferences on artificial intelligence. Around 3,000 participants are expected.

A study by international researchers, led by first author Dr. Joely Maak (MARUM), examines how different types of hydrothermal fluid flow drive microbial metabolisms and influence the formation of different minerals at intermediate depths of 100 to 250 meters off the Greek island Milos.

From August 24 to September 4, 2026, the University of Bremen will host the Informatica Feminale international summer school. Registration is open until August 15, 2026.

Leading marine geophysicist Masako Tominaga is joining the University of Bremen as a professor of marine geology, coming from the renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. She will join the Faculty of Geosciences and MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences.

Player protection measures in online gambling are still insufficient. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the University of Bremen and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD). The authors provide recommendations for policymakers.

In August, several thousand AI experts will gather for the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). The big questions surrounding AI will be brought to the city. The university is involved in many of these events.

Climate researcher Veronika Eyring will become the first founding director of the new state-funded “connAIx” Research School for Applied AI in Heilbronn. Her new professorship, “AI for Climate and Physical Systems,” will also be based at the University of Tübingen.

Professor Anja Becker from the University of Bremen, and Dr. Britta Bußmann from the University of Oldenburg are cexamining narratives of female resistance in the Middle Ages. Their goal is to demonstrate that ancient literature can provide insights into contemporary discourse.

Ten European universities, including the University of Bremen, are part of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance. The consortium has secured additional funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ program, ensuring continued support for the next two years.

Nursing scientist Karin Wolf-Ostermann has been nominated for the Falling Walls Foundation’s “Science Breakthroughs of the Year” for her research on AI in nursing. The start-up "SEAL Robotics" has also been nominated as a “TOP 100 Science Startup.”

The Bremen-based university spin-off TOPAS Industriemathematik, in collaboration with Alpha Robotics Germany, has been awarded the Steinbeis Foundation’s 2026 Transfer Prize – Löhn Award. The winning project develops autonomous firefighting robots for emergency operations.

The introduction of collective bargaining in long-term care has increased wages for care workers. This is shown by a study by the Institute for Work and Technology at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen, Bocholt, and Recklinghausen, and SOCIUM at the University of Bremen.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the fifth Book Talk hosted by the Worlds of Contradiction (WOC) research platform at the University of Bremen will focus on the freedom of science. Members of the WOC GradNet graduate network will discuss these issues at the House of Science.

The State and University Library Bremen (SuUB) and the Scheeßel Local History Museum have received a generous grant from the VGH Foundation for the project “From the Drawer into the Light: The Artist Ernst Müller-Scheeßel and His Estate at SuUB Bremen.”