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The University of Bremen is honoring Rita Kellner-Stoll and Reiner Stoll by naming them honorary citizens and patrons. This honor recognizes their exceptional contributions to supporting academic research in the areas of the environment, climate, and resource conservation on campus.

The Bremen Senate and the University of Bremen Executive Board met yesterday evening (May 20, 2026) for an informative exchange at the university’s offices in Forum at Domshof.

Since the summer semester of 2026, Anneke Petzsche has been a professor of criminal law, criminal procedure, international criminal law, and economic and environmental criminal law at the University of Bremen.

The "Digital Health Talks" will explore digitalization-related topics in the health sector at five nationwide events. This University of Bremen project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space as part of the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

Max Krause joined the University of Bremen as a junior professor for engineering mechanics, effective April 2026.

On May 30, 2026, at Bremen’s Long Night of Museums, the knowledge transfer initiative #MOIN – Model Region for Industrial Mathematics will demonstrate how Industrial Mathematics is applied to real-world challenges at the Old Pumping Station.

How can the University of Bremen strengthen its resilience at a time of growing attacks on universities, researchers, and academic freedom? This question was at the center of a closed-door Academic Senate meeting held in May.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a Collaborative Research Centre at RWTH Aachen University on polymer mechanochemistry. Professor Tim Neudecker, a theoretical chemistry professor at the University of Bremen is also involved in the project.

On Girls’ Day / Boys’ Day, the University of Bremen invited school students to explore science and career paths free from gender stereotypes under the motto “Dein Tag, dein Weg!” (Your day, your way!)

Since the 2026 summer semester, Lee Chichester has held the assistant professorship in art history and aesthetic theory at the Institute of Art History, Film Studies, and Art Education (IKFK).

How can uninterrupted, comprehensive mobile network coverage be ensured in the context of automated driving, for example? The new 6G-Coverage project addresses this issue. The project involves ten partners from research and industry and is coordinated by the University of Bremen.

Business economist Dr. Johannes Voshaar has been admitted to the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature’s Young Academy program. His four-year membership in the Young Academy recognizes the researcher’s outstanding achievements to date.

Dr. Marie Saade and Dr. Julia Anna Matz discuss the collaboration between Bremen Early Career Research Development (BYRD) and the Graduate Academy at the University of Oldenburg, and talk about the programs offered by both universities to support researchers in the early stages of their careers.

How do employees evaluate their daily working lives at the university? A new staff survey on work and health aims to identify workplace stressors and resources. The results will inform measures to improve working conditions and strengthen employee well-being.

From August 3 to August 28, 2026, the Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen will welcome around 90 students from over 20 countries to the International Summer School. They are currently seeking local hosts to provide accommodation during this period.

Effective April 1, Jan Steffens assumed a professorship in inclusive education, focusing on emotional and social development and learning in challenging life circumstances.

The University of Oldenburg is set to acquire a unique research facility, as recommended by the German Science and Humanities Council. The NaviGate building has been designed for the study of animal navigation in realistic conditions.

Dr. Florence Schubotz from the University of Bremen and Dr. Michael Seidel from the University of Oldenburg are both organic geochemists and work together in the “The Ocean Floor” Cluster of Excellence. In the video from the “We are Connected” series, they talk about their research within the cluste

Professor David May of the University of Bremen and Dr Melanie Walther of the University of Oldenburg offer a glimpse into their research: Together, they work towards creating an environmentally and climate-friendly circular economy.

The University of Bremen is part of a research consortium examining China’s global role and whether the People’s Republic can be understood as a new form of empire. The eight projects in total analyze China’s influence in key areas of the global economy and politics.