Four scientists from Bremen have developed a method that significantly improves the accuracy of index funds without increasing costs. Their study has been published in the European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) – one of the most renowned journals in the field of economics worldwide.

What would education and school culture look like if research findings and practical experience were consistently combined? The “Spektrum der Wissenschaft” magazine asked 17 researchers this question. Professor Yasemin Karakaşoğlu spoke about dealing with diversity.

Simon Lewis has held a tenure-track professorship in cultural history of Central and Eastern Europe at the University of Bremen since 2020, and was recently granted tenure.

At a joint online event, the universities in the state of Bremen will introduce themselves and provide information about the courses they offer and the application procedure. The event will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required.

The ProKIP project received the Robert Bosch Foundation’s “Ideas for Impact” special award for 2026. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, researchers from Professor Karin Wolf-Ostermann’s team were honored with the 25,000-euro prize at a ceremony in Berlin.

Bremen's universities are continuing their joint commitment to sustainability. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space will be funding the joint project “Bremen Goes Sustainable” (BreGoS) for an additional two years.

University of Bremen scholars were invited by unifreunde to speak about “The Martian Mindset” Cluster of Excellence during the 16th Conrad Naber “Visions” Lecture held at the Chamber of Commerce.

On the occasion of Germany’s National Archives Day, the university archive invites you on a discovery tour across campus. On Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., anyone interested can take part in a guided tour to visit the archives and the artworks in and around GW1 Building.

Perfectionism is often quite burdensome, particularly for those with psychological disorders. The Christoph Dornier Foundation is funding a research project at the university’s psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic with the goal of developing a new group therapy for perfectionistic patients.

From February 10 to March 15, the State and University Library Bremen (SuUB) will host the “Unissued Diplomas” exhibition at its central location at Universitätsboulevard. The exhibition can be visited during the library’s regular hours. Admission is free of charge.

On March 20, 2026, Professor Hajo Eicken will take over as academic director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Until now, the glaciologist headed the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.

The former president of the YUFE University Alliance will assume her new role on February 23

This year’s Conference on Inclusion Research (IFO) will take place at the University of Bremen. From February 18 to 20, more than 300 researchers will gather on campus to discuss how to make education more inclusive and involve people with disabilities and other vulnerabilities.

Marie Fujitani has been a professor of human geography with a focus on marine and coastal sustainable development at the University of Bremen’s Institute of Geography in Faculty 8: Social Sciences since the middle of 2025.

How can water contamination be detected? Researchers from the Cognitive Neuroinformatics and Optimization and Optimal Control working groups and MARUM at the University of Bremen have been working on this question together with DSI Aerospace GmbH.

Nils Brüggemann was appointed to a joint professorship between the University of Bremen and the Leibniz Center for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT) for Earth system modelling and tropical coastal systems at the beginning of the year.

For the first time, a science team directly documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor. This major discovery comes from the initial analyses of sediment cores. Researchers from MARUM at the University of the Bremen were part of the team.

The University of Bremen is inviting children to take part in the Kids’ University from March 17 to 26, 2026. Children between the ages of eight and twelve are welcome to dive into exciting fields of research together with the university’s scientists.

Journalist Juan David Escorcia began working at MARUM in February. He is a fellow in the FRONTIERS residency program for journalists and will be working at MARUM until May, researching topics for his work in science journalism.

An international research team led by the University of Bremen has detected chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the Earth's atmosphere for the first time in historical measurements from 1951 – 20 years earlier than previously known.