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The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.

A new major European project to study methane emissions started in January. The Institute for Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen is a participating partner. The European joint project IM4CA is funded by the EU Horizon program and aims to develop more accurate measurement methods.

The Digital Media Lab at the University of Bremen is hosting the Global Game Jam from January 24 to 26, 2025. Anyone interested in creating a computer or board game in 48 hours can join. Participation is free of charge.

Not only do they stand out for their excellent academic achievements, they also participate in and contribute to society: 119 students have been awarded Deutschlandstipendium scholarships. The scholarship includes financial support as well as a multifaceted accompanying program.

Julienne Stroeve has been a Professor of Polar Observation and Modeling in the Faculty of Physics / Electrical Engineering since the 24/25 winter semester as part of a cooperation professorship with the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has named Veronika Eyring – a professor of climate modeling at the University of Bremen and a scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) – as the recipient of the AGU Ambassador Award.

The French doctoral candidate Jody Danard has been awarded this year's DAAD Prize for her outstanding academic achievements and her special social commitment. The award comes with prize money of 1,000 euros.

The Bremen Latin dancers have done it again. At the Formation World Championships in Vienna on December 7, the Grün-Gold-Club Bremen won its 14th world championship title. The University of Bremen congratulates the students who brought home the title as part of the team.

Physics professor Michael Sentef from the University of Bremen is a co-spokesperson in the new decentralized DFG Research Unit “Optical Control of Quantum Materials (OPTIMAL).” The research goal is to control the functional properties of novel materials using light.

Claus Lämmerzahl, Professor of Gravitational Physics at the University of Bremen, and Dr. Sebastian Ulbricht, scientist at the Natural Metrology Institute, have proposed in a new article that gravity could be the basis for the quantum-physical realization of quantities.

The University of Bremen is in the running for funding through the Excellence Strategy with two Cluster of Excellence applications. Both clusters recently presented themselves to an international reviewer group. The University Executive Board discussed the current progress with university members.

At this year's UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the states were unable to agree on further steps to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gases. Nine years ago, on December 12, 2015, the goals at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris were more ambitious.

XXL sparklers and homemade fireworks are part of the traditional Christmas chemistry lecture. The event will take place on December 11, 2024 at the University of Bremen. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. and admission is free.

During a commencement ceremony at Bremen’s Glocke, Bremen Bürgergesellschaft and other donors presented Economics graduates with awards for exceptional academic work.

The Association of North German Universities (VNU) is becoming Hanse University Alliance. As well as getting a new name, the alliance, of which the University of Bremen is a member, is in the process of strategic development in the face of a wide range of challenges.

The German Political Science Association (GPSA) has re-elected Professor Markus Tepe as its vice chairperson. The election took place at the association's November meeting.

Since the 2024/2025 winter semester, Elda Miramontes García has been a professor of sedimentology within the Faculty of Geosciences. She is also deputy director of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences.

As a network of universities with an academic area of focus on Eastern Europe, we are deeply concerned that the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) was listed as an “extremist organization” by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 26, 2024.

Anna Beniermann has been appointed a professor of biology didactics in the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry as of the 2024/2025 winter semester

The unifreunde Bremen Association, together with the University of Bremen and Constructor University, presented the Bremen Thesis Award on November 27. At the event in the Bremen State Parliament ceremonial hall, eight people were honored for outstanding master's theses and dissertations.