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On a white-tiled wall, the following words are written in cursive in black paint: “Anyone who has lived faithfully for the future and fallen for its sake is a figure carved in stone… Julius Fucik Born: 23 February 1903 in Prague; Died: 8 September 1943 in Plötzensee”

What stories does a city tell, and how?

Amid subway signage, Stolpersteine memorial plates, art installations, and Micha Ullmann’s "The Library", students from Bremen, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Ingo H. Warnke, learn to read traces of meaning in typography, architecture, materiality, and even absence.


Dr. Barbara Aehnlich steht im Vordergrund des Bildes, dahinter sind Bücherregale zu erkennen.

Excellence in Teaching Prize: Keep Trying Something New

PD Dr. Barbara Aehnlich received the Berninghausen Prize in 2025 and talked to us about her teaching philosophy. Teaching staff members at the University of Bremen can still be nominated for this year’s Berninghausen Prize until July 30, 2026.


An excerpt from the Book of Hours, inventory number msc 0013, held at the State and University Library of Bremen, depicting the Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary.

Books of Hours as multifaceted testimonies to cultural landscape

On 7th May 2026, Dr. Anna Dlabačová from Leiden University captivated an interested audience with her lecture "Dutch Hours. The Vernacular Life of the Book of Hours in the Low Countries", taking them on a journey into the multifaceted world of late medieval books of hours.


Two students are showing a bag with the logoprint "Come as you are". The posters of the studying field 10 are visible in the background.

ISI 2026: Reflections

On June 24, 2026, an information session for students was held at the University of Bremen. Of course, faculty 10 was also there to present its studying programs.


Portraitbild der Germanistik-Studentin Jasmin Lanz, die in grüner Umgebung an eine spiegelnde Gebäudefensterfläche gelehnt ist

“I Really Enjoyed Studying and Took in as Much as I Could”

From early childhood teacher to German Studies master’s student: Jasmin Lanz tells us why she felt at home at the University of Bremen from the start and how she balances student life with volunteering and caregiving responsibilities.