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Using a chemical reaction to propel a model vehicle over a specified route and braking after exactly nine meters. That is the goal set by “ChemCar” – a car race of a very special kind. There is also particular emphasis on the environmental friendliness of the products used to create the chemical…

The highlight of today’s meeting of the Academic Senat (AS) of the University of Bremen was the visit of Prof. Eva Quante-Brandt, the Senator for Education and Research. Among the main topics discussed were: The report prepared by the German Science Council and the pending job cuts, and thus a…

Having already acted in the capacity of Director of Finance and Administration of the University of Bremen over the past year, Dr. Martin Mehrtens will now officially hold the post for the next eight years. Today the Academic Senate gave its approval and confirmed the proposal put forward by the…

Prof. Brunhilde Marquardt-Mau has received the Polytechnik Prize awarded by the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main. A member of the University of Bremen’s Faculty of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Prof. Marquardt-Mau is a leading expert in the area of teaching natural…

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This year Lars Stahmann, graduate of the University of Bremen’s Faculty of Production Engineering, receives the engineering prize awarded each year by the Bremen chapter of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) [German Association of Engineers]. Stahmannn convinced the jury of his excellent…

The Science Council is an important instrument of cooperative federalism in respect of science promotion in Germany. It comprises scholars and scientists, as well as public figures and representatives of the German government and federal states. One of its tasks is to advise the federal states on…

The "CAMPUSideen" [Campus ideas] competition focuses on promising innovative business models that could form the basis for a start-up enterprise. In 2013 diverse university faculties entered a total of 43 ideas, for which the jury decided to award eight prizes. This year no less than five of the…

“Undergoing Change – What is Driving Turkey?” This is the motto of the Turkey Week being organized in the Hanseatic City of Bremen by the Bremen University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bremen in cooperation with their mutual partner university in Marmara, Istanbul. Featuring numerous…

He played a pivotal role in placing the University at the center of attention in Bremen. For the University of Bremen, the death of Friedo Berninghausen means the loss of a true friend and valued benefactor. He will be remembered especially for the many ties he created between members of the…