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How can artificial intelligence and virtual reality improve teaching and learning in human medicine? This is the focus of the collaboration between Prof. Dr. Anja Bräuer (University of Oldenburg) and Prof. Dr. Peter Haddawy (Research Ambassador for the University of Bremen).

Teaching staff members at the University of Bremen can once again nominate master's theses and doctoral dissertations that address the topic of sustainability for this year's CAMPUS AWARD.

The universities of Bremen and Oldenburg are continuing to develop the NWA. President Günther and President Bruder outlined the next steps. The focus is on strategic planning in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer, as well as collaboration with the University of Groningen.

Jarmo Haferkamp has been Professor of Digital Logistics Management and Business Data Analytics at the University of Bremen since September 1, 2026.

BIGSSS welcomes its largest-ever cohort of new doctoral researchers. A record 27 PhD Fellows from Germany and around the world kicked off a new academic year at BIGSSS to advance social science research into the political, economic, and societal forces that shape the world around us.

Andreas Seebeck has been Professor of Business Studies, specializing in Business Taxation and Tax Accounting, at the University of Bremen since September 1, 2026.

In September, 26 students from the University of Bremen and Cardiff University met for the sixth round of the Initiative on Sustainability and Entrepreneurship. The program is part of the Bremen-Cardiff Alliance’s long-standing collaboration.

Dr. Matthias Olk, a research assistant in Faculty 12: Pedagogy and Educational Sciences at the University of Bremen, received the award for his dissertation on teachers' attitudes toward inclusion.

Unfortunately, the Northwest Alliance (NWA), the consortium formed by the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg, was not selected as a University Excellence Consortium in the current round of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

Professor Astrid Nieße and Professor Frank Oliver Glöckner are members of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). Together, they work on the shared goal of creating effective collaborative data management structures.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) will support the Transformative Climate Law: Space – Time – Society research unit with four million euros over the next four years. The unit will be coordinated at the University of Bremen.

Research advisory boards bring citizens closer to science – and researchers closer to the lived reality of study participants. A visit with the advisory board of the Bremen-Oldenburg research training group HEARAZ, which aims to transform “hearables” into in-ear health monitors.

The University of Bremen hosted the Erasmus+ Annual Conference on “SHAPING EUROPE’S FUTURE – The Contribution of Erasmus+ to Strengthening Europe” from September 22 to 23, 2026.

Over the next three years, computer science classes are to be introduced at the lower secondary level in all schools in Bremen and Bremerhaven. The University of Bremen is introducing a new program in the 2026/27 winter semester to prepare teachers for this task.

In mid-September, a Pride flag was torn down and burned on the campus of the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. The institutions of the State Rectors’ Conference and the UBRA stand in full solidarity with the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences and the queer community.

Professor Christian Katzenbach of the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research at the University of Bremen (ZeMKI) is an Editor-In-Chief of the leading academic journal New Media & Society.

170 exchange students will attend the University of Bremen during the 2026/2027 winter semester. At a welcome breakfast hosted by the International Office, the students were able to network and learn more about the university.

The University of Bremen was the target of a cyberattack. The affected systems were immediately taken offline, and the security vulnerability has been patched.

After three and a half years of collaborative research and development at the University of Bremen, the molo platform, short for “moving local”, will continue operating and is now open to new cities, media outlets, and organizations.

The university's markstones Institute will host the EMAC Fall Conference from September 16 to 18. The program includes four public lectures, including one on the rise of China's automotive industry and its impact on international competitive strategy.