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The Collaborative Research Centre of the German Institute for Interdisciplinary Social Policy Research (DIFIS-SOFO) will officially launch on 7 September 2026 with an opening event in Berlin featuring distinguished academics and policymakers.

B-Human, the joint team of the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has won two Humanoid Soccer League competitions at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

In August, Senator Eva Högl visited the University of Bremen. Her tour included the Drop Tower, “The Martian Mindset” Cluster of Excellence, and the Digital Hub Industry.

From September 17 to 20, the Congress Centrum Bremen hosts the Assembly of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Physicians. Numerous University of Bremen researchers are taking part. Michal Kucera, Vice President for Research and Transfer, serves as the assembly's local managing director.

This October, the University of Bremen is launching a new continuing-education format: the "Business Model Innovation" microdegree. The program responds to the growing demand for innovation skills with a practice-oriented, research-based curriculum.

Özlem Ünsal, Bremen's Senator for Construction, Mobility, and Urban Development, visited the University of Bremen together with Senate Building Director Arend Bewernitz.

The rotor blades of modern wind turbines are becoming increasingly thin and slender. Andreas Fischer, Professor at the University of Bremen, and Kerstin Avila Canellas, Professor at the University of Oldenburg, are investigating the effects in a joint project.

The Bremen Senate has adopted a city-wide AI strategy, developed in collaboration with the University of Bremen as part of a cooperation agreement. A total of 39 specific projects were identified.

Mira Richts, a doctoral researcher in the field of computer science at the University of Bremen, has been invited to participate in "RTG connect," a networking and exchange event organized by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Gordon Callsen has been a professor of experimental physics, specializing in solid-state spectroscopy, since the summer semester of 2026.

BAt this year's traditional Children's Day celebration in Bremen's Bürgerpark, organizers once again presented the "Children's Oscar." This year's winner: "Rent a Teacherman," a project that has worked since 2012 to bring more male teachers into elementary schools.

University of Bremen leadership has condemned the Russian government's designation of the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) as an "undesirable organization," calling it yet another attack on academic freedom.

Perfectionism can become a psychological burden. Research into its treatment is being conducted at the University of Bremen’s Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Clinic. A new group therapy program for perfectionist patients is launching soon.

In just a few days, some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence researchers will gather in Bremen. From August 15 to 21, the city will host IJCAI-ECAI 2026, one of the world’s leading scientific conferences on artificial intelligence. Around 3,000 participants are expected.

A study by international researchers, led by first author Dr. Joely Maak (MARUM), examines how different types of hydrothermal fluid flow drive microbial metabolisms and influence the formation of different minerals at intermediate depths of 100 to 250 meters off the Greek island Milos.

From August 24 to September 4, 2026, the University of Bremen will host the Informatica Feminale international summer school. Registration is open until August 15, 2026.

Leading marine geophysicist Masako Tominaga is joining the University of Bremen as a professor of marine geology, coming from the renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. She will join the Faculty of Geosciences and MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences.

Player protection measures in online gambling are still insufficient. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the University of Bremen and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Addiction and Drug Research (ISD). The authors provide recommendations for policymakers.

In August, several thousand AI experts will gather for the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). The big questions surrounding AI will be brought to the city. The university is involved in many of these events.

Climate researcher Veronika Eyring will become the first founding director of the new state-funded “connAIx” Research School for Applied AI in Heilbronn. Her new professorship, “AI for Climate and Physical Systems,” will also be based at the University of Tübingen.