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Prof. Dr. Janine Kirstein - Faculty of Biology / Chemistry

Since August 2019, Janine Kirstein has been a newly appointed professor of cell biology within the Faculty of Biology/ Chemistry. She studied biology at the University of Greifswald and subsequently moved to Heidelberg for her PhD and then to Berlin.

In Berlin she completed her doctoral studies at FU Berlin on the biochemical characterization of molecular chaperones in 2007. From 2008 to 2013, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Northwestern University in Chicago (USA), prior to establishing her own working group at the Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology in Berlin. There, she was a project leader in the NeuroCure excellence cluster. Janine Kirstein carries out research into the molecular mechanisms of protein folding. She is also interested in how mistakes in protein quality control can lead to neurodegenerative diseases

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06. Jan
Mittagskonzert: „Befreiung naht!“ – Eigene Kompositionen und Texte zum CD-Release
Theatersaal der Universität
12:30 − 12:55
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07. Jan
Rahel Fischbach (William & Mary), "Making Sense of Violence in the Qur'an: A Hermeneutic-Aesthetic Approach"
UNICOM, InIIS 7.2210
12:00 − 13:30
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08. Jan
The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm
ZARM Universität Bremen - Am Fallturm, 2 - Raum 1730
14:00 − 15:00
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08. Jan
Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg (Univrsität Kaiserslautern)
Hörsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 − 17:00
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09.−05. Jan −Jun
YUFE Ideas Lab Incubation Program
Blended: Online / Madrid
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09. Jan
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - Karrieren in Bremen nach 1945 - Kurt A. Becher – Käthe Popall – Alfred Ries
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 − 22:00
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11. Jan
LiteraTour Nord: Reading tour 2025/26 – Katerina Poladjan
Theater Bremen, Goetheplatz 1-3
20:00 − 21:30
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13. Jan
Universität im Gespräch
GW2, B3009
10:00 − 12:00
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13. Jan
Mittagskonzert: Vier Hände, viele Klangwelten
Theatersaal der Universität
12:30 − 12:55
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13. Jan
Benjamin Goossen (Boston) | Mennonites and Lebensraum. Situating a Christian Denomination in Hitler‘s Empire
Online
18:00 − 20:00
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14. Jan
Vortrag | Ringvorlesung Gefährdete Demokratie | WOC & Profs gegen Rechts Rahel Jaeggi (Berlin): Regressive Demokratie – Regressive Moderne
Rotunde
18:15 − 20:00
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14. Jan
Profs gegen Rechts / Prof. Dr. Rahel Jaeggi (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin): Regressive Demokratie – Regressive Moderne
Rotunde/Cartesium
18:15 − 19:45
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15. Jan
Migrantische Arbeitskämpfe und Machtressourcen in der Fleischindustrie
Forum am Domshof
16:00 − 18:00
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19. Jan
Heidi Hein-Kircher (Herne/Bochum) | Die Sittenreformbewegung in Polen als Teil einer europäischen Lebensreformbewegung in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
IW3 0330
18:00 − 20:00
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20. Jan
Mittagskonzert: Alle Wege führen zum Tango
Theatersaal der Universität
12:30 − 12:55
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21. Jan
Vortrag und Buchdiskussion | WOC Agora #12 Florian Sprenger (Bochum): Ich-Sagen. Genealogie der Situiertheit
Cartesium Rotunde U Bremen
18:15 − 19:45
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21. Jan
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - Geflüchtet, unerwünscht, abgeschoben. "Lästige Ausländer" in der Weimarer Republik
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 − 22:00
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23. Jan
YUFE R&R Webinar Series: Work Well-Being in Academia
Online
10:00 − 12:00
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25. Jan
LiteraTour Nord: Reading tour 2025/26 – Annett Gröschner
Theater Bremen, Goetheplatz 1-3
20:00 − 21:30
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26. Jan
Seth Bernstein (Gainesville) | Big Brother Where Art Thou? Police Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence in Soviet Secret Police Archives
Online
18:00 − 20:00
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27. Jan
Mittagskonzert: Dos a Cu4tro: "Solo Solare" – Ein Portraitkonzert
Theatersaal der Universität
12:30 − 12:55
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28. Jan
Das Goldene Plietsch 2026
Forum am Domshof
16:30 − Open End
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01. Feb
„In das Unbekannte“ – Semesterabschlusskonzert von Orchester und Chor der Universität Bremen
Theatersaal der Universität
17:00 − 19:00
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12. Feb
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - "Im Lager hat man auch mich zum Verbrecher gemacht" - Margarete Ries: Vom "asozialen" Häftling in Ravensbrück zum Kapo in Auschwitz
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 − 22:00
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18.−20. Feb
Research – Attitude – Activism? Inclusion Research between Educational Utopia and System Conformity
University of Bremen
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24. Feb
Bremer Ocean Day
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09:30 − 12:30
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24. Feb
Info-Veranstaltung zum Übergang vom Bachelor (Lehramt) in den Master of Education
Zoom
13:00 − 14:00
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24. Feb
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - Karrieren in Bremen nach 1945 - Kurt A. Becher – Käthe Popall – Alfred Ries
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:00 − 21:30
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25.−27. Feb
International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics (LDIC 2026)
Mehrzweckhochhaus (MZH), Bibliothekstraße 5, 28359 Bremen
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02. Mar
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - Reichsführers gehorsamster Becher: Vom SS-Standartenführer zum Millionär
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:00 − 21:30
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03. Mar
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne – Menschen auf der Flucht - Anna Seghers "Transit"
Falstaff im Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 − 21:00
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09. Apr
Prof. Dr. Matthias Bartelmann (Universität Heidelberg): Universalität kosmischer Strukturen
Hörsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 − 17:00
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27. Apr
Info-Veranstaltung: Lehramt studieren an der Uni Bremen
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15:30 − 17:00
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13. Jun
OPEN CAMPUS
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13. Jun
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15. Jun
Gesellschaftliche Unterschiede: Warum wir uns voneinander untrscheiden und warum das (manchmal) wichtig ist
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst
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22.−26. Jun
Sommerakademie
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22. Jun
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24. Jun
Info-Tag für Studieninteressierte 2026
Campus der Uni Bremen
08:30 − 16:00
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17. Aug
Bernsteine: Zeitkapseln der Evolution
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst
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03. Sep
Warum wir wählen, was wir wählen: Unser Wahlverhalten in unsicheren Zeiten
VHS Delmenhorst, Am Turbinenhaus11, 27749 Delmenhorst
19:30 − 21:00
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05. Oct
Wahlmanipulation im digitalen Zeitalter: Wo liegen die Gefahren?
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst
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02. Nov
Wölfe in Niedersachsen
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Whether it be the compact campus, the diverse study programs on offer, or the green cycling city – a degree at the University of Bremen has a lot to offer.

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High Level of Third-Party Funding

A great strength of the University of Bremen is its considerable success in the acquisition of third-party funds, both in individual as well as in collaborative research. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is the largest provider of third-party finance: Besides the MARUM Cluster of Excellence, the University of Bremen is currently involved in no less than seven Collaborative Research Centers, as well as a number of research groups and priority programs.

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The targeted promotion of young talent, unlocking potential, and early independence are among the guiding principles of the University of Bremen. We offer intensive support to young academics in six DFG research training groups, numerous junior research groups and also through doctoral programs offered in cooperation with non-university research institutions.

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The University of Bremen is a place of lifelong learning. With our offers of continuing education we enable you to acquire knowledge of cutting-edge research. Discover the wide range of our offers and benefit from the unique combination of practice-oriented learning and innovation.

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The diversity of our students and staff is both a framework as well as a prerequisite for high quality in research and teaching. As a cross-sectional priority and central profiling feature, we take account of diversity in our teaching and learning formats, in the structure of degree programs, and in the content of research and teaching. Moreover, diversity orientation and equal opportunity also guide us in the composition of teams and the design of counseling.   

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Internationality is a strategic profiling objective of the University of Bremen. In keeping with our self-image as an international university, we see internationalization as a process that extends into all areas of the university – whether research, studies or administration. People from more than 100 nations enrich campus life. We are networked worldwide. In close cooperation with our partners, we work on the advancement of knowledge and finding solutions to global challenges.

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The University of Bremen has been committed to sustainable development for years. Numerous projects and measures exist in the areas of research, teaching, operations, governance, and transfer, supporting the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. Among them are the outstanding EMAS environmental management program, the university’s promotion of social sustainability as well as several research institutions with a focus on sustainability

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There is a lot to be discovered on campus. What’s behind all those doors? up2date. online magazine knocks on some of them to find out. Welcome to a slightly different tour of the campus.

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Have You Heard of... the ZMML?

Learning platform, testing center, online courses, lecture halls with opencast technology, a film studio, and much more – when you see digital teaching in action on campus, the ZMML is usually behind it.

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Have You Heard of... the SuUB’s Restoration Workshop?

Equipped with an array of tools that includes brushes, book support wedges, and soot sponges, the restoration workshop saves historical books from decay. Welcome to a slightly different tour of the campus!

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