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Mars landscape with habitat in the background and astronauts working in the front
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Millions in Funding for Space and Port Research

The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.


from left to right: Professor Jutta Günther, President of the University of Bremen, Professor Sabine Kunst, CEO of the Joachim Herz Foundation, and Irene Strebl, State Councilor for the Environment, Climate, and Science.
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Up to 30 Million Euros for Technology Transfer

A celebratory contract signing at the University of Bremen made the founding of Germany’s first JHS MaTeNa innovate! Center official. The Joachim Herz Foundation (JHS) will provide 30 million euros for materials science research applications.


Reddish flame-shaped light over a finely dotted plate.
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Quantum Materials: New DFG Research Unit with Participation from Bremen

MAPEX member and Physics professor Michael Sentef is a co-spokesperson in the new decentralized DFG Research Unit “Optical Control of Quantum Materials (OPTIMAL).” The research goal is to control the functional properties of novel materials using light.


Two Bremen Thesis Awards for Works from MAPEX Research Groups
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Two Bremen Thesis Awards for Works from MAPEX Research Groups

The unifreunde Bremen Association, together with the University of Bremen and Constructor University, presented the Bremen Thesis Award on November 27. At the event, ProMat graduate Maylin Homfeldt was honored for her master's theses and HMI member Dr. Isabell Grothaus for her dissertation.


Armin Dekorsy in einer Bar.
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Science goes Public: Will 6G be available worldwide from 2030?

What does this mean for our everyday lives? Prof. Dr.-Ing. Armin Dekorsy visited the Gastfeld on October 17.


Daniel Meyer at his lab.
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Materials Research for Earth and Mars: How Daniel Meyer Makes Components More Resilient

Daniel Meyer found his way from biology to production engineering by chance. Today, he researches how to improve metal surfaces through specialized processing – knowledge that is now becoming important for the University of Bremen’s Martian research.


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February 2025
20.21.
Feb
Workshop: Sketchnoting in Science
09:00 17:00
Location: MARUM I (main) building, room 2060

The MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme supports doctoral candidates in acquiring transversal skills and competencies useful for future [...]

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26.28.
Feb
MAPEX CF- Materials Science Core Facilities Synergy Forum
08:00 17:00
Location: Haus der Wissenschaft (House of Science) (Sandstraße 4/5, 28195 Bremen)

February 26th-28th 2025, Haus der Wissenschaft (House of Science) With this workshop, we aim to connect people who use, manage, and coordinate [...]

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April 2025
01.03.
Apr
Workshop: Poster Design and Graphical Abstracts
13:00 17:00
Location: MARUM I, room 2070

The MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme supports doctoral candidates in acquiring transversal skills and competencies useful for future [...]

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June 2025
19.
Jun
Workshop: Effective Teaching in Higher Education
09:00 16:00
Location: aib - 1020/30 (Hochschulring 40)


A workshop that explores different aspects of teaching and learning at a university level, in order to develop one’s teaching skills in a class and in the laboratory, based on the effectiveness of the methods. Also, you will learn the basic lingo for developing a teaching portfolio, and understand different learning processes.

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October 2025
06.
Oct
Science on Screen: Creating Videos with Your Smartphone
09:00 17:00
Location: AIB 1020/30 (Hochschulring 40)

This workshop is part of the MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme. We aim to support and train doctoral candidates in acquiring transversal [...]

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