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Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger - Faculty of Social Sciences

Herbert Obinger was received an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet, Odense), where he already held the role of visiting professor.

The honorary doctorate was awarded to him for political science (“octor honoris causa scienticarum politicarum”) in October 2021. Obinger studied political science, contemporary history, and economics at the University of Vienna. He was a visiting researcher at the University of Bern, Heidelberg University, and Harvard University and has held the role of Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen since 2006. His work focuses on comparative welfare state research. He is currently also the spokesperson of the DFG Collaborative Research Center 1342 “Global Dynamics of Social Policy.”

Herbert Obinger
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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
All day
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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
Campus Uni Bremen, Hörsaalgebäude (Keksdose)
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
Zoom
15:30 − 17:00
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13. Jun
OPEN CAMPUS
Campus der Universität Bremen
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13. Jun
Open Campus der Universität Bremen
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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
19:30 − 21:00
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22.−26. Jun
Sommerakademie
Universität Bremen
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22. Jun
Info-Veranstaltung: Lehramt studieren an der Uni Bremen
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15:30 − 17:00
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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
19:30 − 21:00
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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
19:30 − 21:00
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02. Nov
Wölfe in Niedersachsen
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst
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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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