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Researchers from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the University of Bremen have now developed a modular construction kit that allows robotic systems to be flexibly adapted to different mission scenarios. The system represents a paradigm shift in space robotics.

The Journal of Chemical Education dedicated a Festschrift tribute to Professor Ingo Eilks’ influence in chemistry education.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved further funding for the Specialized Information Service for Political Science (POLLUX), located at the State and University Library Bremen (SuUB). The service will receive 1.9 million euros in its fourth funding phase from 2025 to 2028.

There is a change in leadership at the Center for Computing Technologies (TZI) at the University of Bremen: Professor Gabriel Zachmann has been elected as the new director by the members.

Philipp Wagner has been a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Bremen since the 2025 summer semester.

Tim Neudecker has held a tenure-track professorship in theoretical chemistry at the University of Bremen since 2019. He has now been appointed a regular professorship.

With the help of divers, the BlueDOT project is collecting temperature data from the ocean. The aim is to better track changes in ocean temperature and monitor marine heat waves. The BlueDOT citizen science project is being coordinated by MARUM.

Since the 2025 summer semester, Marilena Oltmanns has been a professor of ocean and climate dynamics in high latitudes within the Faculty of Physics/Electrical Engineering.

For most universities, rankings are an integral part of the game. But rankings alone do not reflect a university’s quality. The University of Bremen, together with the University of Oldenburg, has joined the international “More than our Rank” initiative to raise awareness to this fact.

The letters of the well-known Bremen theologian Gottfried Menken were assumed lost. Now, the State and University Library Bremen (SuUB) has acquired 51 original letters written by him. The historical texts were composed between 1788 and 1830, most of them at the end of the 18th century.

Bremen continues to play a key role in the expansion of the National Research Data Repository. The Joint Science Conference of the federal and state governments has decided to continue funding the projects until the end of 2028. The University of Bremen is involved through the UBRA.

The Afghan chemist will spend two years conducting research at the University of Bremen as part of a Philipp Schwartz Fellowship.

The 28th Informatica Feminale and 17th International Summer University for Women in Engineering are offering around 60 classes from August 20 to September 4. High school graduates, female students of all subjects and university types, and women interested in further training are invited to attend.

The University of Bremen has joined “Save Social.” The initiative is committed to a free, democratic internet, and its goal is to strengthen alternative, open social networks. The initiative’s proposals are aimed at public institutions. The University of Bremen is the first university to join.

If you would like to use the semester break to improve your language skills, the Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB) has many offers in its summer program: From one to two-week intensive courses to educational leave programs and individual self-study courses.

For 100 days, students and five Bremen-based companies worked together on real-world business challenges as part of the “future concepts bremen” teaching program. They will present their results at a public demo day on July 10.

Top accolade awarded to the University of Bremen Orchestra and Choir conductor: Mariano Chiacchiarini has been named Conductor of the Year by the Argentine Association of Music Critics. The award honors personalities from all areas of classical music.

It was a moment of great joy when the DFG announced on May 22 that the University of Bremen had been successful with both clusters in the Excellence Strategy competition. The next step: applying for the title of University of Excellence.

The hyBit research project at the University of Bremen is disappointed by ArcelorMittal's decision to discontinue its transition to climate-neutral steel production at its Bremen site and warns of far-reaching structural and economic consequences.

Anyone interested in studying at the University of Bremen can still apply online for a place until July 15. A digital information event on Wednesday, July 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. will provide information on how to do this.