Funded by the European Union

Excellent Science

The area Excellent Science comprises the excellence support program European Research Council (ERC), the exploration of unconventional new research ideas and topics in the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET), the promotion of mobility and young researchers through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), and the support of Reseach Infrastructures.

European Research Council ERC - Starting Grant

Project start 01.02.2026
Dr. Tanja Stratmann (Coordinator)

 

Project start 01.08.2025
Dr. Ilya Bobrovskiy (Coordinator)

 

Project start 01.02.2025
Dr. Cyprien Verseux (Coordinator)
/universitaet/profil/auszeichnungen/erc-grants

 

Project start 01.03.2024
Dr. Julia Borst (Coordinator)
www.uni-bremen.de/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants

 


European Research Council ERC - Consolidator Grant

Project start 01.02.2024
Prof. Michael Sentef (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 

Project start 01.10.2022
Prof. Jan-Hendrik Hehemann (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 

Project start 01.09.2022
Prof. Andreas Fischer (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 


European Research Council ERC - Advanced Grant

Project start 01.09.2023
Prof. Michael Beetz (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 


European Research Council ERC - Synergy Grant

Project start 01.05.2024
Prof. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 

Project start 01.07.2024
Prof. Wolfgang Bach
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Postdoctoral Fellowships


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Doctoral Networks

Project start 01.11.2025
Doctoral Networks 
Prof. Rolf Drechsler (Partner)
https://project-react.eu/

 

Project start 01.09.2025
Doctoral Networks 
Prof. Nico Hochgeschwender (Coordinator)

 

Projektstart 01.01.2025
Doctoral Networks 
Prof. Armin Dekorsy (Partner)
https://www.6g-terrain.eu/

 

Project Start 01.03.2024
Doctoral Networks 
Prof. Kathrin Huhn (Partner)
poseidon-dn.eu

 


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - COFUND

Project start 01.01.2023
Cofund Postdoctoral Programme
Dr. Hanna Voudouri (Partner)
https://www.yufe4postdocs.eu/


Research infrastructures

Project start 01.04.2024
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Oliver Plümper (Partner)
https://excite-network.eu/

 

Project start 01.06.2022
Coordination and Support Action
Dr. Robert Huber (Partner)
https://fair-impact.eu/

 

Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness of Europe

The Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness of Europe part promotes theme-driven collaborative research funding aligned with six major challenges. They are intended to contribute to sustainable development in accordance with Agenda 2030 and the Paris Climate Agreement, to the advancement of knowledge through research funding, and to the promotion of all forms of innovation.
The list of the University of Bremen's participations in the area of Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness is sorted according to these six research areas.

1. Health

Project start 01.06.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Ansgar Gerhardus (Partner)
https://shift2health.eu/

 


2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

Project start 01.11.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Michael Gessler (Partner)
https://skills4justice.eu/

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Christian Katzenbach (Partner)
www.remit-research.eu

 



4. Digital, Industry and Space

Project start 01.10.2025
Research and Innovation Action
Dr.-Ing. Jens Grosse (Partner)

 

Project start 01.05.2024
Joint Undertaking - Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Martin Schneider (Partner)

 

Project start 01.10.2023
Innovation Action
Prof. Nico Hochgeschwender (Partner)
https://www.soprano-project.org/

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Nicola Marzari (Partner)
www.max-centre.eu

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Innovation Action
Prof. Maren Petersen (Partner)
https://wasabiproject.eu/

 

Project start 01.07.2022
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Micheal Beetz (Partner)
www.eurobin-project.eu

 


5. Climate, Energy and Mobility

Project start 01.01.2025
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Robert Huber (Partner)
https://eden-fidelis.eu/

Project start 01.01.2025
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Robert Huber (Partner)
https://eden-fidelis.eu/

 

Projektstart 01.01.2025
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Hartmut Boesch (Partner)
https://im4ca.eu/

 

Project start 01.01.2024
Innovation Action
Prof. Mihalis Vrekousis (Partner)
https://www.net4cities.eu/

 

Project start 01.10.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Michael Flitner (Partner)
rewriteproject.eu

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Innovation Action
Prof. Michael Vellekoop (Partner)
/en/imsas/research/projects-group-vellekoop/up-wing

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Hartmut Boesch (Partner)
https://eyeclima.eu/

 

Project start
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Veronika Eyring (Partner)
https://eerie-project.eu/

 

Project start 01.01.2023
Innovation Action
Prof. Nando Kaminski (Partner)
https://for2ensics.imb-cnm.csic.es/

 

Project start 01.09.2022
Coordination and Support Action
Prof. Micheal Flitner (Partner)
climateurope2.eu

 


6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Projektstart 01.01.2025
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Mihalis Vrekousis (Partner)
https://earthone-project.eu/

 

Project start 01.02.2024
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Kai Bischof (Partner)
https://sea-quester.eu/

 

Project start 01.07.2022
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Monika Rhein (Partner)
www.epoc-eu.org

 

Innovative Europe

Both bottom-up and top-down defined collaborative projects for the promotion of innovations of all kinds: from technological development to demonstration and knowledge transfer to (market) introduction. Accordingly, small and medium-sized enterprises are also particularly addressed here, with whom researchers can jointly contribute to increasing innovation in Europe.

European Innovation Council (EIC)

Project start 01.07.2022
European Innovation Council
Prof. Rita Gro?-Hardt  (Coordinator)
blogs.uni-bremen.de/3patec/

 


European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Project start 01.07.2021
European Institute of  Innovation and Technology - Higher Education Initiative
Dr. Martin Heinlein (Partner)
https://eit-hei.eu/projects/inno4yufe/

 

Others

Widening participation and spreading excellence

Projektstart 01.09.2024
Coordination and Support Action
Prof. Alberto Garcia-Ortiz
https://coin3d-project.eu/

 

Project start 01.10.2022
Coordination and Support Action
Prof. Mihalis Vrekousis (Partner)
https://edu4climate.cyi.ac.cy/

 

Excellence in Science

The area of scientific excellence includes the European Research Council (ERC) excellence funding program, the promotion of young researchers and mobility through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), and the promotion of research infrastructures.

European Research Council ERC - Starting Grant

01.04.2019
Starting Grant
Dr. Alessio Rovere (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 
https://warmcoasts.eu/index.html

01.04.2018
Starting Grant
Prof. Carina Schmitt (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.03.2017
Starting Grant
Dr. Matt Ikari (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.05.2015
Starting Grant
Prof. Ingo Rohlfing (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 


European Research Council ERC - Consolidator Grant

01.05.2018
Consolidator Grant
Prof. Fabio La Mantia (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.09.2015
Consolidator Grant
Prof. Rita Gro?-Hardt (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.09.2015
Consolidator Grant
Prof. Andreas Fischer-Lescano (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.08.2015
Consolidator Grant
Prof. Rebecca v. Mallinckrodt (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

01.08.2015
Consolidator Grant
Prof. Carsten Lutz (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 


European Research Council ERC - Advanced Grant

01.01.2019
Advanced Grant
Prof. Lutz M?dler (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 


European Research Council ERC - Proof of Concept

01.09.2020
Proof of Concept
Prof. Rita Gro?-Hardt (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 

 

01.03.2016
Proof of Concept
Prof. Ursula Mirastschijski (Coordinator)
/en/university/profile/awards/erc-grants.html 


Future and Emerging Technologies FET

01.10.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof.Tim Oliver Wehling (Partner)
https://graphene-flagship.eu/innovation/pilot-line/

 

01.01.2021
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Thomas Frauenheim (Partner)
https://progeny-project.eu/

 

 

01.10.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Rainer Malaka (Coordinator)
https://www.muhai.org/

 

01.04.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof.Tim Oliver Wehling (Partner)
http://graphene-flagship.eu/ 

 

01.04.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Tim Oliver Wehling (Partner)
http://graphene-flagship.eu/ 

01.04.2016
FET Flagship
Prof. Tim Oliver Wehling (Partner)
http://graphene-flagship.eu/ 

30.03.2015
FET Flagship
Prof.  Tim Oliver Wehling (Partner)
http://graphene-flagship.eu/ 


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Individual Fellowships

01.09.2022
Individual Fellowship
Dr. Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo (PI)
Prof. Michal Kucera (Coordinator)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101019438

 

15.07.2021
Individual Fellowship
Dr. Adrien Deroubaix (PI)
Prof. John P. Burrows (Coordinator)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/895803

 

15.01.2020
Individual Fellowship
Dr. Cleis Santos (PI)
Prof. Fabio La Mantia (Coordinator)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/840621

 

01.08.2019
Individual Fellowship
Dr. Cigdem Bozdag (PI)
Prof. Yasemin Karakasoglu (Coordinator)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/841951

 

01.08.2019
Individual Fellowship
Dr. Audrey Morley (PI)
Prof. Michal Kucera (Coordinator)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/838529

 


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Innovative Training Networks

01.03.2021
Innovative Training Network
Prof. Andreas Kreiter (Partner)
https://in2primatebrains.eu

 

01.12.2020
Innovative Training Network
Prof. Michael Beetz (Partner)
https://remaro.eu/

 

01.05.2019
Innovative Training Networks
Prof. Karin Wolf-Ostermann (Partner)

 

01.01.2019
Innovative Training Networks 
Prof. Manfred Radmacher (Partner)
www.phys2biomed.eu

01.09.2017
Innovative Training Networks 
Prof. Peter Maass (Partner)
https://www.romsoc.eu/ 

01.04.2017
Innovative Training Networks 
Prof.  Kathrin Huhn (Coordinator)
www.itn-slate.eu 

01.10.2016
Innovative Training Networks
Prof. Petra Swiderek (Partner)
http://www.elena-eu.org/ 

01.10.2015
Innovative Training Networks 
Dr. Oltmann Riemer (Partner)
http://www.microman.mek.dtu.dk/ 

01.03.2015
Innovative Training Networks 
Dr. Matthias Prange (Partner)
http://www.pontocaspian.eu/ 

01.01.2015
Innovative Training Networks 
Dr. Andra Thiel (Partner)
http://www.bingo-itn.eu/en/bingo.htm 

01.01.2015
Innovative Training Networks 
Prof. Werner Brannath (Partner)
http://www.ideas-itn.eu/about-ideas/ 


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - COFUND

01.04.2016
Cofund Doctoral Programme
Dr. Christian Peters (Coordinator)
https://www.bigsss-bremen.de/academic-program/bigsss-departs-phd-program 


Research infrastructures

01.11.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Paul Wintersteller (Partner)
www.neanias.eu

 

 

01.03.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
https://www.fairsfair.eu/

 

01.02.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Gerrit Meinecke (Partner)

https://www.eurofleets.eu/

01.03.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Achim Kopf (Partner)
https://www.eumarinerobots.eu/ 

01.01.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Dr.  Britta Busse (Partner)
http://www.eurocohort.eu/ 

01.12.2017
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.project-freya.eu 

01.01.2017
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Thorsten Warneke (Partner)
https://www.icos-ri.eu/ringo 

01.01.2017
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Johanna Schietke (Partner)
http://www.icre8.eu/openaire-connect-h2020 

01.03.2016
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Christoph Waldmann (Partner)
http://www.coop-plus.eu/ 

01.09.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.emso-eu.org/site/ 

01.06.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://project-thor.eu/ 

01.05.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.envriplus.eu/ 

01.04.2015
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.odip.eu/ 

01.01.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
https://www.openaire.eu/ 

Industrial Leadership

The area Industrial Leadership especially supports industrial research and development in joint research projects between universities, industry, and research centers. It comprises a total of six key and industrial technologies of special importance.

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies- LEIT

01.01.2021
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Michael Beetz (Partner)
www.tracebot.eu

 

01.10.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Maren Petersen (Partner)
www.coala-h2020.eu

 

01.05.2020
ECSEL-Innovation Action
Prof. Nando Kaminski (Partner)
www.irel40.eu

 

01.05.2020
ECSEL-RIA
Prof. Martin Schneider (Partner)
www.nextperception.eu

 

01.06.2019
ECSEL-Innovation Action
Prof. Nando Kaminski (Partner)
www.power2power.eu

 

01.01.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Lutz M?dler (Partner)
www.nanorigo.eu

01.12.2017
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Heinrich Bovensmann (Partner)
http://scarbo-h2020.eu/??????? 

01.10.2017
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Heinrich Bovensmann (Partner)
https://www.che-project.eu/ 

01.01.2017
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Michael Beetz (Partner)

01.10.2016
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Stefan Wellsandt (Partner)
http://www.nimble-project.org/ 

01.06.2016
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Rainer Malaka (Coordinator)
http://first-stage.eu/ 

01.07.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Prof.  Armin Dekorsy (Partner)
http://fantastic5g.eu/ 

01.06.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Georg Heygster (Partner)
http://www.h2020-spices.eu/ 

01.03.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Justus Notholt (Partner)
http://www.gaia-clim.eu/ 


Cross-cutting activities (Focus Areas)

01.01.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Oltmann Riemer (Coordinator)
http://www.prosurf-project.eu/ 

Societal Challenges

The area Societal Challenges supports the issue-driven joint research promotion which is aligned with the seven large Societal Challenges. The list of contributions of the University of Bremen in this area is sorted with regard to these research areas.

1. Health, demographic change and well being

01.01.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Gabriele Bolte (Partner)
www.equal-life.eu

 

01.01.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Prof.  Nina Heinrichs (Coordinator)
www.rise-plh.eu

 


2. Food Security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bio economy

01.11.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof Kai Bischof (Coordinator)
www.face-it-project.eu

 

 

01.09.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof Ralf Bachmayer (Partner)
missionatlantic.eu

 

01.09.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof Ben Marzeion (Partner)
protect-slr.eu

 

01.11.2019
Innovation Action
Dr. Christoph Waldmann (Partner)
www.eurosea.eu

 

01.09.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
summerh2020.eu

 

01.06.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.iatlantic.eu/

 

01.12.2016
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Georg Heygster (Partner)
http://www.intaros.eu/ 
https://intaros.nersc.no 

01.05.2016
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Diepenbroek (Partner)
http://www.eu-atlas.org/ 

01.04.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Christoph Waldmann (Partner)
https://www.atlantos-h2020.eu/ 


4. Smart, green and integrated transport

01.12.2020
Shift2Rail-RIA
Prof. Nando Kaminski (Partner)
projects.shift2rail.org/s2r_ip1_n.aspx

 

01.12.2019
Shift2Rail-Inovation Action
Dr. Danijela Ristic-Durrant (Coordinator)
projects.shift2rail.org/s2r_ip5_n.aspx

 

01.09.2017
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Bernd Mayer (Partner)
http://www.mat4rail.eu/ 

01.10.2016
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. med. Danijela Ristic-Durrant (Coordinator)
https://shift2rail.org/projects/smart/ 

01.05.2015
Innovation Action
Prof. Christof Bueskens (Partner)
http://www.hercules-2.com/ 


5. Climate actions, resource efficiency and raw materials

01.09.2021
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Gunnar Spreen (Partner)
www.crices-h2020.eu

 

 

01.06.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Heike Glade (Partner)
sea4value.eu

 

01.09.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Reiner Steinfeldt (Partner)
https://comfort.w.uib.no/

 

01.06.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Buchwitz (Partner)
4c-carbon.eu

 

 

01.02.2018
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Michael Buchwitz (Partner)
http://verify.lsce.ipsl.fr/

01.04.2015
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Bj?rn Panteleit (Partner)
http://www.freewat.eu/ 

01.08.2014
Coordination & Support Actions
Dr. Andreas Richter (Partner)
https://www.gmes-atmosphere.eu/ 


6. Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflecting societies

01.01.2020
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Christian Katzenbach (Partner)
www.recreating.eu
 

 

01.01.2019
Research and Innovation Action
Prof. Winfried Pauleit (Partner)

 

01.03.2015
Research and Innovation Action
Dr. Irene Dingeldey (Partner)
https://blogg.hioa.no/negotiate/ 


7. Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Others

Science with and for Society

01.03.2021
Coordination and Support Action - Lump Sum Pilot
Dr. Julia Sievers (Partner)
https://yufe.eu/yufering/

 

01.01.2021
Coordination and Support Action
Dr. Bj?rn-Oliver Schmidt (Partner)
https://diosi.eu/

 

 

01.01.2020
Coordination and Support Action
Prof. Doris Elster (Partner)
www.resbios.eu

 

01.05.2016
Coordination & Support Actions
Prof. Doris Elster (Partner)
http://starbios2.eu/