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The modular manipulator arm developed at DFKI transfers the payload module to the HUNTER SE rover via a multifunctional interface.

Modular robotics from Bremen: Construction kit for flexible and sustainable missions in space

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.


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Renowned Journal Honors Its First European Researcher: Ingo Eilks, Professor of Chemistry Education

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


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Political Science Information Service Receives Further Funding

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.


Professor Zachmann sieht eine wesentliche St?rke des TZI darin, dass es immer wieder frühzeitig neue Themen aufgreift, die in der Zukunft relevant werden.

Gabriel Zachmann Is New TZI Director

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.


Professor Philipp Wagner

We Welcome Philipp Wagner to the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry

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


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Bremen Is World Champion: B-Human Wins 2025 RoboCup World Cup

Robots can also play soccer – this was demonstrated in recent days at the RoboCup World Cup in Salvador, Brazil. Team B-Human from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) won the world championship title for the twelfth time.


Tim Neudecker

We Welcome Professor Tim Neudecker to the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry

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.

Researching Heat Waves in the Ocean: Divers Collect Temperature Data

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.


Marilena Oltmanns

We Welcome Professor Marilena Oltmanns to the Faculty of Physics/Electrical Engineering

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.


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Responsible Use of Rankings: University of Bremen Joins International Initiative

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.


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Library Acquires Bremen Theologian Gottfried Menken’s Letters Once Thought Lost

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.


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Research Data Infrastructure: Bremen’s Key Role Reaffirmed

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.


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Philipp Schwartz Fellowship for Marzia Wafaee

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