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In the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, the University Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic aims to combine psychotherapeutic care with research and the training of future psychotherapists. It will be officially opened on April 16, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the Forum at Domshof’s Banking Hall.

Establishing “Männerschuppen” as community meeting places for men aged 50 and older is the goal of the new “Männerschuppen” project at the University of Bremen. It is now supported by the European Social Fund. In addition, new guidelines for planning and implementing “Männerschuppen" are available.

How do employees evaluate their daily working lives at the university? A new staff survey on work and health aims to identify workplace stressors and resources. The results will inform measures to improve working conditions and strengthen employee well-being.

The U Bremen Research Alliance and the interdisciplinary DataNord data competence center in Bremen are jointly hosting Research Data Day. The event will take place on April 15 starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Banking Hall in the Forum at Domshof building.

Frank Sill Torres became a professor of the resilience of maritime systems at the University of Bremen in April 2026.

Under the title “Quo Vadis, Welfare State?” (“Quo vadis Sozialstaat?”), the German Institute for Interdisciplinary Social Policy Research (DIFIS) is hosting a public conference on April 13 and 14. Registration is open until April 7.

Making women in academia and female pioneers visible – that is the focus of the “Missing Images” (“Versäumte Bilder”) exhibition, which will be on view at Forum at Domshof from April 14 to July 7. A public lecture will be held every Tuesday during the summer semester to accompany the exhibition.

At the initiative of the Metropolitan Region Northwest Germany, the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg invited political representatives to a parliamentary breakfast at the HWK – Institute for Advanced Study in Delmenhorst.

Dr. Mandy Boehnke, Vice President for International Affairs, Academic Qualification, and Diversity at the University of Bremen, has been appointed to the academic advisory board that is helping to draft the German National Report on Early Career Researchers (BuWiK).

Die Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen präsentiert vom 07. April bis zum 6. Juni 2026 eine Ausstellung zum Leben und Werk des Bremer Astronomen und Arztes Wilhelm Olbers (1758–1840). Der Eintritt ist frei.

How can Afro-European history be properly documented, communicated, and preserved – and what role do archives play in this process? These were the central themes explored at an international workshop co-organized by Professor Julia Borst.

Rising temperatures are threatening dung beetle populations in the Amazon. This illustrates a trend that could push many local insect species to their thermal limits. Researchers from Bremen and Würzburg have conducted a study.

The University of Bremen is collaborating with four partner institutions to investigate well-being and mental health of students, and will receive 800,000 euros in funding from the German government over a three-year period.

A different country, an unfamiliar university, a new culture, lots of questions, and boundless curiosity: March 2026 is an exciting month for 120 exchange students from all over the world. They have come to the University of Bremen to spend one or two semesters here.

B-Human continues its success story in the newly established Humanoid Soccer League: The joint team from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) claimed first at the RoboCup German Open in Cologne.

According to Dr. Eva Anslinger from the University of Bremen, the subject work studies can play a key role in democracy education in schools. "It makes democratic participation tangible in realistic learning situations." This subject will be the focus of the annual GATWU conference in Bremen.

The coming into force of the UN High Seas Treaty in January raises many questions. One particularly pressing issue is where protected areas should be established by 2030. Researchers from the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen are jointly investigating this in the AGELESS project.

Professor Gerd Winter, a leading expert in European environmental law, has supported China with the ambitious task of codifying its entire environmental law. The project illustrates how legal knowledge can be transferred between different legal systems.

How is carbon metabolized and processed in different ecosystems? For a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, researchers led by first author Joely Maak from MARUM at the University of Bremen tracked the carbon cycle in a specific marine ecosystem.

For the second time, the University of Bremen will honor exceptional transfer activities with its Transfer Award. The award is endowed with 2,000 euros. This year, the Sustainability Transfer Award will also be presented for the first time, which is endowed with 1,000 euros.