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“Undergoing Change – What is Driving Turkey?” This is the motto of the Turkey Week being organized in the Hanseatic City of Bremen by the Bremen University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bremen in cooperation with their mutual partner university in Marmara, Istanbul. Featuring numerous…

He played a pivotal role in placing the University at the center of attention in Bremen. For the University of Bremen, the death of Friedo Berninghausen means the loss of a true friend and valued benefactor. He will be remembered especially for the many ties he created between members of the…

Around 5,000 new students will take up studies at the University of Bremen in the approaching winter semester 2013/14. In the interest of getting off to a smooth start, the traditional freshers' week, or O-Woche will take place from 7th till 11th October 2013. Once again, the University is putting…

Denaturalizing climate change: migration, mobilities and spaces

Prof. Nicole Dubilier, lead scientist of the symbiosis research group at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI) and professor for microbial symbiosis at the University of Bremen, has been awarded one of the most generously endowed scientific awards in the European Union. The European…

Three students of Political Science at the University of Bremen created a competition called “2013 Election Prize” designed to mobilize people in Lower Saxony and Bremen to vote in the recent general election (for details see the article from 17.09.2013). “Instead of focusing on the election…

Mark Monday 30th September 2013 in your diary if you’re interested in sport: From 7 o’clock in the morning you can register for any of the 500 courses offered by University Sports at the University of Bremen. During the cold season, some 8,000 people in Bremen participate in the varied program. When…

On 22nd September 2013 Germany goes to the polls to elect a new government. In an innovative attempt to boost the election turnout, three students of political science at the University of Bremen created a competition aimed at voters in Bremen and Lower Saxony. Their project entitled “2013 Election…

Three good reasons for the University of Bremen’s rowing team to rejoice: In the European University Rowing Championships in Posen, Poland, they bagged one championship title and two second places! In an exciting final, Ann-Kathrin Weber and Judith Maurer became European champions in the women’s…

Are you also facing the problem of which party to vote for in the general election on 22nd September 2013? Maybe you can get some orientation from the ‘online help for first-time voters 2013’. A group of students from the University of Bremen have just spent a semester in an interdisciplinary…