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“Funkenschlag” [flying sparks]  – is the title of the event taking place in Bremen between the 21st and 25th  September which will draw representatives from art, culture, education and research from all over Germany. The event is the result of a cooperation project between the International Festival…

In 2001, extended fire protection requirements necessitated a closing of the facilities in the top of Bremen’s drop tower. With the financial help of the University of Bremen, the works were completed in spring 2011. Now, this unique location providing a panoramic view of Bremen and its surroundings…

A group of history students from the University of Bremen is staging a fourth dramatic reading in cooperation with the bremer shakespeare company (bsc). On Monday 19th September 2011 the “curtain will go up” on the premiere performance of “What do Women Know about Politics? – The Denazification of…

It ranks among the most important names in the State of Bremen: the Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science – German abbreviation: BIBA. It was around this time 30 years ago that the University of Bremen’s very first affiliated institute was founded. BIBA owes its…

Members of the University of Bremen are doing their part for climate protection and the production of sustainable energy. They have contributed equity in an amount of € 160,000 to found a cooperative called “UniBremenSolar“. At the kick-off meeting, 55 members of staff from all areas of the…

Yet another accolade for the University of Bremen: Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Professor of Production Engineering, has been accepted into the ranks of the International Academy of Production Technology: he is the fourth Bremen researcher to receive this great honor. You do not simply become a member of…

We can breathe easily again, having taken one step farther towards achieving our goal: the University of Bremen has submitted its applications for the next round of the Excellence Initiative launched by the German Government and the federal states. With its application entitled “Ambitious and…

A great honor for the Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) at the University of Bremen: marine researcher Professor Gerold Wefer has been awarded the Bremen Town Musicians Prize for his research and commitment to science, as well as the interesting and entertaining way he makes the…

32,000 applications for student places at the University of Bremen for the coming winter semester – an all time record! The reasons for such a high number this year are the doubled cohort of students leaving upper secondary schools in 2011, the discontinuance of compulsory military and community…

Worldwide the search is on for environmentally friendly ways to meet society’s growing demands for energy. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells present a highly promising approach to solving the problem. While scientists have been going to great lengths and conducting exhaustive research in this area, mother…