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Ein Greifarm eines Tauchroboters setzt einen Sensor in den Meeresboden.
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New Nature Geoscience Study: Earthquake Mobilized Greenhouse Gasses

Investigations have shown that earthquakes play a greater role in triggering the release of greenhouse gasses than previously thought. A new study published in Nature Geoscience online on 28th July 2013 reports on the findings of an international research team who investigated the aftermath of an…


Leuchtende Wolken in einem Nachthimmel.
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Noctilucent Clouds in the Bremen Night Sky

In Bremen last Sunday, the early bird would have been able to witness a seldom occurrence in the dying night sky: Noctilucent clouds. This remarkable phenomenon was captured on camera by physicist Matthias Buschmann from the University of Bremen’s Institute of Environmental Physics. As opposed to…


Zwei Frauen in einem Labor.
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Female Professor Program Scores A Further Success

The University of Bremen takes the advancement of its female scholars and scientists very seriously, and is thrilled to learn that its female professor program is once again being supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal States. The University has been given green…


Ein Mann und eine Frau lächeln in die Kamera, im Hintergrund ein Gebäude.
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Young Researchers Organize „YOUMARES“

Marc H. Einsporn and Johanna Wiedling from the Leibniz Center for Marine Tropical Ecology at the University of Bremen are the joint organizers of this year’s YOUMARES (Young Marine Researchers), a conference for marine scientists expected to attract over 200 participants from more than 20 different…


Mann mit Kopfhörern sitz an einem PC.
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ZARM Scientists Reactivate Experiment on Board the ISS

Since 21st June 2013, scientists from the University of Bremen’s Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) have been able to resume experiments on board the International Space Station. Initially intended as a one-time experiment to measure the flow characteristics of liquids under…


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Tutoring Program Counters Initial Fears

Production Engineering is very often the subject of first choice for school leavers. However, the teaching staff in the department has to face up to the problem that freshers often lack much of the foundation knowledge needed to study successfully. Their initial enthusiasm can quickly turn into…


Eine junge Frau erzählt.
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DFG Praises University of Bremen’s Gender Policy

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [German Research Foundation] has once more placed the University of Bremen at the top of its research-oriented standards of gender equality (Stage 4). A DFG working group has been evaluating the implementation of gender mainstreaming at German universities.…


Gruppenbild mit sechs Frauen
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First Easy-to-Read Scientific Literature

How can sophisticated scientific literature be “translated” into easy-to-read everyday language that everyone can understand? How can people with learning difficulties be brought to read – and understand – complicated text books? These are questions being addressed by a team led by Simone Seitz,…


Humanoider Roboter mit Stofftieren der Bremer Stadtmusikanten.
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4th World Championship Title for Bremen Soccer Robots

The Bremen “B-Human” team is soccer world champion once again. “We are overjoyed that Bremen has regained the title”, says team leader Dr. Thomas Röfer following their championship victory in the 17th “RoboCup” world championship that took place in the Dutch town of Eindhoven. Although they put up a…


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