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The University of Bremen has once again achieved a top position in the international Shanghai Ranking. It ranked first in Germany in marine sciences. The University of Bremen also leads the table of German universities in the geosciences.

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy has now published the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022 (Shanghai Ranking). The university ranks first in Germany in the subject of marine sciences. Across the world in the subject, it ranked 15th. The University of Bremen also leads the table of German universities in the geosciences. Worldwide, it came 31st out of 500 in the subject. “This is yet more confirmation of the excellent research work being done at our university in marine and environmental research, tackling the highly relevant climate change issues. I am very pleased with our ranking,” said Professor Bernd Scholz-Reiter, President of the University of Bremen.

The Shanghai Ranking is an international ranking published by the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) since 2017. It contains rankings in 54 subjects from the subject groups of natural sciences, engineering sciences, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences. In total, more than 4,000 universities were ranked. The 2022 GRAS ranking evaluates research publications from 2016 to 2020.