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Tim neudecker and colleagues in their laboratory at the University of Bremen.
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How Bremen researchers want to convert space radiation into energy

Scientists are working on a material that generates electricity and at the same time protects against space radiation. The project could revolutionize future space missions. An article about research in the Humans on Mars Initiative at "buten un binnen".


Main building of the Cardiff University
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MAPEX visits Cardiff University

Clean Energy, Sustainable Manufacturing, and a Better Environment – these were the key themes of a recent exchange between scientists from MAPEX and the Net Zero Institute at Cardiff University.


Instructor notes something on an index card.
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How to bring research from university to school

In March, researchers from MAPEX and teachers from Bremen schools discussed how current research can find its way out of the laboratory and into the classroom.


Detailed photo of a battery research laboratory.
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The Future of Technology: Career Paths in 3D Printing and Battery Research

In an interview with up2date magazine, students Tim Klotz and Kolja Konschak talk about their experiences in the Process-Oriented Materials Research master’s degree program (ProMat).


Mars landscape with habitat in the background and astronauts working in the front
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Millions in Funding for Space and Port Research

The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.


from left to right: Professor Jutta Günther, President of the University of Bremen, Professor Sabine Kunst, CEO of the Joachim Herz Foundation, and Irene Strebl, State Councilor for the Environment, Climate, and Science.
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Up to 30 Million Euros for Technology Transfer

A celebratory contract signing at the University of Bremen made the founding of Germany’s first JHS MaTeNa innovate! Center official. The Joachim Herz Foundation (JHS) will provide 30 million euros for materials science research applications.


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April 2025
23.
Apr
Becoming an astronaut. A travel guide through the selection and training of ESA's 2022 astronaut reserve.
14:00 15:00
Location: GW1 building, University of Bremen

Bremen Human Space Exploration Seminar Guest: Dr. med. Carmen Possnig Carmen Possnig is a medical doctor, author, space physiology [...]

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May 2025
06.
May
MAPEX Lecture: Guiding the Discovery of Single-Atom Catalysts with Quantum Chemical Simulations
16:00 18:00
Location: AIB, University of Bremen

MAPEX Guest Lecture Guest: Prof. Dr. Giovanni di Liberto, Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, [...]

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15.
May
Humans on Mars? A question beyond our horizon.
14:00 15:00
Location: Zentrum für Angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM)

Bremen Human Space Exploration Seminar Guest: Dr. Jacques Arnould Jacques Arnould is an Ethics Advisor at Centre national d’études [...]

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June 2025
19.
Jun
Workshop: Effective Teaching in Higher Education
09:00 16:00
Location: aib - 1020/30 (Hochschulring 40)


A workshop that explores different aspects of teaching and learning at a university level, in order to develop one’s teaching skills in a class and in the laboratory, based on the effectiveness of the methods. Also, you will learn the basic lingo for developing a teaching portfolio, and understand different learning processes.

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July 2025
09.10.
Jul
Scientific Writing in the Natural and Engineering Sciences: Towards Organization and Motivation
09:00 17:00
Location: AIB 1020/30 (Hochschulring 40)

This workshop is part of the MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme. We aim to support and train doctoral candidates in acquiring transversal [...]

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October 2025
06.
Oct
Science on Screen: Creating Videos with Your Smartphone
09:00 17:00
Location: AIB 1020/30 (Hochschulring 40)

This workshop is part of the MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme. We aim to support and train doctoral candidates in acquiring transversal [...]

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