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The Faculty of Physics at the University of Bremen once again invites you to an experimental show. On Saturday, November 30, 2024, Professor Justus Notholt, Lukas Grosch, and the physics internship team will provide an Advent atmosphere with spectacular and exciting entertainment.

“University Talk” is the title of a format with which the University Executive Board would like to enter into regular dialog with members of the university. The last event focused on the topic of academic freedom and the question of how Article 5 of the German Basic Law is put into practice.

The Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) has now a dual leadership team. Together with Professor Marc Avila, Professor Katharina Brinkert is now serving as the director of the institute.

The duration of care will double in the coming years, which will further increase care costs. This is the conclusion of this year's Care Report, which was compiled by the SOCIUM at the University of Bremen on behalf of the BARMER health insurance company.

Daniel Leidner joined the University of Bremen as a cooperation professor in cognitive robotics manipulation in October 2024. He is also head of the Autonomy and Teleoperations Department at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR).

Almost 200 newspaper volumes from Bremen-Nord, including issues of the Vegesacker Wochenblatt from 1849 onwards and the Nordwestdeutsche Landeszeitung, have been added to the Bremen State and University Library's collection.

Lars White joined the university in the 2024 summer semester as a professor of clinical psychology and pediatric psychotherapy. He is also co-head of the Psychotheratherapeutic University Outpatient Services over the Lifespan (PULS) at the University of Bremen.

Around a month after 1,500 law students began their studies, the Forum at Domshof building was opened in the city center on November 14, 2024. It is home to the Faculty of Law and several institutes.

From November 19 to 21, the “Humans on Mars” initiative will present its own research focus, as well as this year’s submitted cluster proposal for the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments.

4,468 new students started at the University of Bremen in the 2024/25 winter semester. Although many German universities are experiencing a decline in the number of first-year students, the University of Bremen has seen an increase in the number of new students compared to the previous year.

Sebastian Uhlemann has been a professor of environmental geophysics within the Faculty of Geosciences since the 2024/2025 winter semester.

392 students completed their teaching degree at the University of Bremen in the 2024 examination year. Around 110 of them took part in the farewell ceremony in the university's large lecture hall at the end of October.

The latest developments and innovative approaches in the field of artificial intelligence will be the focus of the “AI in Health” Symposium at Bremen State Parliament and the House of Science. Those interested can register until November 21 and participation is free of charge.

An international team of researchers that includes scientists from MARUM, the Faculty of Geosciences, and the Institute of Environmental Physics of the University of Bremen, have investigated how a change in Atlantic circulation would impact the Amazon Rain Forest.

On October 29, 2024, the University of Bremen and the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation honored pupils from the region for their outstanding pre-scientific papers. The Dr. Hans Riegel Awards are endowed with a total of 5,000 euros.

Social policy is facing challenges. Administrations are overwhelmed, and a plethora of social benefits and social infrastructures that are difficult to navigate and lack coordination complicate things further. Policy-makers, administrators, and practitioners will discuss options for a new structure.

At the University of Bremen, 47 young people recently began pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the new international program “Natural Sciences for Sustainability.” The bachelor's degree is a joint initiative of the Faculties of Physics, Geosciences, and Biology.