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The University of Bremen performed particularly well in the latest ranking by the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) in the area of support at the start of studies. It also scored well in acquiring third-party funding.

What does an equitable school look like? What is educational equity, and why does it matter to us all? The Unlock the Future exhibition provides answers to these questions and brings research findings on educational equity in Bremen and Bremerhaven to life.

Under the title Endangered Democracy, the “Profs gegen Rechts” network at the University of Bremen is organizing a series of lectures in cooperation with the Worlds of Contradiction collaborative research platform.

In Germany, children's educational success depends heavily on parental support. The Inclusive School-Parent Communication in a Migration Society project investigated how communication between schools and parents can be improved in this context.

Chemist Wolffram Schröer, a retired professor at the University of Bremen, has been awarded the Vernadsky Golden Medal, the highest award of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences.

The University of Bremen and Bremen City University of Applied Sciences have secured a total of 13.5 million euros to drive forward the transformation of university teaching in the coming years.

Oliver Plümper joined the Faculty of Geosciences as Professor of Mineralogy in the 2025 summer semester.

The university mourns the loss of Eberhard Haas, who passed away on March 27 in Bremen. Haas was an honorary citizen and sponsor of the University of Bremen since 2003.

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter. Some bacteria selfishly take up entire molecules before digesting them internally, which is referred to as “selfish polysaccharide uptake.” The Bremen biologist Greta Reintjes was involved in the study in Croatia.

Jana Semrau has been a professor of sport, exercise, and health promotion within the University of Bremen’s Faculty of Human and Health Sciences since March 2025.