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Researching with People, Not About Them

Researching with People, Not About Them

Research advisory boards bring citizens closer to science – and researchers closer to the lived reality of study participants. A visit with the advisory board of the Bremen-Oldenburg research training group HEARAZ.

Five people looking at the camera.

Research on Children and AI: Symposium by Researchers from Bremen and Oldenburg at the 54th DGPs Congress 2026

From September 7 to 10, around 2,000 researchers from around the world gathered at the 2026 Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGP). The event featured a symposium by researchers from the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg, who presented their work on AI and children.

In search of reliable conclusions

In search of reliable conclusions

New statistical methods, which have applications far beyond the field of mathematics, are the focus of a three-day joint event organised by the Centre for Statistics in Oldenburg and Bremen. Registrations are open until 2 September. 

Three murals on buildings

Northwest Alliance Part of “Beauty of Science”

A new mural in Bremen puts the partnership between the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg on public display. With the artwork “ALLIANCE,” the Northwest Alliance joins this year’s MURAL CITY event, themed “Beauty of Science.”

Research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN in the port of Reykjavik.

Research Expedition to the Arctic

How are rising global temperatures changing the Arctic? That question is at the center of an expedition to Baffin Bay, between Greenland and Canada, aboard the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN. Dr. Miriam Römer of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen is the expedition’s chief scientist.

Wind turbine in the meadow.

Shaping the Northwest Together: Funding Opportunity for Future Energy Projects

The Metropolitan Region Northwest Germany is calling for innovative project ideas to advance the energy transition. Applications are due by October 15, 2026.

Mira Nichts and Neha Nageswaran

Two NWA Doctoral Researchers Nominated for DFG’s “RTG connect” Event

Two doctoral researchers from the Northwest Alliance have been invited to participate in “RTG connect,” a networking and exchange event organized by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Flags in front of the Messe Bremen

Northwest Alliance Represented at IJCAI International AI Conference

Numerous researchers from the Northwest Alliance, which consists of the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg, will be present at IJCAI-ECAI 2026. They are contributing to the conference through academic presentations, workshops, and tutorials and are taking on key roles in the program.

Sechs Menschen stehen mit Schaufeln auf einer Baustelle.

Groundbreaking ceremony for new University Medicine Oldenburg building

Today’s groundbreaking ceremony marks a turning point for both medical researchers and students of medicine at the University of Oldenburg. Attended by Lower Saxony’s Minister for Science and Culture, Falko Mohrs, the event celebrated the start of construction of the new University Medicine Oldenburg (UMO) buildings at the Technology Park.