{"id":8374,"date":"2026-08-21T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/media-service\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:12:09","slug":"media-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/media-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><nav class=\"g-breadcrumbs us_custom_50cc7d67 separator_icon align_left\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><\/nav><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1><span style=\"color: #264f7b;\">Media Service<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Information for the Media Regarding the Excellence Strategy\u2019s Decision<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line style_solid color_border width_default align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A brochure with the words \u201cNorthwest Alliance - Connecting for Tomorrow\u201d is lying on a table.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Newly funded Universities of Excellence and University Excellence Consortia will be announced on October 2<\/h4>\n<p>On October 2, 2026 at 4 p.m., the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Science and Humanities Council will announce whether the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg, together as the Northwest Alliance, will receive support for seven years as a University Excellence Consortium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WissRat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The press conference will be available via livestream on the German Science and Humanities Council\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exzellenzstrategie.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Further information on the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_left style_default color_primary align_left no_text\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/northwest-alliance\" class=\"w-iconbox-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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right;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: contain;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Media Contact<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Universit\u00e4t Bremen<\/h4>\n<p>Kristina Logemann, Press Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>University Communication and Marketing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-contacts\"><div class=\"w-contacts-list\"><div class=\"w-contacts-item for_phone\"><span class=\"w-contacts-item-value\">+49 421 218-60150<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-contacts-item for_email\"><span class=\"w-contacts-item-value\"><a href=\"mailto:presse@uni-bremen.de\">presse@uni-bremen.de<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Carl von Ossietzky Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Corinna Dahm-Brey, Press Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>Press &#038; Communication Office<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-contacts\"><div class=\"w-contacts-list\"><div class=\"w-contacts-item for_phone\"><span class=\"w-contacts-item-value\">+49 441 798-5374<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-contacts-item for_email\"><span class=\"w-contacts-item-value\"><a 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Images must include the respective copyright notice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A brochure with the words \u201cNorthwest Alliance - Connecting for Tomorrow\u201d is lying on a table.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4_3_DSC05427_2026_02-05_NWA_c_Leona-Hofmann_Universitaet-Bremen-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Connecting for Tomorrow \u2013 Application for Recognition as a University Excellence Consortium<br \/>\nCopyright: Leona Hofmann \/ Universit\u00e4t Bremen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Prof._Dr._Jutta_G______nther_copyrigt_Matej_Meza___Universitaet_Bremen_2x3_8-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Jutta G\u00fcnther\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Prof._Dr._Jutta_G______nther_copyrigt_Matej_Meza___Universitaet_Bremen_2x3_8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Prof._Dr._Jutta_G______nther_copyrigt_Matej_Meza___Universitaet_Bremen_2x3_8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Prof._Dr._Jutta_G______nther_copyrigt_Matej_Meza___Universitaet_Bremen_2x3_8.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Prof. Dr. Jutta G\u00fcnther, President of the University of Bremen<br \/>\nCopyright: Matej Meza \/ Universit\u00e4t Bremen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ralph-bruder-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Professor Ralph Bruder\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ralph-bruder-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ralph-bruder-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ralph-bruder-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Prof. Dr. Ralph Bruder, President of the University of Oldenburg<br \/>\nCopyright: Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg \/ Daniel Schmidt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Delighted with the joint proposal (from left to right): Jutta G\u00fcnther, President of the University of Bremen, Ralph Bruder, President of the University of Oldenburg, J\u00f6rg Stahlmann, Vice President of the University of Oldenburg, and Frauke Meyer, Director of Finance and Administration of the University of Bremen.<br \/>\nCopyright: Matej Meza \/ Universit\u00e4t Bremen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" 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Proposal<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-u33a\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"w-grid us_post_list type_grid layout_586 cols_4 preload_style_spinner\" id=\"us_post_list_qd37\" style=\"--columns:4;--gap:1.5rem;\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_post_list_qd37{--columns:2!important}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_post_list_qd37{--columns:1!important}}.layout_586 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_586 .usg_post_image_1{padding-bottom:20px!important;border-radius:20px!important}.layout_586 .usg_post_date_1{font-size:16px!important;line-height:1!important}.layout_586 .usg_image_1{max-width:30px!important;margin-top:auto!important;margin-bottom:auto!important}.layout_586 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:24px!important}.layout_586 .usg_post_content_1{text-align:left!important}.layout_586 .usg_text_1{color:var(--color-content-heading)!important;font-size:16px!important;font-weight:700!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-6561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-id=\"6561\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_left valign_justify\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem; --vwrapper-parent-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/csm_Exzellenzbegehung_Foto_Uni_Bremen_Lehmkuehler_d21c7ff87d-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Important Milestone in Excellence Strategy: International Reviewers Visit the Campus\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap: 12px;\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-30T12:44:00+02:00\">30. April 2026<\/time><div class=\"w-image usg_image_1\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nwa-separator.dark_.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><span class=\"term-1 term-news\">News<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 color_link_inherit\">Important Milestone in Excellence Strategy: International Reviewers Visit the Campus<\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>This week, the Northwest Alliance reached an important milestone in the Excellence Strategy. On April 28 and 29, 20 international reviewers visited the Bremen campus to assess the joint Excellence proposal submitted by the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><p class=\"w-text usg_text_1 blog-link has_text_color icon_atright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/important-milestone-in-excellence-strategy-international-reviewers-visit-the-campus\/\" class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">read more<\/span><i class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-1989 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-id=\"1989\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_left valign_justify\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem; --vwrapper-parent-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/web_excellence-cluster-collage_mars_planeten_links-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marine research, animal navigation, materials sciences and technologies and hearing research are the topics of the four approved Clusters of Excellence of the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg.\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap: 12px;\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T15:53:10+01:00\">5. January 2026<\/time><div class=\"w-image usg_image_1\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nwa-separator.dark_.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><span class=\"term-1 term-news\">News<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 color_link_inherit\">Launch of Four Clusters of Excellence in Oldenburg and Bremen<\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>From the ocean floor to Mars, from human hearing to animal navigation abilities \u2013 researchers in the four Clusters of Excellence at the universities of Oldenburg and Bremen are focusing on a wide variety of topics. The teams began their work at the beginning of the year. We present a brief overview of the Clusters here.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><p class=\"w-text usg_text_1 blog-link has_text_color icon_atright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/launch-of-four-clusters-of-excellence-in-oldenburg-and-bremen\/\" class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">read more<\/span><i class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-1635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-id=\"1635\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_left valign_justify\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem; --vwrapper-parent-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Connecting for Tomorrow: Excellence proposal submitted\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap: 12px;\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-12T12:47:22+01:00\">12. November 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-image usg_image_1\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nwa-separator.dark_.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><span class=\"term-12 term-news\">News<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 color_link_inherit\">Connecting for Tomorrow: Excellence proposal submitted<\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>\u201eNorthwest Alliance: Connecting for Tomorrow\u201d \u2013 this is the title under which the Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen have submitted their application for a University Excellence Consortium. The decision on funding will be made in October next year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><p class=\"w-text usg_text_1 blog-link has_text_color icon_atright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/connecting-for-tomorrow-excellence-proposal-submitted\/\" class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">read more<\/span><i class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-1339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-id=\"1339\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_left valign_justify\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap: 0.7rem; --vwrapper-parent-gap: 0.7rem;\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Absichterklaerung_Exzellenzverbund-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Ralph Bruder, Kathrin Moosdorf, Falko Mohrs, and Jutta G\u00fcnther, with a HWK Institute for Advanced Study building in the background.\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap: 12px;\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-27T11:48:10+02:00\">27. June 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-image usg_image_1\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nwa-separator.dark_.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><span class=\"term-1 term-news\">News<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 color_link_inherit\">University of Excellence: Universities of Oldenburg and Bremen Join Forces<\/h3><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>The universities of Bremen and Oldenburg want to move into the future as a University Excellence Consortium. The two universities submitted their letter of intent to the German Science and Humanities Council (Wissenschaftsrat, WR) today, meeting the deadline.    <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><p class=\"w-text usg_text_1 blog-link has_text_color icon_atright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/university-of-excellence-universities-of-oldenburg-and-bremen-join-forces\/\" class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">read more<\/span><i class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"g-preloader type_1\"><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-grid-list-json hidden\" onclick='return 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class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"m3f9\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-m3f9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">About the Northwest Alliance<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-m3f9\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Northwest Alliance brings together two reform-oriented universities with decades of experience in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. Together, with approximately 580 professorships, 6,600 staff members, 2,700 doctoral candidates, and 33,500 students, they form the heart of a high-performing research hub in the Northwest. The alliance\u2019s goal is to combine excellent research with social responsibility and to find innovative solutions for regional and global challenges. The region is to be developed into a coherent research and outreach area in the medium to long term. The numerous scientific and non-scientific institutions in the northwest, with which both universities are already connected, as well as the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, which has been acting as a link between the universities for more than 25 years, will play a central role in this. The alliance also sees itself as part of the international community, in close partnership in particular with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands), with which both universities have been cooperating for decades. The Northwest Alliance not only connects the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony, but also represents a strong international network in a European border region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Information About the Clusters of Excellence<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-tabs accordion toggle_style_1 has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit;--sections-gap:0.5rem;\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ye80\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ye80\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">The Ocean Floor \u2013 Earth&#039;s Uncharted Interface<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ye80\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In the Cluster of Excellence <strong>\u201cThe Ocean Floor \u2013 Earth\u2019s Uncharted Interface,\u201d<\/strong> the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg pool their expertise to further advance our understanding of the role of the ocean floor in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity under changing climatic conditions. The cluster\u2019s research will provide a scientific basis for the protection and sustainable use of the oceans.<\/p>\n<p>The ocean floor acts as a dynamic interface and fulfils wide-ranging functions for the entire Earth system. The researchers in the cluster investigate the processes that control global matter fluxes towards, above, and in the ocean floor. This involves deciphering the processes that regulate the transport of biogenic particles to the ocean floor and their transformation under changing environmental conditions, analyzing the transfer of carbon and other elements between the ocean floor and seawater, and understanding how ecosystems on the ocean floor react to environmental changes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Factsheet_Ocean-Floor_EN.pdf\">Download Factsheet<\/a> (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoceanfloor.de\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MARUM_DSCN7360-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"MARUM Roboter\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MARUM_DSCN7360-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MARUM_DSCN7360-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MARUM_DSCN7360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sampling with the gripper arm of the MARUM-QUEST submersible robot at a depth of 270 meters on the Azores Plateau on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">Copyright: MARUM \u2212 Zentrum f\u00fcr Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universit\u00e4t Bremen<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/rss\/UOL_UB_EXU_Antragsabgabe-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"p2f9\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-p2f9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-p2f9\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The interdisciplinary cluster team at the University of Bremen and its partner institutions brings together researchers from the materials science, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, aerospace engineering, robotics, psychology, and communication technology. Together, the scientists are adopting a <strong>\u201cMartian mindset\u201d<\/strong> in order to rethink the production of materials and components from the ground up. The scarcity of resources and extreme conditions on the red planet serve as an experimental setting to develop a new paradigm of sustainability that enables innovative resource and energy-saving processes for material extraction and processing. In the long term, the cluster will thus contribute to sustainable space exploration and, above all, promote eco-friendly practices on Earth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Factsheet_Marsperspektive_web.pdf\">Download Factsheet<\/a> (September 2026)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-bremen.de\/en\/the-martian-mindset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20230913_MARSIAN_MINDSET_UniBremen_Pollmeier_01012_1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Finger zeigt auf Plastikfiguren\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20230913_MARSIAN_MINDSET_UniBremen_Pollmeier_01012_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20230913_MARSIAN_MINDSET_UniBremen_Pollmeier_01012_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div><span style=\"color: #999999;\">MaMBA (Moon and Mars Base Analog) is being used to research habitats for long-term stays on the Moon and Mars. A life-size module is on display at the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) and is being converted for the Cluster into a control center for a production hall similar to one that might be found on Mars.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">Copyright: Patrick Pollmeier \/ Universit\u00e4t Bremen<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20230913_MARSIAN_MINDSET_UniBremen_Pollmeier_01012_1-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"m77b\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-m77b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Hearing4all.connects<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-m77b\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The researchers involved in the <strong>Hearing4all Cluster<\/strong>, a joint endeavor of the University of Oldenburg, Hannover Medical School, and Leibniz University Hannover, aim to improve the prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Hearing4all (H4a) has already achieved significant results over the course of two previous funding periods since 2012. Under the new guiding principle Hearing4all.connects, the research alliance will expand to include additional disciplines, enabling an even more comprehensive investigation of hearing loss. In the coming years, researchers will pursue new genetic approaches to predicting, diagnosing, and treating hearing loss. They will also explore how artificial intelligence can enable hearing aids and cochlear implants to distinguish more effectively between important and irrelevant sound sources. Another key area of research involves the development of shared data standards. These standards will enable the training of AI-based systems that can predict an individual\u2019s probability of hearing loss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Factsheet_H4A_EN.pdf\">Download Factsheet<\/a> (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hearing4all.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/H4a_Gesture_Lab_wide-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Frau sitzt auf einem Stuhl, sie tr\u00e4gt ein Ger\u00e4t auf dem Kopf\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/H4a_Gesture_Lab_wide-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/H4a_Gesture_Lab_wide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/H4a_Gesture_Lab_wide-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span class=\"ce-uploads-description\">The hearing researchers in Oldenburg investigate very different facets of hearing and use highly specialised. laboratories. To find out which sound sources a person focuses their attention on, for example, they have set up a gesture lab in which hearing tests can be carried out in a virtual environment that is as lifelike as possible. Copyright: H\u00f6rzentrum Oldenburg gGmbH<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_6 download\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/H4a_Gesture_Lab_wide-scaled.jpg\" download=\"download\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ubb8\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ubb8\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">NaviSense<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ubb8\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The mission of the <strong>NaviSense<\/strong> team at the University of Oldenburg is to gain a thorough understanding of how animals navigate over long distances. Its findings will be incorporated into nature conservation strategies and technological innovations such as quantum technologies and autonomous navigation systems. The team&#8217;s research is divided into four research foci: In the first, the underlying mechanisms of magnetoreception and other senses that animals use to navigate are investigated. The magnetic and celestial compass as well as the processing of sensory information in the brain are also studied in detail. As the magnetic sense of birds seems to be based on a quantum effect, the second research focus is on quantum physical phenomena \u2013 in particular phenomena which occur at ambient temperature, like magnetoreception. Most of today&#8217;s quantum technologies can only be implemented at extremely low temperatures. Therefore, it would be a major step forward if we can understand how quantum physical processes can be controlled at higher temperatures. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Factsheet_NaviSense_EN.pdf\">Download Factsheet<\/a> (May 2025)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navisense.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NaviSense_Steinschmatzer-Helgoland-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Rotkehlchen\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NaviSense_Steinschmatzer-Helgoland-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NaviSense_Steinschmatzer-Helgoland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NaviSense_Steinschmatzer-Helgoland-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span class=\"ce-uploads-description\" style=\"color: #999999;\">Like many other small songbird species, wheatears migrate alone at night to their wintering grounds in Africa. They often make a stopover on the German island of Helgoland. The NaviSense researchers plan to investigate their migratory behaviour in more detail. 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