Institutes

In the high-profile area of health sciences, the University of Bremen collaborates with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology BIPS and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS.

The University of Bremen is involved with the Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research, the SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, the Competence Center for Clinical Trials Bremen, the Institute of Psychology. The close cooperation between the university and non-university institutions represents a significant strength of the University of Bremen.

Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research

The Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP) focuses on health, health care, and nursing research. In addition to research and teaching, IPP staff are also engaged in knowledge transfer to practice and policy advice.

→ View IPP’s current research projects here.

The IPP is represented in the high-profile area by:

Karin Bammann – Working Group: Epidemiology of Demographic Change
Melanie Böckmann– Dept. Global Health
Birte Berger-Höger– Dept. Evaluation and Implementation Research in Nursing Science
Gabriele Bolte – Dept. Social Epidemiology
Ingrid Darmann-Finck– Dept. Qualification and Curriculum Research
Ansgar Gerhardus– Dept. Health Services Research
Solveig Lena Hansen – Working Group: Public Health Ethics and Health Humanities
Stefanie Helmer – Working Group: Evidence-Based Public Health
Wolf Rogowski– Dept. Health Care Management
Henning Schmidt-Semisch– Dept. Health and Society
Benjamin Schüz– Dept. Prevention and Health Promotion
Karin Wolf-Ostermann– Dept. Health Services Research in Nursing

© Photo: Heike Mertesacker / University of Bremen

Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS GmbH

The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS covers the full spectrum of the epidemiological research cycle. Across four scientific departments, institute staff examine the etiology of diseases and develop preventive measures. These measures are then implemented and evaluated, enabling the formulation of recommendations for practice and policy.

→ View the BIPS’s current research projects here.

Das BIPS wird im Wissenschaftsschwerpunkt vertreten von:

Konrad Stopsack – Dept. Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
Ulrike Haug – Dept. Clinical Epidemiology
Iris Pigeot – Dept. Biometry and Data Management (Director)
Hajo Zeeb – Dept. Prevention and Evaluation

© Photo: Harald Rehling / University of Bremen

SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy

The Department of Health, Long-Term Care and Pensions at the SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy (formerly ZeS) contributes substantially to the high-profile area through economic analyses of current health policy reforms and international comparative health systems research, among other areas.

→ Go to the current research projects of the Department of Health, Long-Term Care and Pensions at SOCIUM.

In this High-Profile Area, SOCIUM is represented by:

Heinz Rothgang - Dept. Health, Long-Term Care and Pensions

Competence Center for Clinical Trials Bremen

The Competence Center for Clinical Trials Bremen is a collaborative facility of the University of Bremen and Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, established through a framework agreement for scientific cooperation. The center offers competencies and infrastructure for study implementation to all physicians or natural and health scientists engaged in clinical research or health research. Its research focuses primarily on methodological questions concerning the design and biometric evaluation of clinical trials.

→ Go to the current research projects of the KKSB.

In this High-Profile Area, the KKSB is represented by:

Werner Brannath – Applied Statistics and Biometry

Institute of Psychology

The Institute of Psychology covers the full range of core psychological disciplines, from basic research to applied fields. Across nine research groups, staff focus on describing, explaining, predicting, and modifying human experience and behavior.

→ Go to the current research projects of the IfP.

In this High-Profile Area, the Institute of Psychology is represented by:

Barbara Cludius - Working Group: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Adults)
Nadira Faber - Working Group: Social Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology
Julia Stern - Working Group: Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment
Louisa Kulke - Dept. Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology
Lars White - Working Group: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Children and Adolescents)

Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS

Embedded in a network of clinical and academic partners, the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS develops practical software systems for image- and data-based early detection.

→ Go to the current research projects of Fraunhofer MEVIS.

In this High-Profile Area, Fraunhofer MEVIS is represented by:

Prof. Dr. Horst Hahn - Working Group: Digital Medicine