Prelude 19/20
Prelude 19/20
Ceremonial opening of the
academic year
for university members, UGO members and invited guests from the city and region
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Lecture Theatre Centre A14, Audimax
Once again, the University and the University Society are jointly celebrating the opening of the academic year at the start of the winter semester. The award-winning marine biologist and polar researcher Prof Dr Antje Boetius will give the keynote speech.
Programme
from 5.30 p.m. Admission to the lecture hall centre
18.00 hrs Champagne reception
18.45 Ceremony in the Audimax
Address by the University President
Prof. Dr Dr Hans Michael Piper
Award ceremonies
UGO Prize for excellent research
UGO Prize for outstanding doctorate
Address by the UGO Chair
Hon. Prof. Dr Werner Brinker
Keynote speech
Prof. Dr Antje Boetius
"Expeditions to the end of the world -
New departures in science"
Reception in the foyer
Musical organisation of the evening: students under the direction of the Institute of Music
Please note that photographs and films will be taken during the event. The recordings will be used as part of the university's public relations work (press releases, university newspaper UNI-INFO, university website, social media channels). If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform the photographer accordingly.
Prof Dr Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius is Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven and Professor of Geomicrobiology at the University of Bremen. She also heads the bridge group for deep-sea ecology and technology at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and is involved in the MARUM cluster of excellence at the University of Bremen. Boetius is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz and Chair of the steering committee of "Science in Dialogue".
The marine biologist has received numerous awards, including the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize from the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Communicator Prize from the DFG and the Stifterverband and the German Environmental Award. Boetius has taken part in almost 50 expeditions with international research vessels. Her research focuses on the effects of climate change on the Arctic Ocean and the diversity of life in the deep sea.