MARUM Research Academy

You can choose from three different formats to present your work:

1. Talk (10 minutes talk, 5 minutes discussion)
2. Poster
3. Speed talk (5 minutes talk, 5 minutes discussion; applicable only if you are within the first 6 months of your doctoral research project)

The aim of the presentations is to let the other doctoral researchers know what you are doing. Therefore, we ask you to make your presentations easy to understand for people from other disciplines. This is certainly a challenge, but a good opportunity to practice your public speaking skills. You will receive written feedback from the audience and a prize will be awarded for the best presentation.
For participants who have started within the last 6 months, a speed talk can be a good way to give people an idea of the outline of your project.

Travel, accommodation and meals will be covered by MARUM Research Academy for those who make an active contribution during the symposium.

The Seminarhotel Luisenhof is located in Visselhövede, about 60 km SE of Bremen. It can be reached via train from Bremen central station.

A detailed schedule and programme will be provided after the registration deadline has passed.

Rough initial time schedule:

21 April 2026

~ 08.30 hrs - meet at Bremen Central Station to take train to Visselhövede

10.00 hrs. Start of Symposium

22 April 2026

~ 16.00 hrs. End of Symposium

~ 17.30 back at Bremen Central Station

In addition to the contributions from the participants, there will also be workshops and plenty of time to get to know each other and network. The evening can be used to get to know each other, have a drink together, play games or whatever you come up with :-).

The programme of the 18th Bremen Doctoral Researcher Symposium on Marine Sciences 2026 is organised by the MARUM Research Academy Tina Klose and Vivien Winter ([Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript]) with the current doctoral researcher representatives of the MARUM Graduate Programme Emily Johns, Mia Krohn and Yannick Zander ([Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript]).

Registration from

The deadline for registration is on 19 February 2026.