Events

• Varieties of Science Narrative: FMS II Kick-off Workshop2May2018Welcome new members of our expanding research team, help develop plans for their projects, and initiate inter-project and interdisciplinary collaborations for a new phase of FMS research.More
• Uses of Literature and the Case of the Science Novel15Dec2017Workshop with scholar Rita FelskiMore
• Experimental Encounters III7Dec2017Writer, Scholar, Scientist Workshop on Bernhard Kegel's ABGRUNDMore
• Experimental Encounters II2Nov2017Our second Writer-Scholar-Scientist Workshop, in which we meet to discuss the novel "Helium" More
• Karen Joy Fowler & Allegra Goodman in Toronto24May2017More
• Narrating Science: The Power of Stories in the 21st Century24May2017Join us in Toronto for three days of discussions and readings with scholars, creative writers, and scientists. More
• Auf Forschungsreise für den nächsten Bestseller2Mar2017Bernhard Kegel stellt seinen neuesten Wissenschaftsroman „Abgrund“ vor. Am 2.3. im Universum Bremen und am 3.3. im Hanse-WissenschaftskollegMore
• Beyond the Literary Science Novel?16Dec2016In this half-day workshop we focus on defining the science novel as a genre with respect to other forms of science narrative and the significance of such categorizations for the impacts of such literature, particularly in the case of climate change fiction. More
• June 2016 Meeting21Jun2016Science communication, narrating science, and a new case study research framework by invitation onlyMore
• Writer, Scholar, Scientist: On "Carbon Dreams"13May2016The first in a series of experimental encounters around literary depictions of science, this workshop is restricted to FMS members and invited guests.More
• Between Fact and Fiction22Apr2016Workshop on climate change fictionMore
• Authenticity after Postmodernism29Feb2016Expert Knowledge, Formal Innovation, & Literary Contexts for the Science Novel. Workshop with special guests Irmtraud Huber, Wolfgang Funk, and Jean Hegland.More
• December 2015 Meeting8Dec2015More
• Student Conference: Biopower In Contemporary Anglophone Literature30Oct2015Student conference held at the University of Oldenburg, based on FMS themes.More
• October 2015 Meeting30Oct2015Discussing fiction about science with science communication scholars and practitioners: nomenclature and the reality/authenticity/plausibility in fiction issue revisited, this time with a pragmatic spin.More
• September 2015 Meeting17Sep2015More
• Open Campus, Universität Bremen7Jul2015FMS Researchers Jennifer Henke, Katrin Berndt, and Christine Müller introduce their research to the public at the university's Open Campus Day. More
• The Falling Sky | Weiter als der Himmel18Jun2015Vorlesung und Diskussion mit der britischen Autorin und Astronomin Pippa Goldschmidt, ihrer Übersetzerin Zoë Beck, und FMS WissenschaftlernMore
• June 2015 Meeting8Jun2015Discussion with Bruce LewensteinMore
• May 2015 Meeting21May2015Discussion of sample texts for the "Drivers and Driven" volume, moderated by Sina Farzin.More