The term paper should have been handed in in the semester before last...
Spending nights at your desk without getting a sentence down on paper?
All your certificates in your pocket, but no courage to start your thesis?
The constant guilty conscience of not having done enough for your studies...
Does that sound familiar?
The work structuring group (ASG) is an offer that can set deadlocked study behavior in motion with a few simple rules. Our aim is to help you to develop an appropriate work structure and at the same time to deal constructively with work difficulties.
Using the example of a specific study project, e.g. term paper, exam, Master's thesis, various techniques for successful time and work planning are learned in the weekly group meetings moderated by us. Over a maximum period of ten months, the group members support each other in practicing and adhering to certain rules with the aim of developing a study behavior that is satisfactory for them.
The program takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested in participating in this group, a preliminary meeting can be arranged via our secretariat.
Group leader: Jan Hamborg
If there is sufficient demand, we will again offer an online work structuring group. This offer is aimed at students who are absent but would still like to take part in a work structuring group as well as students who are unable to take part in a face-to-face group due to other circumstances.
Group leader: Svenja Heinemann
If you are interested, please contact our office.
Has there just been a severe mental health crisis or a stay in hospital? Or a mental illness in general?
Many affected students find that they are often only able to cope with the demands of their studies and everyday life to a limited extent. This group helps them to better manage the organization of their studies, for example with the help of realistic time and work planning. From week to week, ways of structuring everyday life more appropriately are tried out.
The group provides social support and makes it easier to gradually take on more pressure and strengthen student self-confidence, even with existing (performance) restrictions.
The focus is on sharing experiences about current problems in everyday university life and the associated uncertainties. This can also be about coming to terms with your own expectations and trying out new solutions.
The group offer is intended as a supplement to psychotherapeutic treatment.
Dates: Mondays, 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
The offer takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested in participating in a group, an individual meeting can be arranged via our secretary's office.
Group leader: Cordula Schrör
Do you have problems organizing your everyday life? Do you find it difficult to structure yourself? Do you suffer from forgetfulness, a lack or excess of activity?
Students with attention deficit disorder (AD(H)S) often describe difficulties of this kind. They are often restless, suffer from sleep disorders and inexplicable mood swings. And they find it difficult to complete their studies successfully and satisfactorily: The level of independent learning, motivation, time management and stress tolerance required often makes those affected doubt themselves and not infrequently leads to them dropping out of university.
This weekly group helps you to better structure your studies and your everyday life. You can also discuss your individual and AD(H)S-typical problems with other sufferers and develop a new way of dealing with them.
The program takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested in participating in a group, a preliminary discussion can be arranged via our secretariat.
Group leader: Simone Buchholz
Workshop exam anxiety in the winter semester 2025/26:
Thu. 04.12. and Thu. 11.12.2025 from 16 to 18:30. Participation is required on both dates. Registrations via our secretary's office.
The symptoms of exam anxiety in students are manifold: they manifest themselves in the postponement of exam dates as well as in the form of physical complaints and restlessness through to panic attacks and blackouts. Anxiety impairs cognitive performance and often prevents students from completing their studies.
However, anxiety can also have a performance-enhancing effect if we learn to deal with it productively: People often overestimate the "threat" posed by exams and examiners, and underestimate their own ability to exert influence. If you try to take the fear as a challenge, you have already taken the first step on the way out of exam anxiety!
The workshop is usually held once a semester and takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested in participating in this group, a preliminary discussion can be arranged via our secretary's office.
Group leader: Anja Krüger
Speech anxiety workshop in the winter semester 2025/26:
Thursday, 20.11. and Friday, 21.11.2025 from 9 am to 4 pm. Participation is required on both dates. Registrations via our secretariat.
Do you know these situations? You want to present a group paper and are so excited that your hands and voice are shaking? You blush during a speech and can't think of anything to say? Do you avoid accepting a presentation and get annoyed with yourself afterwards?
The phenomenon of speech anxiety is widespread at universities and colleges. Many students find it difficult to give presentations, take part in discussions or present their knowledge in exams.
Our two-day seminar offers you the opportunity to deal with your personal speech anxiety in a safe environment. You will learn to better understand your fear and its symptoms. Different coping strategies will be presented and tested. The aim of the seminar is to improve your ability to deal with anxiety-inducing speaking situations more calmly in the future and perhaps even to (re)discover the joy of presenting.
Seminar methods include theoretical input, individual and group work, work on the three presence zones of the body, presentation exercises, physical and relaxation exercises and feedback.
The workshop is usually held once a semester and takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please contact our office.
Workshop leader: Doris Moormann
Short workshop "Mindfulness" in the winter semester 2025/26:
Wed. 14.01. and Wed. 21.01.2026 from 4 to 6 pm. Participation is required on both dates. Registrations via our secretariat.
Many students are familiar with this experience: Especially at the end of the semester, the deadlines are getting tighter, exams are just around the corner and everyday study life suddenly feels quite stressful. Suddenly there is hardly any time left for regular breaks and relaxing time-outs as a counterbalance, although it would certainly be helpful to slow down a little and take a breather from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
In the short mindfulness workshop, we take time together to pause and approach the topic of mindfulness on different levels. The workshop includes a mixture of theoretical input and practical exercises and is aimed at students who are not yet very familiar with the topic of mindfulness and students who want to refresh their existing knowledge/experience. The aim is, among other things, to get to know the mindful attitude, to train one's own perception and to test the mindful handling of stressful situations.
The two-part workshop is usually held once a semester and takes place on the campus of the University of Bremen. If you are interested, please contact our office in person or by telephone during office hours.
Workshop leader: Svenja Heinemann
Our office will be happy to arrange an appointment for an individual interview. Here we can look together at what exactly is suitable and where there may be free places.
The individual days of the workshops build on each other, so that it makes sense and is necessary to attend both days.
Our secretariat is happy to accept requests for participation.