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  •  #TurnOffThePlasticTap: A Giant Plastic Tap spewing plastics sourced from Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, at the UNEA 5.2 meeting at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The installation was created by international artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong.
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    UN Plastics Treaty: New Negotiations in Geneva

    Representatives from over 170 countries as well as from science, civil society and industry are meeting in Switzerland From 5 to 14 August, continuing the negotiations for a legally binding agreement to tackle the global plastic pollution.
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    Huge hidden flood bursts through the Greenland ice sheet…

    In 2014, a huge flood triggered by the rapid draining of a lake beneath the Greenland ice sheet occurred with such force that it fractured the ice above and burst out across its surface. 
  • The North Pole
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    AWi at SAiL Bremerhaven

    When: 13.-17.08.2025, 11 am to 6 pm respectively
    Where: “Wissenschaftsmeile” at Bremerhaven fishing port
    Who: Alfred Wegener Institute
  • Kelp forest off Heligoland
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    Open house at AWI Marine Station Helgoland

    When: Saturday, 20.09.2025, from 2 to 6 pm
    Where: Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Ostkaje 1118
    Who: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helgoland location
  • Blck über das Meer
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    How waves stir up the Arctic Ocean

    Waves that form inside the ocean can grow as large as skyscrapers, travel thousands of kilometres and have a major impact on the transport of heat and nutrients. Friederike Pollmann and her new Junior Researcher Group Artemics investigate, how these waves work in the Arctic, how…
  • [Translate to English:] Neues Bohrloch Messsystem
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    EU Funding for Innovative Borehole Monitoring System

    Continuous, high-precision temperature measurements under the extreme conditions of the polar regions are the aim of a new borehole measurement system, now funded by the European Union as an ERC Proof of Concept Grant with 150,000 euros for 1.5 years.

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  • Arctic viruses in rhythm with the seasons

    31. July 2025

    Depending on the season, different types of viruses prevail in Arctic waters, shaping nutrient cycling and energy flow in the ocean. This delicate microbial balance could be disrupted by climate change.

    GEOMAR press release

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    Celebrating 45 years of AWI

    15. July 2025

    Since 1980, the AWI has been researching changes to the climate, ice and oceans in the Arctic, the Antarctic and the North Sea. Data from expeditions, long-term measurements, modelling and numerous research projects over the past 45 years have improved our understanding of global environmental change. This has all been made possible by the great commitment of many people in the fields of research, engineering, logistics and administration. Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this journey.
     

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    FH Münster students visiting the AWI

    02. July 2025

    Accompanied by neuroscientist Maren Urner, a group of students from the „Sustainable Transformation Design“ degree programme at FH Münster visited the AWI. Their agenda was filled with lectures on sustainability, science and science communication. Topics included, for example, the connection between the climate crisis and the food system as well as the potential that the sea offers for sustainable nutrition. Another highlight of the programme was a tour of the Centre of Aquaculture Research.

  • Winning photo of the North Sea Photo Awards in the category “North Sea Places”

    Double win for CLANCY at the North Sea Conference

    27. June 2025

    AWI scientists Oliver Hauck and Björn Suckow took part in the North Sea Conference 2025 in Oldenburg - and won two awards. In the North Sea Video & Photo Contest, their contributions took first place in two categories: A photo by AWI photographer Esther Horvath won in the “North Sea Places” category. A video produced by Heide Matz and Carlotta Labitzke won in the “Free for All” category. The entries showcase the CLANCY project's efforts to contain the invasive mitten crab.

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    Delegation of the Shanghai Ocean University visits the AWI

    26. June 2025

    The Vice President of the Shanghai Ocean University, Min Jiang, has visited the AWI in Bremerhaven. The delegation was welcomed by AWI Director Maarten Boersma and Christian Bock, head of the section Integrative Ecophysiology and others. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss current projects, scientific collaboration and funding opportunities. The participants were also given an overview of the structures and departments of both institutes. Finally, they visited the NMR laboratory and the AWI's seawater circulation system.
     

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    Antarctica Insync at Ocean Conference

    16. June 2025

    At this year's UN Ocean Conference in Nice, AWI scientists Antje Boetius, Nicole Biebow and Alexander Haumann presented the international Antarctic research project “Antarctica Insync” to the scientific community. On board the research vessel Meteor, researchers exchanged ideas on the topic of “Polar Oceans, Climate and Biodiversity: Advancing Synergies and Sustainability of International Science Collaboration!”. In addition to Antarctica Insync, the POLARIN and Tara Polar Drift projects were also presented.

Portrait of Angelika Humbert Portrait of marine biologist Dr Bernadette Pogoda Portrait of Prof. Dr. Bettina Meyer Portrait of Christian Haas. Portrait of Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann Portrait of Prof. Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner Portrait Helge Goessling Portrait of AWI permafrost researcher Prof. Dr. Hugues Lantuit Portrait of Dr. Ingo Sasgen. Portrait Marcel Nicolaus Portrait of Dr. Nicole Biebow Portrait Olaf Eisen Portrait of Dr. Stefanie Arndt Portrait of Dr. Stefan Hain

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