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Double win for CLANCY at the North Sea Conference
27. June 2025AWI 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 2025The 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 2025At 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.
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Antje Boetius elected Fellow of the Royal Society
22. May 2025Antje Boetius, former Director of the AWI, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the world's highest scientific honours. This recognition is in acknowledgement of her exceptional contributions to deep-sea and polar research. She is among this year's international selection of over 90 researchers, including experts in fields such as AI, global health and neuroscience. Congratulations!
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Contribution to a National AI Strategy
21. May 2025The U Bremen Research Alliance, of which the AWI is a member, aims to actively contribute to the further development of the AI ecosystem in Germany. In a joint declaration, the participating institutions reaffirm their intention to play an active role in shaping the national AI strategy. Prompted by the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Federal States' resolution adopted on March 12, 2025, the declaration emphasizes the central importance of AI for Germany's innovation and competitiveness, calling for the expansion of high-performance regional structures. See the press release.
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Language connection discovered in chimpanzee brains
16. May 2025Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until now, it was assumed that the anatomical structures supporting language only emerged in humans. Researchers of the Max Planck Society and AWI have now identified a comparable neuronal connection in the brains of chimpanzees.
Press release of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
