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AWI Potsdam coordinates new project

Helmholtz invests 23 million in research on AI foundation models

[18. April 2024]  In climate research, medicine, or the exploration of new materials for the energy transition, huge amounts of data are being generated. However, their full potential can only be realized if scientists can analyze ever-larger amounts of data. A new generation of AI foundation models is now poised to tackle a range of major challenges in science. The Alfred Wegener Institute is involved in two of the four pilot projects funded by the Helmholtz Association, one in a leading role. Helmholtz is funding the projects and the necessary infrastructure with around 23 million euros.

Delegation visits AWIPEV

[16. April 2024]  AWI Director Antje Boetius, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger and her French counterpart Sylvie Retailleau are currently visiting the German-French research base AWIPEV in Ny-Ålesund for three days together with the Norwegian State Secretary Sindre Lysø. "We are here in a region that has warmed six times faster than the global average over the last 40 years," says Antje Boetius. "Despite these worrying findings, I am always inspired by the hope that the scientists show."

Ice sheets

Rapid growth of land ice due to summer snowfall

[12. April 2024]  During the Last Glacial Maximum, the Laurentide ice sheet covered large parts of North America, before it finally melted at the end of the ice age. In a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have used a newly developed climate-ice model to draw conclusions about its spatial expansion. They discovered that in particular the snowfall in summer favoured the growth of the ice sheet.

Sailing into the future

[09. April 2024]  AWI Director Antje Boetius gave a speech at the event "Sailing into the future for the Ocean Decade" on the importance of scientific data collected by racing boats for science. The event took place during the Ocean Decade Week in Barcelona and was organized by The Ocean Race & IOC UNESCO. The innovation platform SOOP (Shaping an Ocean Of Possibilities for science-industry collaboration), in which the AWI is also involved, was also presented.

Science academies call for EU Nature Restoration Law

[08. April 2024]  The council formed by national science academies of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and United Kingdom calls for the EU Nature Restoration Law and urges EU Member States to contribute to the preservation of nature, climate and sustainable agriculture. In a statement, the science academies call on those intending to vote against or abstain from the law to reconsider their position based on the best available scientific evidence and champion the law. More information.

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