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Neumayer descendants visit the AWI

[02. February 2024]  AWI archivist Dr. Christian Salewski had a special encounter this week: Camilla-Louise Past and Julius-Alexander Past, the great-great-great-niece and great-great-great-nephew of Georg von Neumayer, the German polar explorer and namesake of the Neumayer III Antarctic station, visited the AWI Bremerhaven. They brought with them a documentary legacy, including a large-format portrait of Georg von Neumayer and a draft of a poem "Lob der Mathematik" from around 1847. The documents will now become part of the holdings of the Archive for German Polar Research.

"Climate Talks" in Paris

[19. January 2024]  AWI Director Antje Boetius took part in the event "New perspectives for Franco-German cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region" in Paris yesterday. Together with Gerald Haug, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, and Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, Ambassador for Polar and Marine Affairs at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she discussed ways of expanding cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, which is becoming increasingly strategically important for both countries.

Democracy. Diversity. Open-Mindedness.

[19. January 2024]  At Bremen’s scientific institutions, we work together on topics and issues that address the pressing problems of our time. With this in mind, we expressly distance ourselves from all forms of discrimination, exclusion, and xenophobia. These values are set out in a joint declaration of the Bremen research institutions united in the U Bremen Research Alliance and the State Rectors’ Conference.

„The Modern Arctic“

[14. December 2023]  In Berlin, the AWI organized an event on "The Modern Arctic" in cooperation with the Nordic Embassies. The event showed that the Arctic is not only a remote and frozen wilderness, but also a region of dynamic innovation, modern cities and businesses. The Icelandic Ambassador María Erla Marelsdóttir opened the event. AWI Director Prof. Antje Boetius then introduced the topic. This was followed by a panel discussion with international guests.

Mya II turns 10

[13. December 2023]  This year the AWI celebrates the smallest member of its fleet: Mya II is 10 years old. "With the help of Mya II, we collect data as part of a long-term monitoring program that allows us to document ecological changes in the North Sea," says AWI Deputy Director Karen Wiltshire. An anniversary seminar provided insights into the historical research shipping in the Wadden Sea and the work with the multibeam echosounder. Topics such as the MOSES expeditions, the time series of the Sylt Roads and fish monitoring in the Sylt-Römö Bay rounded off the program.

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