Press - AWI

Parliamentary Breakfast on sea level rise

Ingo Sasgen hält mit Mikrofon in der Hand einen Vortrag

[12. October 2023] "Sea Level Rise - what does this imply for Germany?" - this was the title of a parliamentary breakfast organised by the Helmholtz Platform SynCom. Glaciologist Ingo Sangen represented the AWI and gave a presentation on the topic "Polar perspective on a global risk". A fact sheet with information on sea level rise is available online. More information.

Hands-on science

[18. September 2023] Open Day at AWI-Helgoland: The Biological Institute Helgoland opened its doors to the public. The public and tourists took up the offer with great interest and informed themselves about the current research at the AWI Helgoland site. Hands-on science enthused young and old alike. Whether it was getting to know the animals and plants in Helgoland's waters, marveling at the beautiful black and white photos by Franz Schensky or learning more about the reintroduction of the European oyster.

Start of project: REMARCO EU

[21. August 2023] The multidisciplinary project REMARCO ("Remediation, Management, Monitoring and Cooperation addressing North Sea UXO") started on the 16th/17th of August with a kick-off meeting. 35 researchers from 10 partner institutions as well as advisors from ministries, authorities and administration met at the AWI in Bremerhaven. With the aim of protecting marine ecosystems, the AWI-led project deals, for example, with war wrecks and sea mines in the North Sea. It builds on the results of the "North Sea Wrecks" project.

Delegation trip to Tromsø and Ny-Ålesund

[02. August 2023] A delegation of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the German Bundestag is visiting Norway from July 30 to August 4. The delegates visited Polarstern in Tromsø, where they had an exchange with AWI Director Antje Boetius in preparation for the upcoming ArcWatch1 expedition. She introduced the delegation to AWI and its research work in the Arctic. The delegation then traveled to Ny-Ålesund to visit the Franco-German research station AWIPEV.

Helmholtz Camp on Sylt

A photo of a big group of children posing in front of tents

[01. August 2023] Last week, the fourth Helmholtz Children's Holiday Camp took place on Sylt. The camp, which helps to support the compatibility of work and family at AWI, took place for the fourth time this year. 160 children and 27 carers from 13 Helmholtz Centres and the Helmholtz Head Office came together to spend their vacations and to get to know Sylt. They visited the AWI on site, the Erlebniszentrum Naturgewalten and went on mudflat hiking tours together.