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Advocate of the Seas
AWI Director Antje Boetius appointed Mercator Professor
Two lectures at the University of Duisburg-Essen planned
[24. January 2020]
Antje Boetius has led expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and is a passionate proponent of more climate protection and nature conservation, both in her private life and in various organisations. Now the AWI director has been given a new role: as the next Mercator Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE).
New Year’s Reception for the Bremen Senate
Antje Boetius as keynote speaker
Speech on climate change and polar research
[16. January 2020]
“Nothing will be as costly as choosing not to invest in climate protection!” – so claimed AWI Director Antje Boetius at the New Year’s Reception for the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
Expedition
A glimpse into deep ocean-floor structures
An expedition by the Research Vessel SONNE takes researchers to the Kerguelen Plateau
[15. January 2020]
The objective of the upcoming expedition of the Research Vessel SONNE in January is a critical location for climate studies in the Indian Ocean. Dr. Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is the chief scientist for Expedition SO272. Scientists from MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen will also be participating.
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