• Major Knowledge Gaps in Understanding the Ocean Carbon Sink

    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in its latest report to which Prof Judith Hauck from the Alfred Wegener Institute contributed.

  • Phytoplankton Ecophysiology

    major drivers controlling phytoplankton productivity and species composition. Björn Rost (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Working group Prof. Dr. Björn Rost Dr. Sebastian Rokitta Dr. Clara Hoppe Dr. Sinhue

  • Research Vessel and Icebreaker Polarstern

    Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982, the Polarstern has since logged more than 1.963 million [...] scientific data from various projects are regularly recorded, saved and, if need be, forwarded. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research stations wouldn’t be able to operate without the Polarstern; for example

  • Glaciology

    Glaciology Ice Core (Photo: Hans Oerter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ongoing acceleration of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, increasing contribution of ice sheets and glaciers to sea level change and

  • Awards

    IOP Trusted Reviewer Award 2025 Peter Köhler auf der Kottastraverse (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Scientific reviews of manuscripts can also be rated with stars. Five stars earn you a prize, the IOP [...] geo.thws.de/studienbereich/preisverleihungen/ Data Champions 2025 Data Champions 2025 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Accessible Science: Thanks to a team from the AWI Glaciology group it is now possible [...] line-like feature. Student Prize University of Bremen 2022 Steven Franke (Photo: Steven Franke, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In 2022 Dr. Steven Franke was awarded the Student Prize of the Friends of the University

  • COLDSPOT

    Council ( ERC Starting Grant COLDSPOT ). The group is established as a bridge group between the Alfred-Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research ( Permafrost Research Section ), and

  • Research program

    affecting sea-ice cover, ocean circulation, atmospheric conditions and finally coastal areas. The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is fully committed to addressing global environmental challenges as part of the

  • Staff Units

    and safety inspect and evaluate the working conditions at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Contact Dr Roland Wittig Staff Unit HSE Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Reseach Am [...] Department of Communications and Media Relations plans and realises the public relations of the Alfred Wegener Institute. It is the institute's first contact address for journalists and everyone public interested [...] Contact Roland Koch Head of the Department of Communications and Media Relations Postal address Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven

  • AWI Sustainability Guideline

    is the achievement of a high system understanding for medium- and long-term interactions. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) focuses on climate, biodiversity

  • Team

    AWI) Section retreat, Gut Ankelohe, February 2017 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section retreat, Gut Ankelohe, June 2019 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)