Research aircraft Polar 5 and Polar 6 Much of the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research is conducted in the inaccessible, ice-covered regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, making research aircraft indispensable [...] and operate at temperatures down to -54 degrees Celsius. The polar 6 research aircraft of the Alfred Wegener Institute flies over the Arctic Ocean during an IceBird sea ice thickness campagne. (Photo: Esther

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

Diversity and Anti-discrimination We at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) take a holistic approach to embedding diversity and equal opportunities within the organisation’s culture. We are committed to

Stanley (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project Management Leo Amende (they/them/no pronouns) 0471 4831-2238 leo.amende@awi.de Sketch "OpenAWI" - Mel mit dem Stift (Foto: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) (Photo: [...] structures, processes, and a culture of diversity at the AWI. Illustration Pablo Stanley (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Core objectives and measures in the project "OpenAWI" Visual Diversity: A central goal [...] (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

you have a definite interest in a special research topic? Then there are numerous ways at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) to gain practical experience, get to know different research disciplines and

individual support of PhD students is part of the major concerns of promoting young scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). About 180 postgraduates from more than 30 different countries are currently

vessel Polarstern is the most important tool of the German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener institute. A ship unlike any other For over 30 years the German research vessel Polarstern drives

tour at the Alfred Wegener Institute When: 25.11.2025, 10 am Where: Am alten Hafen 26, Bremerhaven Who: Alfred Wegener Institute Find out more Event Public guided tour at the Alfred Wegener Institute When: [...] When: 01.10.2025, 10 am Where: Am alten Hafen 26, Bremerhaven Who: Alfred Wegener Institute Find out more News Sea ice plays important role in variability of carbon uptake The amount of CO2 that the Southern