• Representatives of the University of La Rochelle at the AWI

    delegation from the French University of La Rochelle visits the Alfred Wegener Institute to discuss current and future projects.

  • Argentinian Ambassador visits the AWI

    the Argentinian Ambassador S.E. Edgardo Malaroda visited the Alfred Wegener Institute together with the Embassy Secretary Martin Suaya.

  • AWI welcomes its new director

    Glaciologist Hajo Eicken has officially taken over as Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. He returns to Bremerhaven after almost 30 years in Alaska.

  • Partner

    multi-disciplinary research institutions. The partner institutions are: Alfred Wegener Institut Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschung (Germany) Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique (France) [...] Secretariat World Ocean Council EU-PolarNet Participants (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

  • Congratulations!

    NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography at the Alfred Wegener Institute successfully completed their training on October 26, 2021.

  • Memorandum of Understanding signed in China

    br>The Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA) and the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on their future cooperation

  • Pouplation Genetics

    boreal forests to ongoing climate change. Dr. Stefan Kruse (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Dr. Stefan Kruse Siberia Larix distribution (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental

  • Longterm timeseries

    strategies for boreal and mountain forests. Dr. Stefan Kruse (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Dr. Stefan Kruse Wetness time series (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems:

  • Team

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

  • AWI Scientist Antje Boetius honoured

    Staff
    Professor Antje Boetius, Alfred Wegener Institute, was elected as Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. Furthermore, she will be awarded the Goldschmidt Medal