• The future of the Thwaites Glacier

      most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken. The Alfred Wegener Institute directly participated in an expedition during which researchers explored the structure

    • Anja Karliczek visits the Alfred Wegener Institute

      (Thursday, 7 February 2019) Federal Minister of Education and Research Anja Karliczek visited the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven.

    • POGO SCHOLARS 2019

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    • Making the Arctic accessible for excellent science

      maritime industry. The European Commission funds the project, which is coordinated by the German Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), with 6 million Euros. The project

    • CO2 Compensation for Business Travel

      it comes to distant destinations, train travel isn’t a realistic alternative. Accordingly, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is the first research institute

    • AWI hosts the King and Queen of the Netherlands

      Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will visit the Alfred Wegener Institute as part of their tour of the State of Bremen. Dutch and German researchers will report

    • Colonisation in Slow Motion

      diversity until much later. These are the findings of a unique 18-year study by researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which has now been published

    • Veritable powerhouses – even without DNA

      own genetic material, in addition to that found in the nucleus. Uwe John and colleagues at the Alfred Wegener Institute have now identified the first-ever exception to this rule in a single-celled parasite

    • Models

      of motion on unstructured meshes. The model is developed and supported by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). See also FESOM on youtube channel [...] the past and is still in use for specific research question. recom_for_webpage_real.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • Groundbreaking Ceremony for the AWI Technical Centre

      City of Bremerhaven celebrated this milestone together with the Directorate and staff of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research.