• LCA

    at various institutions, including the University of Latvia, the Alfred Wegener Institute, and the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. These activities include co-mentoring a Master's student on [...] at various institutions, including the University of Latvia, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, and the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. These activities include [...] representative, Karīna Bāliņa, will have guest seminar at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research on 5th October 2023. This seminar aims to disseminate project

  • Green Hygiene

    cultivation conditions). Green Hygiene Production Process (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project Meeting in Berlin In March 2024, we met with our project partner to visit their work place and to discuss

  • Elodea

    : Senator Waterweed often forms dense mats underwater (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In the summer of 2025, Elodea spp. was harvested to make parts of Lake Werdersee usable for water sports again.

  • UV workstations

    UV workstations UV hood workstations (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The UV workstations are designed for clean operations providing protection against contamination. They are equipped

  • Major Recognition for Bremen Scientists

    for Polar Research: Professor Olaf Eisen, also researcher at Alfred Wegener Institute, and Professor Kai Bischof received this award in recognition of their contributions to research on the Arctic

  • Report on new technique for water monitoring and research

    Coordination Group under the lead of Astrid Bracher from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

  • Arctic Dialoge in Potsdam: Finding solutions together as equals

    all. The event is organised by the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute.

  • LegumES

    FARM2FORK-01 Is clover suitable for fish food? (Photo: M. Weiss, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) This kingfish (Seriola lalandi) grew up with clover in its diet (Photo: M. Bögner, AWI) LegumES has received

  • Sea-level rise

    photo of the Piedmont glacier in Northeast Greenland. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ice sheets as a risk factor With an area of 1.7 million square kilometres and measuring up to 3,000 metres thick

  • Climate modelling

    to combat climate change. Waves of the Southern Ocean (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Why we need climate models Climate models are important part of understanding the natural evolution of our climate [...] hurricanes will increase, tomorrow. Climate modeling (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) How climate models work To make a one-hundred-percent accurate climate simulation, we would need to include a