• Tiny plastic particles are found everywhere

      higher than previously assumed. This is one finding of a recent study by researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of Basel.

    • Special courses

      Special courses Training for Surface Supplied Diving at Helgoland (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Additional courses on special topics like „ Surface Supplied Scientific Diving “ and „ Nitrox “ are organized

    • Architecture

      supporting the great Alfred Wegener on his research expeditions to the Arctic. “...and make sure that one watch is set aside for Rasmus, who will be accompanying us.” Alfred Wegener, 6 October 1930 Rasmus [...] was inaugurated on the “Telegrafenberg” in 1999. View of Wegener House (Building D) (Photo: Hero Lang) A view inside: Level 0A (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] Campus (Klußmannstraße 1) stands a new technical centre for polar and marine research. Here the Alfred Wegener Institute tests and develops new equipment for use in the polar regions and the deep sea. The

    • Six German-Russian research groups receive three-year funding

      (RSF) have selected six further Joint Research Groups, including one with participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute.

    • Permafrost researcher Hubberten honored for lifetime achievement

      Award
      Today (Datum), former Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) scientist and mineralogist Prof Dr Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 from the International Permafrost

    • New AI project on permafrost launches

      An international group of experts with the participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute receives a grant of $5 million from Google.org for the development of an AI system that can be used to study the

    • The search for the Endurance

      Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. The researchers on board include experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI).

    • Major Recognition for Bremen Scientists

      the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research: Professor Olaf Eisen, also researcher at Alfred Wegener Institute, and Professor Kai Bischof received this award in recognition of their contributions

    • Peta-Carb

      The Challenge Yedoma cliff (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Arctic permafrost deposits are estimated to freeze-lock as much carbon in the atmosphere, allowing a potentially significant climate warming [...] current Earth System Models so far. Project Objectives and Results Landsat true color image (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Data on the spatial distribution of soil carbon pools and their vulnerability to rapid [...] additionally supported by the Helmholtz Association with special funds for successful ERC grants. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, in particular the Periglacial Research

    • PERPLEX

      (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PERPLEX is a software program that can be used to plan and efficiently execute expeditions with research vessels. The software was developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute [...] Waypoints Technologie Transfer Offers to the private sector Screenshots Perplex7 GUI. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Perplex7 starts with this window, where you can switch between the different tabs as [...] the menu for creating a new trip will automatically open Perplex 7 Route viewer.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The 'Maps' tab displays the travel route, where e.g. new waypoints can be interactively