• RV Polarstern opens its doors to the public

      and the bridge, giving them a feel for what it’s like to be part of an expedition. Further, the Alfred Wegener Institute will highlight its research efforts in exhibitions arrayed around the ship on the grounds

    • The Alfred Wegener Institute supports the “March for Science”

      people will take to the streets, demonstrating for the freedom of science and research. The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) welcomes this initiative, which

    • When the sea ice melts, juvenile polar cod may go hungry

      have long since suspected this relation existed, an international team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, have now successfully confirmed

    • Irreversible ocean warming threatens the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf

      second-largest ice shelf in the Antarctic to shrink dramatically. Climate researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) recently made this prediction

    • 125 years of oceanographic research on Helgoland

      become the Biological Institute Helgoland (Biologische Anstalt Helgoland / BAH), which joined the Alfred Wegener Institute in 1998. Generations of scientists have conducted research on the ecology of coastal [...] standing in the area of European oceanographic research. To mark this milestone anniversary, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s BAH will be hosting an open house: on 19 May (on Helgoland) and 20 May (on Sylt)

    • Climate researchers are pursuing better ice and weather predictions for improved safety in the Arctic and Antarctic

      Project launch
      Today, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) officially announced the start of the international

    • First conference for research software in Germany with AWI participation

      in Germany took place on the subject of research software. The Potsdam Research Centre of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) organized the conference together

    • German President and AWI Director visit Iceland

      Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Iceland from 12 to 14 June. Prof Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), accompanied the President at

    • AWI Sustainability Guideline

      is the achievement of a high system understanding for medium- and long-term interactions. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) focuses on climate, biodiversity

    • ‘Astro-Alex’ visits the AWI

      exchange: Geophysicist and astronaut Alexander Gerst recently paid a visit to his alma mater, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Before an audience of ca. 200