• Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton

      for marine organisms. Researchers at the Marine Station Helgoland, a research facility of the Alfred Wegener Institute, have quantified the frequency and intensity of these heatwaves along with their r

    • Rising temperatures lead to unexpectedly rapid carbon release from soils

      from MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen and from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven that was now published

    • Study on prediction of approaching tipping points

      current issue of the scientific journal Nature Climate Change , a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute suggests taking a critical look at the evaluation of the statistical significance of

    • Organisation

      Organisation of the Alfred Wegener Institute Management Statutes Purchase Department Organisation chart Booster club Staff Units Communications and Media Relations

    • Maarten Boersma becomes Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

      From 1 May 2025, Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma will step up as Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. As a biologist, he has been conducting research, predominantly at the Helgoland and Sylt stations

    • Bela Buck

      marine resources Prof. Dr. Bela H. Buck, head of the research group "Marine Aquaculture" at the Alfred Wegener Institute and professor at the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. Aquaculture Marine

    • Behind the Science

      point of view. Project leader Prof. Dr. Gerrit Lohmann (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Gerrit Lohmann is a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) and represents the field of "Physics of the [...] climate modelling, data interpretation and scientific discoveries. Students ©Leon Focks (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Leon Focks is studying chemistry in the master's program at the University of Münster [...] parliament at the University of Münster for the Green Party since 2019. ©Paule Hainz (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Paule Hainz studies environmental sciences, also known as Geoecology, at Technische

    • Polar sounds: Remixing the sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic seas

      Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are collaborating with one of

    • Knowledge transfer

      Program on Biological Diversity. Ecosystem services of a biogenic reef of Ostrea edulis. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Team: Project Lead: Dr. Bernadette Pogoda Projekt Coordinator: M.Sc. Corina Peter Website

    • Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

      Arctic biogeochemistry and ecosystems, while the fresh water itself alters ocean circulation. The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar an Marine Research (AWI) was part of the international