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

    Antje Boetius once again appointed Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

    Polar researcher and deep-sea biologist Antje Boetius will head the Alfred Wegener Institute, which she has coordinated since November 2017, for another five years. In her first term as Director, she has

    Alfred Wegener Lecture

    Every other year the climate sciences division of the Alfred Wegener Institute invites a distinguished scientist in climate sciences for a lecture on emerging fields of research and for scientific exchange [...] 2021, he was awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. Peter Dueben (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Our upcoming lecture is scheduled for September 3rd, 2024, featuring Peter Dueben from

    The Copernicus of Geosciences: Alfred Wegener presented his revolutionary theory of continental drift 100 years ago

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    Roofing Ceremony at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam

    Roofing Ceremony
    The construction work on the new annexe of the AWI Potsdam (Telegrafenberg) is right on schedule. AWI's construction project manager Elke Meißner announced this good news at the of

    Premiere in mudflats: first scholarship holders celebrate their graduation from the Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography at the Alfred Wegener Institute

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    First UNEP Permafrost Report relies on expertise of the Alfred Wegener Institute

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    Climate research with maximum added value: radiation researchers from all over the world meet at the Alfred Wegener Institute

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    Alfred Wegener Institute, PlanktonTech and imare for the first time with their own stand at Hannover Messe, the world’s most important technology event

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    30 years of hard work in the services of research – the Alfred Wegener Institute celebrates the birthday of RV Polarstern

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