Upper Air Soundings

radiosonde from the heliport (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Meridional-height section of temperature during ANT-XXI based on upper air soundings (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut)

Antje Boetius receives the Leibniz Ring

Ceremony
A great honour for Prof Antje Boetius: the deep-sea researcher and Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research was selected for the “LeibnizRingHannover

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.

Anna Naberhaus, B.Sc.

Anna Naberhaus, B.Sc. Masters student Anna Naberhaus (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Title of Masters thesis: Characterisation of the Arctic Phytoplankton community at the Chlorophyll maximum at the

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

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).

25 years of the Arctic Station in Svalbard

ago, the German Arctic Station in Svalbard was officially opened by the former directors of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Prof. Gotthilf Hempel and Dr