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.

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

AWI project for marine nature conservation and biodiversity wins award

European Oyster
The Alfred Wegener Institute’s project to “establish the sustainable production of seed oysters for a long-term reintroduction programme (PROCEED)” has now been named an official project

The future of the Thwaites Glacier

most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken. The Alfred Wegener Institute directly participated in an expedition during which researchers explored the structure

Which types of jellyfish are there in the Arctic Ocean today – and which will still be there tomorrow?

Arctic Ocean. The group will receive financial support from the Helmholtz Association and the Alfred Wegener Institute.

Young people share what they have learned with the world

June 2019, 33 young scientists from around the globe will be celebrating their graduation at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Ten scholarship holders have come to the end of a 10-month programme, and 23 young