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![[Translate to English:] Flaschenpost umrundet 2/3 der Antarktis](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/4/csm_20230228_Flaschenposteinwurf_PS134_AWI_DrakePassage_ThomasRonge_e8b21f00b0.jpg "Message in a bottle drifted around 2/3 of Antarctic Continent")
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Short notices
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Japanese delegation visits the AWI
17. December 2025As part of a research project on climate change education, a Japanese delegation from various universities visited the AWI to exchange ideas. In addition to discussions with researchers, the program also included visits to the Klimahaus in Bremerhaven and the German Emigration Center. The focus was on museum education concepts and international cooperation.
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Reception in Namibia
15. December 2025To mark the arrival of the Polarstern in Walvis Bay, Dr Thorsten Hutter, the German Ambassador to Namibia, visited the ship with his delegation. They were welcomed in the Blue Salon by Captain Felix Kentges, the interim director of the AWI, Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma, and the expedition leader, Prof. Dr. Karen Wiltshire. The afternoon concluded with a presentation on the completed training expedition and a tour of the ship.
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Gwyn Griffiths Underwater Robotics Award
12. December 2025The international professional association Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) promotes research and knowledge transfer in underwater and marine technology. Every year, it presents the Gwyn Griffiths Underwater Robotics Award (GGUR), which recognises outstanding achievements in underwater robotics. We congratulate Christian Katlein, who received the award this year.
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International cooperation on climate research
11. December 2025On 8 December, the AWI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IBS Centre for Climate Physics at Pusan National University. The agreement strengthens the existing collaboration between Germany and South Korea in the areas of high-resolution earth system modelling, climate–ice sheet interactions, climate change physics and the promotion of young scientists.
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Cultural Heritage Protection in Bremerhaven
08. December 2025Cultural heritage is an important part of Bremerhaven's identity. In the event of damage caused by fire or water, the emergency network of Bremerhaven’s cultural and scientific institutions ensures that valuable objects are preserved. Staff from a total of 13 institutions, including Christian Salewski from the AWI, take care of securing and professionally treating the damaged cultural assets. For this purpose, a container with special cleaning and packaging materials is needed.
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Findings about the functional principles of eye evolution
02. December 2025How does eye development work in invertebrates and what role does light play in the shaping of the adult nervous system? An international team led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute has investigated these questions in marine bristleworms. The results show that the invertebrates' eye growth is based on a ring of neural stem cells and is regulated by ambient light even in adult worms. Such properties have previously mostly been investigated in vertebrates. The study was published in Nature Communications. To the University of Vienna's press release
