Press releases

Below you find current press releases of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Reseach Kiel. Older press releases of GEOMAR and the predecessor  IFM-GEOMAR you find on the archive pages of the the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 201120102009 and 2008.

Current press releases

Ice floes on blue water in a fjord. Mountains in the background.
16.07.2024

Expedition investigates the effects of climate change off Greenland

MERIAN expedition MSM130 investigates meltwater runoff from Greenland glaciers, the loss of Arctic sea ice and the interfaces of ice, ocean and atmosphere off the east coast of Greenland

Meer und Himmel nach dem Sonnenuntergang
15.07.2024

Loss of oxygen in bodies of water identified as new tipping point

Current study involving GEOMAR calls for aquatic oxygen loss to be recognised as another Planetary Boundary

Plankton
09.07.2024

Sometimes friend, sometimes foe

Research network DynaSym investigates relationships in plankton communities

Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier trägt sich bei seinem Besuch am GEOMAR ins Gästebuch ein. Rechts: GEOMAR-Direktorin Professorin Dr. Katja Matthes, links Daniel Günther, Ministerpräsident des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, und Frank Spiekermann, Verwaltungsdirektor des GEOMAR.
02.07.2024

German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits GEOMAR

The head of state learnt about outstanding research and school programmes

The research vessel METEOR is moored in the harbour. The sky is blue with clouds.
25.06.2024

Development of young underwater volcanoes off Iceland in focus

METEOR expedition M201 investigates the volcanic history of unusual volcanoes in Iceland's Vesturdjúp Basin

Two men and a woman stand on a roof terrace and look into the camera
24.06.2024

UXO clearance - It's time to start!

Major network meeting on the upcoming munitions recovery in the Bay of Lübeck

Deutscher Meerespreis 2024
19.06.2024

Boris Herrmann receives the German Ocean Award 2024

A recognition of the professional sailor’s commitment to ocean conservation

Picture of seaweed under water
10.06.2024

Novel Genetic Clock discovers oldest known marine plant

Seagrass clone in the Baltic Sea is more than 1400 years old

A woman enthusiastically gives a presentation in a conference room
06.06.2024

Possible natural hazards in the Aegean Sea

Researchers discussed recommendations for action and measures

A group of people in a conference room
31.05.2024

New Guide to Carbon Dioxide Removal Decisions

Launch of the CDRatlas Interactive Information Portal

  • Ilka Thomsen
    Phone: +49 431 600-2802
    e-mail: ithomsen@geomar.de

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    Press releases, press contacts

    Julia Gehringer
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  • Sarah Uphoff
    Phone: +49 431 600-1815
    E-Mail: skaehlert(at)geomar.de 

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    Film and video projects, footage

  • Christoph Kersten
    Phone: +49 431 600-2814
    e-mail: ckersten(at)geomar.de

    Tasks:
    Design conception, layouts and illustrations for web and print

  • Hatice Kadija Ege
    Phone: +49 431 600-1816
    E-Mail: hkege(at)geomar.de

    Tasks:
    Events

  • Dr. Joachim Dengg
    Phone: +49 431 600-4006
    e-mail: jdengg(at)geomar.de

    Tasks:
    School cooperations & projects, practicals for pupils