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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, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Current press releases

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A woman smiles into the camera
29.05.2024

Kiel biologist elected new member of the prestigious Leopoldina

Prof. Dr Ute Hentschel Humeida honoured for her outstanding research on marine symbioses

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A research vessel at sea
27.05.2024

Gathering data on climate change in the North Atlantic

MERIAN Expedition MSM129 continues long-term observations in the Labrador Sea

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Gruppenbild zur Einweihung des GEOMAR-Neubaus
21.05.2024

A lighthouse of international radiance

German Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger inaugurates the new GEOMAR building

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The restoration of seagrass meadows is one of the CDR measures with the lowest technological hurdles. Photo: Jan Dierking, GEOMAR
14.05.2024

Carbon dioxide removal: feasibility study evaluates possible measures for Germany

An interdisciplinary research team has developed a clear evaluation matrix

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

    Tasks:
    Press releases, press contacts

    Julia Gehringer
    Tel.: 0431 600-2811
    E-Mail: jgehringer@geomar.de

    Aufgabenbereiche:
    Social Media, press releases, press contacts

  • 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