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

A cruise ship is moored on the quay
06.05.2024

Cruise Ship as Data Collector

Helmholtz Innovation Platform and HX Hurtigruten Expeditions Try New Approaches in Ocean Observation

Junge Forscherinnen im Labor mit Probe einer Alge
16.04.2024

A new look at the consequences of light pollution

GAME 2024 begins its experiments in eight countries with significant support from the Klaus Tschira Foundation

Dr. Toste Tanhua, Sigrid Keiser, Professor Dr. Arne Körtzinger, Direktorin Professorin Dr. Katja Matthes, Dr. Björn Fiedler, Tobias Hahn. Nicht im Bild: Dr. David Keller, Dr. Ulrike Heine
16.04.2024

Broad commitment to sustainable development and cooperation

GEOMAR presented major research projects at the 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona

A large research vessel at sea
15.04.2024

Above and Below Water: Understanding Human Impact on the Bay of Bengal

SONNE Expedition SO305 Creates First Comprehensive Dataset on Biogeochemistry

A woman and a man at a trade fair stand smile and sign a document
10.04.2024

On the way to a complete seafloor map

GEOMAR and Seabed 2030 sign Memorandum of Understanding in Barcelona

The Scientific Advisory Board with participants of the two-day visit.
27.03.2024

Well prepared for future challenges

Scientific Advisory Board visited GEOMAR on March 25-26

Annette-Barthelt-Preis 2024
22.03.2024

Annette Barthelt Prize honours outstanding theses

Two young marine scientists receive grants for their research

Deployment of a plankton net from research vessel ALKOR during a fisheries biology expedition in the Baltic Sea.
22.03.2024

Towards a healthier Baltic Sea

GEOMAR statement on the new Baltic Sea protection plan

Harbour Seal Kielius
06.03.2024

On the death of harbour seal Kielius

The GEOMAR Aquarium mourns the loss of its most prominent inhabitant

Mesokosmen an der Kieler Förde
04.03.2024

Storing carbon dioxide with the help of the ocean – but safely

GEOMAR research provides important information for political decisions

  • Ilka Thomsen
    Phone: +49 431 600-2802
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    Julia Gehringer
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  • Sarah Uphoff
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    Phone: +49 431 600-2814
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  • Hatice Kadija Ege
    Phone: +49 431 600-1816
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  • Dr. Joachim Dengg
    Phone: +49 431 600-4006
    e-mail: jdengg(at)geomar.de

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    School cooperations & projects, practicals for pupils