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

An almost transparent, slightly iridescent rainbow-coloured jellyfish swims in front of a black background
25.10.2024

Shedding Light on the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

EU Twinning Project to Investigate Deep-Sea Food Webs around Madeira

A man in a cap and safety jacket drains water from a grey plastic bottle into a measuring cup
14.10.2024

Does Underwater Munitions Clearance affect the Marine Environment?

Marine Monitoring and Research in the Bay of Lübeck

A small platform with orange-coloured cylinders splashes onto the surface of the sea
11.10.2024

A New Chapter in the Study of Plate Tectonics

Second of Six Planned TRANSFORMERS Expeditions underway

An illustration showing the coastal area
09.10.2024

Heavy Metals in the Ocean Become More Toxic

How Climate Change Impacts Contaminants in the Sea

[Translate to English:] Fotomosaik mit Altmunition im Versenkungsgebiet Kolberger Heide.
04.10.2024

New competence centre for UXO clearance

State Government, GEOMAR and Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Industry and Commerce establish MUNIMAR competence centre

A woman and two men smile into the camera, the young man in the centre holds a certificate in his hands
01.10.2024

Outstanding Bachelor Thesis on Ocean Modelling

Bachelor Graduate Lasse Kummer Receives the Otto-Krümmel Prize 2024

Large transparent plastic umbrellas float on the water and are attached to a pier
25.09.2024

How does the addition of rock powder affect marine life?

Multi-week experiment in the Ocean Alk-Align project starts again in Kiel Fjord

A colourfully painted wooden boat with wooden outriggers is moored on a smooth sea
23.09.2024

Golden rules for fish stock conservation

30 International Experts Call for a Redefinition of Sustainable Fishing

A woman and two men walk along a jetty
17.09.2024

Minister-Presidents Hendrik Wüst and Daniel Günther visit GEOMAR

Lecture and discussion on the role of the ocean in the fight against climate change

 Two workers wearing red hard hats stand on board a research vessel while a piece of research equipment is hoisted on board
12.09.2024

In Search of the Origin of an Underwater Plateau

Expedition SO307 Investigates the Geology and Biology of the Madagascar Ridge

  • 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 

    Tasks:
    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