GEOMAR at a glance

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Foundation under Public Law (Statutes)
Member of the Helmholtz Association

Financing

• Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR),
  financing share 90%
• Ministry of General Education and Vocational Training, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein,
  financing share 10%

Annual Budget

• about 94 Million Euro
• of which about 62 Million Euro institutional funding
• and about 27 Million Euro project funding
   

Employees

• 929 employees from 56 countries
• Among them 30 professors, 33% of whom are female

 

Expeditions per Year

• 18 expeditions led by GEOMAR
• 413 expedition days

 

Scientific Publications

• 485 peer-reviewed publications per year
• of which 40 in Science and Nature

 

GEOMAR in the Media

• 8.500 articles and contributions in german print and online media per year

National and International Cooperation (selection):

• German Alliance for Marine Research (DAM)
• German Marine Research Konsortium (KDM)
• German Climate Consortium (DKK)
• Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO)
• European Marine Board

 

^{Data as of 12/2025}