A group of people are standing in a lecture hall, six of them holding certificates in their hands.
11.12.2025
Prof. Dr Werner-Petersen Foundation presents awards for outstanding doctoral theses and excellence in knowledge transfer
 Black and white photograph of a middle-aged man
05.12.2025
Professor Dr Jürgen Lenz has passed away
Watercolour painting: The picture shows a flounder, which is a flatfish with dark spots.
04.12.2025
GEOMAR, environmental organisations and consumer advice centres update their joint list of ‘good fish’ for conscious purchasing of sea fish
People gather for a group photo, holding a banner in their hands.
01.12.2025
West African and European partners are developing a long-term research programme with a one-year observation campaign off the coast of West Africa

News

A ship's captain on the bridge with two women in trouser suits beside him, one looking through binoculars.
10.08.2025

Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär visits GEOMAR

Key research areas and the new research vessel METEOR IV in focus

racing yacht in front of the city skyline
04.08.2025

From Ocean Dome to Open Ship

GEOMAR presents a diverse programme as partner of The Ocean Race Europe

An iceberg on the sea
31.07.2025

Viruses in Polar Oceans follow Rhythms of the Sea

New study reveals seasonally shifting virus communities in the Arctic, and similarity to the Antarctic

Offshore wind turbines
23.07.2025

Green hydrogen from the ocean

New research project on hydrogen production at offshore wind farms

 A scuba diver in front of a BlueDOT sensor
11.07.2025

Employing divers to fill a data gap

Citizen Science project BlueDOT aims to monitor Mediterranean temperatures

Boote vor dem Meer
11.07.2025

German-African Cooperation to Protect the Marine Ecosystem

GEOMAR and partner institutions from West Africa have been collaborating and conducting research at a scientific hotspot for more than 20 years

Cross-section of the ocean with ammunition and ship. You can also see the beach.
10.07.2025

Removing Munitions from the Sea for Good

Project CAMMera: Methods for Large-Scale Ammunition Clearance

doctoral prize winners
09.07.2025

Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for GEOMAR Researcher

Vanessa Stenvers among the award winners

Sample with seaweed in which microplastic particles have become entangled
01.07.2025

From Kiel to Apenrade and back: On the Trail of Plastic

ALKOR expedition AL635 investigates micro- and nanoplastics in the German-Danish coastal region

A ship with a blue hull
27.06.2025

Celebrating 50 years of service to marine research

The research vessel LITTORINA celebrates its anniversary