A young woman with a dark complexion and long black hair; she is wearing glasses and smiling warmly at the camera
05.06.2026
Showcasing Diversity: People at GEOMAR
A bearded man is leaning over a white pole jutting out from a jetty into the water, screwing a white box onto it.
04.06.2026
New sensor technology provides real-time information for sailors
Underwater picture of a seagrass meadow
03.06.2026
Alliance of scientists from 17 countries calls on policymakers to protect and restore one of Europe’s most vital marine ecosystems
Men wearing hard hats on board a ship are pulling a chain of yellow and red buoys out of the water
01.06.2026
METEOR’s final research voyage investigates currents in the tropical Atlantic

News

Brittle stars on polymetallic nodules.
10.11.2022

Researching the environmental impacts of deep-seabed mining

The MiningImpact project has started its expedition SO295 investigating the environmental effects of polymetallic nodule mining on the abyssal seabed.

Launching a sediment trap on a ship expedition
28.10.2022

Hitching a ride to the deep sea

First in-situ measurements of microplastic fluxes help answer “missing plastic” question

glass sponge
26.10.2022

Deep-sea sponge grounds explored on a large scale

Study led by GEOMAR shows that looking at larger ecological contexts is important when studying sponge microbiomes.

24.10.2022

Achieving climate neutrality and the goals of the Paris Agreement

OceanNETs and CDRmare discussion at the European Parliament and Online

Scientific Advisory Board
07.10.2022

Scientific Advisory Board of GEOMAR meets in Kiel

The focus of this year's meeting was mainly on the GEOMAR 2030 Strategy and the exchange with scientists

Award winners and supervisors
29.09.2022

Otto Krümmel Award 2021 honors outstanding bachelor theses

Due to the Corona pandemic, the award was conferred in fall 2022, in a live-reception at GEOMAR.

Copepod
26.09.2022

Keeping pace with climate change?

GEOMAR study shows adaptability of copepods as long as not too many stressors come together at the same time.

Marina Khachaturyan
23.09.2022

Meeting on the Waterfront

First meeting of the graduate school MarDATA after three years of remote work in Kiel

Fire department extinguishes fire
15.09.2022

Update on the fire during roof work on the GEOMAR extension building

Information after the fire of September 13, 2022

Fire on the roof of the GEOMAR extension building
13.09.2022

Fire during roof work damages GEOMAR extension building

According to initial information, a craftsman was slightly injured