Media Releases 2023

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Three reasons to rejoice: Bremen researchers Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Wolfgang Bach and Gerrit Lohmann (from left) have now been awarded three prestigious Synergy Grants from the European Research Council. This means that around 8.5 million euros in funding will go to Bremen. Photo composition: MARUM, private; Aaron Röhler; AWI

Bremen Climate and Marine Sciences Achieve Triple Excellence Status in Europe

Oct 26, 2023

Historical success at the University of Bremen: For the first time, three projects were awarded the renowned Synergy Grant of the European Research ...

An acoustic current meter, built into a mooring buoy being prepared for deployment in the Atlantic. The ocean current is measured with these instruments. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, D. Kieke

Long-term study on the heat pump in the North Atlantic

Oct 12, 2023

Researchers from the University of Bremen and the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency have compared long-term data on the Atlantic Meridional ...

In the 6x11 meter flume tank, an artificial continental slope was recreated by hand. The circular photo shows first author Henriette Wilckens forming the slope from sediment. The water-filled tank can be seen in the background. Photo montage: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, E. Miramontes

Deciphering the intensity of past ocean currents

Oct 6, 2023

Ocean currents determine the structure of the deep-sea ocean floor and the transport of sediments, organic carbon, nutrients and pollutants. In flume-tank ...

The illustration shows the operation of the station, the melting probe and the nanoAUV. These will make it possible to explore ice-covered water bodies. The demonstration field test on the Ekstrom Ice Shelf in Antarctica near Neumayer III Station, which will conclude the second phase of development, is planned for 2026. Graphic: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Between outer space and Antarctica: miniature robots to carry out research below the ice

Sep 12, 2023

The project line TRIPLE, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is entering its second funding phase. In the research ...

The research vessel R/V Kaimei. Photo: JAMSTEC/MarE3

Scientific ocean drilling discovers dynamic carbon cycling in the ultra-deep-water Japan Trench

Sep 11, 2023

Hadal trenches, with their deepest locations situated in the so-called hadal zone, the deepest parts of the ocean in water depth >6km, are the ...