Newsflash 2006 – Archive

Excellent Graduate School

The comission for the so called excellence initiative in Germany decided on Friday, 13th that the graduate school: “Global Change in the Marine Realm” of the University of Bremen will be funded with five million Euros over the next five years. more...

Geosciences in Bremen outstanding

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – German Research Foundation) has just published its fourth funding ranking. In the field of geosciences no one even comes close to the University of Bremen. more...

A Lucky Find off Galapagos

During an expedition off the South American coast, an international team of ocean scientists discovered that the gases ethane and propane are widespread and are being produced by microorganisms in deeply buried sediments.

A growth spurt for Bremen Core Repository

Just a few days ago the first of 32 refrigerated containers with deep-sea sediments and hardrock arrived at the Bremen Core Repository of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). More...

New instruments for research platform

Since September 2003 FINO1, the first research platform in the North Sea is online. Weather permitting, a kind of plug and play console as well as a new measuring device will be installed this week at the location 45 Kilometers north of Borkum.