MARUM - The ocean in depth!

Research

MARUM research focusses on the role of the ocean in the climate system, interactions between geosphere and biosphere, and dynamics of the ocean floor.
Infrastructure

MARUM operates and develops-cutting edge underwater technologies, archives for seafloors samples, the data center PANGAEA, and laboratories.
Early Career

Training of early career scientists is a major goal of MARUM. We provide training and services for our students from the PhD to the Postdoc level.
Discover

Exhibitions and videos, books and brochures, a school lab, press releases and social media inform the public about MARUM`s research activities.
Research

MARUM research focusses on the role of the ocean in the climate system, interactions between geosphere and biosphere, and dynamics of the ocean floor.
Infrastructure

MARUM operates and develops cutting-edge underwater technologies, archives for seafloor samples, the data center PANGAEA, and laboratories.
Early Career

Training of early career scientists is a major goal of MARUM. We provide training and services for our students from the PhD to the Postdoc level.
Discover

Exhibitions and videos, books and brochures, a school lab, press releases and social media inform the public about MARUM`s research activities.

Uptake of cyanate of marine ammonia oxidizing archaea. Photo: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/ K. Kitzinger

Energy for archaea

The ammonia oxidizing archaea are among the most abundant marine microorganisms. A new publication reveals that they have a broader metabolism ...

Torsten Bickert from MARUM talks about the instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; T. Bickert

Ocean Day

MARUM and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen are organising the second Ocean Day on February 13 für pupils from the upper secondary ...

Oceans’ contribution to climate regulation

The oceans have a major influence on climate regulation. New scientific findings help to calculate this influence more precisely. A team of researchers, ...

Ship's log MARIA S. MERIAN-Expedition

A research team is currently onboard the research vesser MARIA S. MERIAN off the west coast of Africa. In a ship's log they report on life and work during ...

Future U Bremen Excellence Chair Eske Willerslev visits MARUM

Eske Willerslev is a pioneer of applications of ancient DNA in paleoenvironmental studies. He is the head of the GeoGenetics institute at the University of ...

New Directorate

MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen has a new Directorate. Prof. Michael Schulz as Director and Prof. Monika Rhein ...