2025-10-24
New booklet on the geology of Bornholm published
A new 96-page booklet on the geology and palaeontology of the island of Bornholm has recently been published by Quelle & Meyer. The authors, Jochen Kuss (our former colleague) and Jens Lehmann (Geosciences Collection), provide an overview of Bornholm’s fascinating geological history – from the oldest rocks of Scandinavia to the fossils of the Cretaceous period.
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2025-09-10
Role reversal in the FB5 Deanery
At the start of the 2025/26 winter semester, the leadership of the Department of Geosciences will be transferred from Dean Prof. Simone Kasemann to the newly elected Dean Prof. Thomas Pichler; Prof. Katrin Huhn-Frehers will remain Dean of Studies. Prof. Simone Kasemann (Deputy Dean) and Dr. Marcus Elvert (Deputy Dean of Studies) were elected as deputies. The new Dean´s Office will have no shortage of important tasks to tackle in the near future; among other things, the reaccreditation of our study programs is due in spring 2028.
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2025-09-08
Members of FB05 and AWI reach the North Pole
As part of the European research project “Into the Blue”, 47 researchers and crew members reached the North Pole on September 2 aboard the Norwegian research icebreaker “RV Kronprins Haakon”. The research expedition was organized by the Arctic University of Norway and the University of Bergen. The researchers included members, students, and alumni of FB05 and the Alfred Wegener Institute.
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2025-07-04
Award for Outstanding Doctoral Supervision to Gesine Mollenhauer
Our colleague Gesine Mollenhauer, together with political scientist Klaus Schlichte, received the prize for outstanding doctoral supervision in 2025. We are happy for her and congratulate her!
The University of Bremen´s Award for Outstanding Doctoral Supervision is presented every two years to one person from humanities and social sciences and one from the natural sciences and engineering.
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The University of Bremen´s Award for Outstanding Doctoral Supervision is presented every two years to one person from humanities and social sciences and one from the natural sciences and engineering.
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