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Join us online for the Marine Social Science Lecture How do satellite images shape our understanding of the oceans, the Arctic, and the world around us? And who holds the power to produce & interpret the data we increasingly rely on? Keynote by Prof. Mia Bennett, UW Nov 5, 2026 11:15 AM CET

Let's take a trip down memory lane. HIFMB Director @hillebr1.bsky.social explains why and how the HIFMB was founded, and he reveals that he almost turned his back on academia after earning his diploma. Enjoy our latest #podcast episode! hifmb.podbean.com/e/helmut-hil...

I’m very excited to have started my new postdoc with @ibaums.bsky.social / @marineconservation.bsky.social at @hifmb.de! 🪸🧬 Stay tuned for coral population genomics, climate adaptation & conservation genetics - and do get in touch if you’re working on similar questions! 🌊

Starting soon: Insightful lecture series on new methods in biodiversity monitoring by @monitoringzentrum.bsky.social www.monitoringzentrum.de/veranstaltun... Listen to HIFMB colleague Dr. Silke Laakmann on eDNA-based zooplankton surveys in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea on Oct 7.

It's time for pub science again: 8 bars, 16 scientists and lots of fascinating insights into research in Oldenburg. Meet HIFMB researchers during their talks at "umBAUbar" and "Die Ule". 📆 Sep 10, 7.30 pm hirnvomhahn.de/programm-2026/

What makes human guts and coral reefs similar? Here is a blog post with some thoughts on ecosystem stability, stress, and microbiome, following a fresh pre-print by Marko Terzin et al: merenlab.org/blog/coral-r...

@thilogross.bsky.social has shared with us how to tackle this and other challenges facing transdisciplinary research. Read the full interview here: hifmb.de/the-idea-beh... The call for the Human Progress project with 5 postdoc positions is open until July 20. @awi.de

New study by Alexander Henoch (@ahenoch.bsky.social), a PhD student in our group @hifmb.de and @awi.de, shows what it takes to bring gene synteny into microbial pangenomes, and what we learn about the variability landscape of genomes when we do that. See the pre-print here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

Advancing research in the natural sciences by drawing on methods, insights, and knowledge from across the humanities and social sciences Sounds exciting? We offer 5 positions in an interdisciplinary postdoc cohort. hifmb.de/institute/hi...

Please say hello to Aquaumbra aranea! Aquaumbra means “water ghost”, while aranea refers to the spider-web-like reticulations around the polyps. This soft coral was discovered in the fjords of New Zealand at depths between 100 and 200 m. #science #coral www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...

@hifmb.de advertised 5 post-doc positions to work on social science / basic science interface, and here is a blog post to tell you why I care about this, and what it looks like: merenlab.org/blog/HIPP-on... Please spread the word if you can.

🐟🔬🌊🤝 Das @hifmb.de in Oldenburg erforscht marine Biodiversität und schafft Grundlagen für Meeresnaturschutz und Ökosystemmanagement. Das offene und innovative Arbeitsumfeld mit starker institutsweiter Zusammenarbeit überzeugte im Wettbewerb "Bestes Forschungsumfeld 2026". t1p.de/BestesForsch...

Theme Week “Science Against Fascism”: Nationwide discussion events (online and in person) at universities addressing the current threat of fascism and the social responsibility of academia. Program: wissenschaft-gegen-faschismus.de/index.php/ve...

🌿 BE20 Keynote Speaker Line-up 🌍🎤 We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of international scientists and researchers to the BE20 Conference as our keynote speakers. ✨ #BE20conference

Read this for an environmental policy perspective on famous marine mammals like #Timmy.

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This Thursday, 8:30 pm: Talk by HIFMB director @hillebr1.bsky.social about phytoplankton and why it is so important for the balance and health of our oceans. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/SpdrqXC...

Veranstaltungsempfehlung in Oldenburg! Die Kolleg*innen vom HIFMB öffnen ihre Türen und ermöglichen einen Blick hinter die Kulissen. Alles unter dem Motto: Meeresforschung hautnah erleben. 📆 27. Mai 🕒17:00-19:30 Uhr 📌Im Technologiepark 5, Oldenburg Anmeldung: hifmb.de/event/openho...

» A new simplification in modeling enables us to predict system failures before they begin. « (@mhab.bsky.social) How? ➡️ Read in our latest newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16915050 Also news about Red Sea coral reef protection, BBNJ, a new working group and... a special cemetery 😱

Two last minute #postdoc job opportunities in our 2026 transdiciplinary cohort, working under the umbrella topic "The dilemma of the Southern Ocean: ecosystems, sustainability and competing interests at the edge of the world“. 🔵3yrs, full time, Oldenburg ➡️ hifmb.de/news/jobs/ #jobsinscience

No science or hidden self-promotion, just a gorgeous Waminoa acoel for you all to adore. @hifmb.de

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧? 🪸 Join us for a 3-year #Postdoc and help us find out! Our ERC-funded project at @hifmb.de offers excellent facilities and an international collaborative work environment. Apply by April 1st: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... #ScienceJobs

Heute ist der "International Day of Women and Girls in Science". Wir möchten deshalb einmal den großartigen Kolleginnen in unserer Gruppe, am @awi.de und am @hifmb.de danken! Für die Arbeit, die sie leisten, ihre spannende Forschung und jedes offene Ohr und jede Diskussion 💖 1/12

#jobalert 🔵Two #PhDpositions in Marine Policy and Management 🟣up to salary level 13 TVöD Bund (66%) | Oldenburg ⚪apply until March 18th 2026 🟢Full description: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... #jobsinscience #phdjobs

Paper alert! Our study about functional motifs is out in PNAS. We use food webs as an example to discuss how small subgraphs drive the dynamics in complex systems. While motifs that determine overall stability are rare, when it comes to reactivity, we show that small groups dominate system behavior.

The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...

Job opportunity in our 2026 postdoc cohort. Apply now! #jobsinscience #postdocposition #postdoc #southernocean

Wenn es lieber auf Deutsch sein soll, hier ist ein Interview von RBB info zum heute in Kraft tretenden marinen Biodiversitätsabkommen www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...

The fabulous Kimberley Peters @hifmb.de provides some great perspective on the BBNJ Agreement put into force today. hifmb.de/wp-content/u... 🧪🌍 @awi.de @icbm-uol.bsky.social

HIFMB newsletter out now! 🦑 In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean. That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411

More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

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Hier schon mal ein kleiner Teaser für unsere nächste Episode. Wir freuen uns sehr auf Prof. Dr. Kimberly Peters vom @hifmb.de und Prof. Dr. Jennifer Turner. Es wird um die Governance der Ozeane gehen, also die Regeln und Gesetze zu Schutz und Nutzung der Meere und Küsten. 1/2

We have a date for the free-to-attend #anvio workshop and ECR Symposium for 2026, and we look forward to meeting you at the @hifmb.de in Oldenburg, Germany! Please find more information on the venue, program, and the application form here, and spread the word 😇 anvio.org/workshops/20...