Events - HIFMB Oldenburg

Upcoming

6 – 16th July	Summer School “The Land Sea Interface” Find out more >
10th September	Hirn vom Hahn Pub Science Event
4th-5th November	Marine Social Science Lecture Find out more

Previous Events

15th June	A lecture as part of the current exhibition “The Weight of Water” by the scientists Dr. Juliane Entzian and Dr. Ole Müller BBK Galerie 6:30 PM Find out more >
27th May	Open House (“Tag der offenen Tür”) 5:00-7:30 PM Find out more >
23rd April – 25th May	Exhibition “Interfacing with the Ocean” Schlaues Haus, Oldenburg Find out more
11th April – 17th May	Photo Exhibition “Discover the colorful biodiversity of the oceans” Palais Rastede Fridays 2:00 – 4:30 PM \| Sundays 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Find out more
5th May	Panel discussion: From the Arctic to the Strait of Hormuz: Geopolitics Between Climate Change and Global Realignment 6:00 – 7:30 PM Academy of International Affairs NRW, Bonn Find out more >
23th April	Art Opening: Interfacing the Ocean 7:00 – 8:30 PM Schlaues Haus Oldenburg Find out more > SustainMare Meeting
23th April	Future Day (“Zukunftstag”)
13th – 17th April	2026 Anvi’o Workshop HIFMB, Oldenburg Find out more >
24th + 25th February	SustainMare Meeting

29th + 30th October	HIFMB Retreat
3rd October	“Türen auf mit der Maus” (Open doors) Find out more
2nd October	Plankton – Invisible Superheros Lecture and reading for ages 12 to 14 (in German) Find out more
2nd October	Marine Microbial Observatories for the Future: From Samples to Data to Legacy Using Integrated ‘Omics Strategies SYMPOSIUM Find out more
30th September – 1st October	Marine Microbial Observatories for the Future: From Samples to Data to Legacy Using Integrated ‘Omics Strategies WORKSHOP (invitation only) Find out more
18th September	Hirn vom Hahn Pub Science Event Find out more
2nd + 3rd September	Topic 6 Symposium ECR-Workshop “Navigating research careers in rapidly changing landscapes” Find out more
8th May – 8th August	Photo Exhibition Wattenmeer Besucherzentrum, Wilhelmshaven
16th – 18th June	HIFMB Symposium Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg Find out more
26th May – start 12pm 27th May – end 1pm	Annual Meeting – Strategy Group Marine Protection and Multi-Use HIFMB, Oldenburg Find out more
17th + 18th March	CREATE-2 Project Kick-Off Meeting HIFMB, Oldenburg
13th + 14th March	Knowledge Exchange Network for Marine Biodiversity Research Cluster Event: Restore & Protect Marine Biodiversity and Reducing Bycatch European Research Execurtive Agency, Brussels
3rd – 7th March	Anvi´o Workshop and ECR Symposium on Microbial ´Omics HIFMB, Oldenburg
5th February	HIFMB Inauguration Watch the video of the event here. HIFMB, Oldenburg
29th January	Faktencheck Stakeholder Workshop HIFMB, Oldenburg

7th – 22nd December	Submersive Atmospheres Presents: The Underwater Cinema Find out more
20th + 21st November	Marine Social Science Lecture Find out more
19th September	Hirn vom Hahn Pub Science Event Find out more
10th + 11th September	Oldenburg Climate Symposium – Climate, People, Ocean Find out more
10th September 15:30 – 17:00	Resilient Research: Tools for Thriving in Research in Times of Crisis for master students, phd students and early post docs 15:30 – 17:00 , “Hörsaalzentrum” University of Oldenburg A14 1-112 Find out more and register here >
10th September	Movie Screening & Ask the Scientists: Expedition Arktis 2 – Tauchfahrt am Nordpol 8pm, cine k, Oldenburg More info and free tickets
1st September	GEOMAR Science Day – Open House 11am – 5pm, GEOMAR – East Shore, Kiel Find out more
20th June	Talk by Prof. Sheila Heymans, Executive Director of the European Marine Board and Professor in Ecosystem Modelling at University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) How does being an ecosystem modeler help you to work at a science policy think tank? 12:15pm, ICBM Lecture Hall W15-1-146, Campus Wechloy
23rd May	3. Ocean Science Jam: “Polar World” 7pm at CORE – free entrance Find out more
25th January	2. Ocean Science Jam: “Coral World” 7pm at CORE – free entrance Find out more

12th October	Ocean Science Jam (“Mikrobioloische Welt”) Core, Oldenburg 7pm – free entrance Find out more
4th July 2023	2nd Workshop “Sustainable Baltic Sea” Find out more
27th + 28th June 2023	4th Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity
21st June 2023	2nd Workshop “Sustainable North Sea” Find out more
24th May 2023	Transdisciplinary Research for Ocean Sustainability Closing Event of the Research Cooperation Find out more
17th April 2023 5:00 – 8:00 pm	Drawing on Water: Experimenting with Comics and Poetry in the Classroom An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Teachers of Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts Schlaues Haus, Oldenburg Register here
14th April 2023 01:00 pm 14th April – 24th May	Photography and Art Exhibition – Discover the colourful biodiversity of the oceans Schlaues Haus, Oldenburg Vernissage: 14th April, 01:00 pm Find out more
28th March 2023	Workshop “Sustainable Baltic Sea” (German only) Find out more
16th March 2023 23rd March 2023 30th March 2023 6th April 2023	Science Watch Party “The Swarm” (German) 7 – 9 pm Find out more
16th February 2023	Workshop “Sustainable North Sea” (German only) Find out more
15th February 2023 08:00 pm	Movie screening of ‘THE MEG’ (English with German subtitles) Movie content: A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed – the Megalodon. Followed by a talk with Solomon Sebuliba and Merdeka Agus Saputra from the Marine Political Ecology group, who are doing interdisciplinary research between social and natural sciences. Find out more

14th September 2022	“Collective steps for healthy oceans and healthy researchers” Workshop: Practice Failure in Academia Take part
8th June 2022 17:15 UTC	EO Wilson Lecture Prof. Alexandre Antonelli (Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and University of Gothenburg): Unleashing the power of biodiversity research to tackle society’s biggest challenges
February 2022	Digital foundation stone laid for Oldenburg Helmholtz Institute Find out more

7th + 8th September 2021	3rd Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity (online) Find out more
7th September 2021 9:00-12:30 UTC	As part of the 3rd Symposium “Collective steps for healthy oceans and healthy researchers” Impulse Workshop for for PhD-Students: “Mental Health in Science” within the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 Find out more
21st July 2021 – 3:30 pm	Groundbreaking of the new HIFMB building Find out more
1st June 2021 – 19:00 UTC 2nd June 2021 – 12:00 UTC	“Collective steps for healthy oceans and healthy researchers” as part of the Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (V.ECOP) Day within the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development”. Find out more
19th May 2021 – 06:00pm	‘Understanding the Box: Containisation and Global Dis/connections’ (online) held by Dr. Kimberley Peters as a contribution to the Pint of Science Festival
12th May 2021 – 05:15pm	EO Wilson Lecture (online) ‘Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: the Search for a Process-based Understanding‘ by Margaret Palmer, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland and director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC))

5–6 February 2020

First HIFMB Scientific Retreat

11–14 November 2019	Second cooperation workshop with HIFMB, ICBM and CMR in Port Elizabeth
5–7 June 2019	First cooperation workshop with HIFMB, ICBM and the Institute for Coastal and Marine Research (CMR) from the Nelson Mandela University of South Africa in Oldenburg
3–5 June 2019	2nd Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity
14 May 2019	E.O. Wilson Lecture by Hugh Possingham, Professor in Mathematics and Ecology, University of Queensland, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

16 May 2018

E.O. Wilson Lecture by Prof. Mary O’Connor, Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia

6–7 December 2017	Dialogue workshop with stakeholders in marine nature conservation, both governmental and non-governmental
20–21 June 2017	First HIFMB Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity – Integrative Research Perspectives
21 March 2017	Cooperation workshop in Wilhelmshaven with representatives of all institutions represented in the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM)