Groundbreaking for new HIFMB building

More space for cutting-edge marine research in Oldenburg

The Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) celebrated the start of construction on the new institute building with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 21, 2021.

Program:

15:30 Reception and welcome

• Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Director of the HIFMB

15:40 Greeting

• Björn Thümler, Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture

In conversation

• Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans Michael Piper, President of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
• Jürgen Krogmann, Mayor of the City of Oldenburg
• Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gerlach, Head of AG Biodiversity and Evolution of Animals at the University of Oldenburg and Co-Director of HIFMB
• Lars Hidde, HTP Hidde Architekten GmbH, Braunschweig
• Dr. Karsten Wurr, Administrative Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)

16:10 Official groundbreaking
16:30 Snack and drinks
17:00 End, closing by Prof. Dr. Thomas Brey

There will be the opportunity to talk to architect Lars Hidde as well as Prof. Dr. Thomas Brey, the project manager of the construction project at the HIFMB.

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