Upcoming
| 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 |
| 23th April | Future Day (“Zukunftstag”) |
| 23th April | Art Opening: Interfacing the Ocean 7:00 – 8:30 PM Schlaues Haus Oldenburg 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 > |
| 27th May | Open House (“Tag der offenen Tür”) 5:00-7:30 PM Find out more > |
| 6 – 16th July | Summer School “The Land Sea Interface” Find out more > |
| 10th September | Hirn vom Hahn Pub Science Event |
Previous Events
| 24. + 25. Februar | SustainMare Meeting |
| 13th – 17th April | 2026 Anvi’o Workshop HIFMB, Oldenburg Find out more > |
| 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) |