Centerfor Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)

We are very pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Conny Hammer as a new member of the institute of geophysics as of mid-May. Ms. Hammer holds a PhD from the University of Potsdam and joins us in Hamburg from the Swiss Seismological Service, which is based at ETH Zurich. In her research, Ms. Hammer uses machine learning methods to...

Climate change threatens marine biodiversity and thereby the stability of entire marine ecosystems. For phytoplankton, the photosynthetic microorganisms at the base of the aquatic food webs, the impact of these changes can already be detected. By using state-of-the-art palaeoecology and biodiversity research methods, the...

Effective immediately, top-caliber researchers will support the Hamburg Senate with the implementation of Hamburg’s Climate Protection Ordinance and Climate Action Plan. For this purpose, the Senate has formed the Climate Council, an independent body composed of 15 members hailing from a diverse range of academic fields...