Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment

The Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) is an interdisciplinary Institute at the University of Oldenburg with locations in Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven. It is the only university institute in Lower Saxony that covers broad areas of marine sciences, both in research and in teaching. Currently,  26 working groups of various scientific disciplines - including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and social sciences - belong to the institute. ICBM operates the Spiekeroog Coastal Observatory and is the home institute of the research vessel SONNE.

News

Marine Science Research

Excellence Strategy: University celebrates sensational success

All three top-level research projects that submitted proposals to be Clusters of Excellence have been approved.

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Marine Science Awards

Sinikka Lennartz receives Georg Wüst Prize

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Sinikka Lennartz! The ICBM junior professor receives the Georg Wüst Prize 2025.

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Marine Science Research

Natural oil seeps in the deep sea

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the Universities of Bremen and…

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Marine Science Research

New fish species discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

Researchers led by ICBM professor Oscar Puebla have described a new species of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The brightly patterned species,…

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Events

News from DAM

Pilot missions of the DAM to study impact of bottom trawling on marine protected areas in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

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ICBM Time Series Station

Cooperations

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