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 Cooperations Research

Team investigates significance of newly discovered hydrothermal fields off the island of Milos

New study with ICBM participation describes the discovery of a remarkably extensive hydrothermal vent field.

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Marine Science Awards

The ocean in equations

ICBM geoscientist Prof Dr Sinikka Lennartz has been awarded the Lower Saxony Science Prize for Early Career Researchers.

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Marine Science Research

Protect krill in the Antarctic

Research team led by ICBM Prof Dr Bettina Meyer presents a new concept for sustainable krill management.

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Marine Science Research

Iron’s Irony

Collaborative study between ICBM and MARUM sheds light on the influence of hydrothermal vents on marine iron availability and oceanic element cycles.

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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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