News3 March 2025|NewsLitter decomposition in marsh soils of the Elbe EstuaryPhoto: UHH/IfB/F. NeiskeMarsh soils have a high carbon storage potential, but this potential is influenced by climate change. In particular, marshes in estuaries are...16 December 2024|NewsConference participation (AGU24, Washington) of the working group "Soils in the Climate System working group"Photo: Jamil AnacheProf. Dr. Lars Kutzbach and Dr. David Holl from the “Soils in the Climate System” working group took part in the AGU24 conference in Washington. There...29 November 2024|NewsFinNcycle workshop at the institute of soil sciencePhoto: Wasi HashmiFrom 25.11.-28.11.2024, a joint workshop took place at the Institute of Soil Science as part of the DAAD exchange project FinNcycle with the...17 September 2024|NewsStudents from the University of Copenhagen gain insight into permafrost research at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/C.SteffensResearch-based education is a win-win situation for both sides, for students and researchers alike. Student groups collect a wealth of additional data...28 August 2024|ForschungCoastal research in the foreland of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-KoogPhoto: UHH/RTG2530/HautenJust a few metres above sea level and surrounded by mighty dykes, the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog lies in Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein. This coastal area...Contribution from the news channel Blog GRK253026 August 2024|ForschungResearch expedition departs for GreenlandPhoto: UHH/ Christina SteffensThis August, experts from the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS left for Greenland to investigate the effects of climate change on its permafrost...Contribution from the news channel CLICCS News26 July 2024|ForschungVaruna Deopersad successfully presented her MSc thesisPhoto: PrivateWe are proud to announce the successful defence of the master thesis of our ICSS Student Varuna Deopersad. Her thesis “Estimating detectability of...Contribution from the news channel SICSS News28 June 2024|NewsExpert discussion on soil biology at permanent soil monitoring sites (BDF)Photo: UHH/C. FienckeOn June 25, 2024, an expert discussion took place in the research project "Temporal development of soil ecological parameters on permanent soil...28 June 2024|ForschungMOMENT researchers at the 12th International Conference on Permafrost ResearchPhoto: Susanne LiebnerIn mid-June 2024, the 12th International Conference on Permafrost Research (ICOP) took place in Whitehorse, Canada, at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre...Contribution from the news channel MOMENT-News14 June 2024|NewsSpring expedition to the Disco Island completedPhoto: Oliver Kaufmann (IfB)Our teams from the MOMENT and CLICCS projects have completed their work on Disko Island. While expedition leader Dr. Evan Wilcox and field assistants...7 June 2024|NewsCongratulations to Friederike NeiskePhoto: SOM (2024) Friederike Neiske received a prize for one of the best presentations of the conference for her lecture “Drivers of soil organic carbon stocks and...3 June 2024|ForschungMethane measurements on Disko Island in ice and snowPhoto: UHH/O.KaufmannIn May, this year's expeditions on Disko Island were already entering their second round. The second MOMENT team arrived and met the two CLICCS...Contribution from the news channel MOMENT-News29 May 2024|NewsStudents learn about soil diversity in the Hahnheide from 21.05.-23.05.2024 on a field coursePhoto: Claudia Fiencke (2024)From 21.05.-23.05.2024, BSc students in the Geosciences degree program learned about the diversity of soils in the field during an exercise in the...29 May 2024|NewsSOM2024 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben GuerirPhoto: Annette Eschenbach (2024)The “9th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter” (SOM2024) will take place for the first time on the African continent in Ben Guerir near...Show all news