Ausstellung & Vortragsreihe: Polargebiete – Expedition in die Extreme

In the organizer's words:

Expeditions to the polar regions: Dr. Ellen Oldenburg and Dr. Ovidiu Popa from Heinrich Heine University took part in Arctic expeditions with the research icebreaker Polarstern in 2022 and 2024 to investigate the effects of climate change on site. The exhibition uses numerous photographs to provide insights into polar research at HHU - from the 1990s to the present day. A varied accompanying program with lectures and workshops complements the exhibition and highlights different aspects of polar and climate research.

Exhibition: 17.03.26 - 12.06.26 during regular opening hours (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm).

Lectures (each 18-19 h):

07.04.: Survival artists in the Earth's freezer (Prof. Dr. Thomas Mock, University of East Anglia)

08.04.: Fungi - the secret actors of the oceans: A journey of discovery into the hidden world of Arctic microorganisms (Dr. Marlis Reich, University of Bremen)

13.04.: Antarctica by day and night (Dr. Johanna Brehmer, University of Bremen)

14.04.: Tiny but important - microalgae along a sea-land gradient of the Arctic coasts of Spitsbergen (Prof. Dr. Ulf Karsten, University of Rostock)

15.04.: From the poles to the stars - polar research as a bridge to space travel (Dr. habil. Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera, German Aerospace Center e.V.)

04.05.: Pictures say more than 1000 words: Long-term observation of Arctic zooplankton communities using optical methods (Dr. Priv. Doz. Barbara Niehoff, Alfred Wegener Institute)

05.05.: Deep-sea research in the polar regions - sometimes hot, sometimes cold and part of the climate balance (Dr. Katrin Linse, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge)

02.06: From polar night to midnight sun: microworlds in the rhythm of the seasons (Dr. Matthias Wietz, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)

Further information on the individual events can be found in our calendar of events.