What makes human guts and coral reefs similar? Here is a blog post with some thoughts on ecosystem stability, stress, and microbiome, following a fresh pre-print by Marko Terzin et al: merenlab.org/blog/coral-r...

From coral reefs to human guts: stress is stress

Reefs and colons share no taxa, no host, no timescale, but they report stress the same way, which tells us where NOT to look for solutions.

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@thilogross.bsky.social has shared with us how to tackle this and other challenges facing transdisciplinary research. Read the full interview here: hifmb.de/the-idea-beh... The call for the Human Progress project with 5 postdoc positions is open until July 20. @awi.de

Last week, we welcomed new AWI Director Hajo Eicken at HIFMB. As a collaborative institute between the University of Oldenburg and AWI, HIFMB is legally and organizationally part of AWI, and we collaborate closely. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas with Hajo so soon after he took office.

New study by Alexander Henoch (@ahenoch.bsky.social), a PhD student in our group @hifmb.de and @awi.de, shows what it takes to bring gene synteny into microbial pangenomes, and what we learn about the variability landscape of genomes when we do that. See the pre-print here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

Advancing research in the natural sciences by drawing on methods, insights, and knowledge from across the humanities and social sciences Sounds exciting? We offer 5 positions in an interdisciplinary postdoc cohort. hifmb.de/institute/hi...

Please say hello to Aquaumbra aranea! Aquaumbra means “water ghost”, while aranea refers to the spider-web-like reticulations around the polyps. This soft coral was discovered in the fjords of New Zealand at depths between 100 and 200 m. #science #coral www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...

A new soft coral species, Aquaumbra aranea sp. nov. (Octocorallia: Malacalcyonacea: Aquaumbridae), from Fiordland, Aotearoa (New Zealand) | Zootaxa

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@hifmb.de advertised 5 post-doc positions to work on social science / basic science interface, and here is a blog post to tell you why I care about this, and what it looks like: merenlab.org/blog/HIPP-on... Please spread the word if you can.

🐟🔬🌊🤝 Das @hifmb.de in Oldenburg erforscht marine Biodiversität und schafft Grundlagen für Meeresnaturschutz und Ökosystemmanagement. Das offene und innovative Arbeitsumfeld mit starker institutsweiter Zusammenarbeit überzeugte im Wettbewerb "Bestes Forschungsumfeld 2026". t1p.de/BestesForsch...

Are we jumping over every (funding) stick that is held out to us, & are we thereby part of a system that postpones unpopular decisions rather than pushing them forward on the basis of existing knowledge? @hillebr1.bsky.social's view on this in our newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/17163840

Great #jobopportunity for #postdocs! 🧑‍💻 ✍ 👩‍🔬 The call for our HIFMB Integrative #Postdoc Pool (#HIPP) just opened. We offer 5 postdoc positions under the umbrella topic Human Progress, full time, 3 years. hifmb.de/human-progress #jobsinscience #marinebiodiversity #postdocpositions #humanprogress

HIPP 27: HUMAN PROGRESS - HIFMB Oldenburg

The HUMAN PROGRESS project aims to advance research in the natural sciences by drawing on methods, insights, and knowledge from across the humanities and social sciences. In doing so it also offers fr...

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Theme Week “Science Against Fascism”: Nationwide discussion events (online and in person) at universities addressing the current threat of fascism and the social responsibility of academia. Program: wissenschaft-gegen-faschismus.de/index.php/ve...

Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus@wigefa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Nächste Woche ist es so weit! Besuche in der ersten Juniwoche Veranstaltungen der Themenwoche „Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus“ oder organisiere selbst eine. 🤩 Bereits 150 Events an über 70 Hochschulen sind registriert. Höhepunkt: das bundesweite Podium am 3. Juni um 19 Uhr. Sei dabei! 👏🏼

🌿 BE20 Keynote Speaker Line-up 🌍🎤 We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of international scientists and researchers to the BE20 Conference as our keynote speakers. ✨ #BE20conference

We’re so proud we made it on the shortlist for the ‘Best Research Environment’ Award. Fingers crossed for the awards ceremony in June. But whatever the outcome, we’re just happy to have such a friendly and healthy working environment. www.diejungeakademie.de/en/projekte/...

Read this for an environmental policy perspective on famous marine mammals like #Timmy.

Charlotte Gehrke@charlygehrke.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you're interested in this story and the politics behind animals like Timmy & attempts to rescue him, I recently published an #openaccess article on celebrity marine mammals, including • those rescued by humans (pages 12-13) & • the orca Keiko aka Free Willy (pages 11-12) doi.org/10.17645/oas...

Save the Date!

IDOS_research@idos-research.bsky.social · 4mo ago

IDOS & @aia-nrw.bsky.social diskutieren gemeinsam mit Expert*innen das Zusammenspiel von Energiefragen, Sicherheitsinteressen und wirtschaftlichen Abhängigkeiten. Wie kann #InternationaleZusammenarbeit unter zunehmenden Spannungen gelingen? 🌐 Jetzt anmelden: www.idos-research.de/veranstaltun...

This Thursday, 8:30 pm: Talk by HIFMB director @hillebr1.bsky.social about phytoplankton and why it is so important for the balance and health of our oceans. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/SpdrqXC...

Alles so schön bunt hier - warum wir die Vielfalt des Planktons brauchen

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AWIs4Future@awis4future.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wir selbst sind am Donnerstag (23.4.) auch mit von der Partie mit unserer nächsten Episode Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer. Es geht um Phytoplankton und Biodiversität mit dem wunderbaren Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social), dem Leiter des HIFMB (@hifmb.de).

Veranstaltungsempfehlung in Oldenburg! Die Kolleg*innen vom HIFMB öffnen ihre Türen und ermöglichen einen Blick hinter die Kulissen. Alles unter dem Motto: Meeresforschung hautnah erleben. 📆 27. Mai 🕒17:00-19:30 Uhr 📌Im Technologiepark 5, Oldenburg Anmeldung: hifmb.de/event/openho...

» A new simplification in modeling enables us to predict system failures before they begin. « (@mhab.bsky.social) How? ➡️ Read in our latest newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16915050 Also news about Red Sea coral reef protection, BBNJ, a new working group and... a special cemetery 😱

Two last minute #postdoc job opportunities in our 2026 transdiciplinary cohort, working under the umbrella topic "The dilemma of the Southern Ocean: ecosystems, sustainability and competing interests at the edge of the world“. 🔵3yrs, full time, Oldenburg ➡️ hifmb.de/news/jobs/ #jobsinscience

No science or hidden self-promotion, just a gorgeous Waminoa acoel for you all to adore. @hifmb.de

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧? 🪸 Join us for a 3-year #Postdoc and help us find out! Our ERC-funded project at @hifmb.de offers excellent facilities and an international collaborative work environment. Apply by April 1st: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... #ScienceJobs

Heute ist der "International Day of Women and Girls in Science". Wir möchten deshalb einmal den großartigen Kolleginnen in unserer Gruppe, am @awi.de und am @hifmb.de danken! Für die Arbeit, die sie leisten, ihre spannende Forschung und jedes offene Ohr und jede Diskussion 💖 1/12

#jobalert 🔵Two #PhDpositions in Marine Policy and Management 🟣up to salary level 13 TVöD Bund (66%) | Oldenburg ⚪apply until March 18th 2026 🟢Full description: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... #jobsinscience #phdjobs

Paper alert! Our study about functional motifs is out in PNAS. We use food webs as an example to discuss how small subgraphs drive the dynamics in complex systems. While motifs that determine overall stability are rare, when it comes to reactivity, we show that small groups dominate system behavior.

Ashkaan K. Fahimipour@akfbio.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New paper with @mhab.bsky.social @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social out now in @pnas.org! We show when and why you can know something about an entire network, just by knowing the behavior of it's building blocks: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...

Job opportunity in our 2026 postdoc cohort. Apply now! #jobsinscience #postdocposition #postdoc #southernocean

Wenn es lieber auf Deutsch sein soll, hier ist ein Interview von RBB info zum heute in Kraft tretenden marinen Biodiversitätsabkommen www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...

Podcast: UN-Hochseeschutzabkommen: Was es tatsächlich bringt

Das UN-Hochseeschutzabkommen wurde von 145 Staaten unterzeichnet, am Samstag tritt es in Kraft. Es sei ein Meilenstein - allerdings am Anfang eines sehr langen Weges, sagt Biologe Helmut Hillebrand.

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The fabulous Kimberley Peters @hifmb.de provides some great perspective on the BBNJ Agreement put into force today. hifmb.de/wp-content/u... 🧪🌍 @awi.de @icbm-uol.bsky.social

HIFMB newsletter out now! 🦑 In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean. That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411

More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

Towards a broader perspective on marine biodiversity change - Marine Biodiversity

Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity...

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