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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 18h

Happy to announce that #PlanktonEcologyLab researcher @marenstriebel.bsky.social received the university-wide recognition as best PhD advisor - already a second time. Congratulations and so well deserved
@icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 1d

Neben Klimawandel, Artensterben & Krieg waren die vielen armen Menschen, die jeden Tag heulend im Supermarkt zusammenbrechen weil sie den Veggieburger nicht von ihrem Fleischburger unterscheiden konnten, sicherlich eines der größten Probleme der Menschheit. Gut dass wir wenigstens das gelöst haben.

taz @taz.de · 1d

Das EU-Gesetz ist kein Sieg für Verbraucherschutz oder die deutsche Sprache. Die Fleischindustrie hat sich einfach gegen die Konkurrenz durchgesetzt.

Veggiefleisch muss umbenannt werden: Es geht nicht um die Wurst – sondern um Profite

Das EU-Gesetz ist kein Sieg für Verbraucherschutz oder die deutsche Sprache. Die Fleischindustrie hat sich einfach gegen die Konkurrenz durchgesetzt.

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taz @taz.de · 1d

Das EU-Gesetz ist kein Sieg für Verbraucherschutz oder die deutsche Sprache. Die Fleischindustrie hat sich einfach gegen die Konkurrenz durchgesetzt.

Veggiefleisch muss umbenannt werden: Es geht nicht um die Wurst – sondern um Profite

Das EU-Gesetz ist kein Sieg für Verbraucherschutz oder die deutsche Sprache. Die Fleischindustrie hat sich einfach gegen die Konkurrenz durchgesetzt.

taz.de

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 16d

Need a album recommendation? Cosmic Ear brings together some of the finest Swedish musicians (Christer Bothèn, Mats Gustafsson, Kansan Zetterberg, Göran Kajfeš, Juan Romero). Inspired by Don Cherry, but not a classical hommage, rather its own beauty #jazzsky
matsgustafsson.bandcamp.com/album/traces

TRACES, by Cosmic Ear

6 track album

matsgustafsson.bandcamp.com

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 16d

6 more days to apply 👇

Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 28d

The excellence cluster Ocean floor @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de opens two strategic positions at the University of Oldenburg. Please distribute widely
Scientific Coordinator: uol.de/job723en
Data Steward: uol.de/job724en

Data Steward within the Excellence Cluster OCEAN FLOOR – Earth´s Uncharted Interface // University of Oldenburg

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 28d

The excellence cluster Ocean floor @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de opens two strategic positions at the University of Oldenburg. Please distribute widely
Scientific Coordinator: uol.de/job723en
Data Steward: uol.de/job724en

Data Steward within the Excellence Cluster OCEAN FLOOR – Earth´s Uncharted Interface // University of Oldenburg

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Aug 25

Oregon has always been unique with their beautiful chamber music jazz, captured really well in this high-quality concert recording on YouTube. Great audience, fantastic music. Ralph Towner, Glen Moore, Paul McCandless and Colin Walcott at their best
youtu.be/9m7VIHR9lYk?...
#Jazzsky

Oregon - Live at Molde Jazz Festival 1975 (Remastered)

YouTube video by BrunoSamppa

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taz @taz.de · Aug 8

Warum Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf ihre Kandidatur für das Bundesverfassungsgericht zurückzieht. Heute in der taz und auf taz.de.

Bildbeschreibung: Die Titelseite der taz zeigt ein Foto von Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf und einen Ausschnitt aus ihrer persönlichen Erklärung, weshalb sie auf ihre Kandidatur verzichtet.

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Anika Happe @anikahappe.bsky.social · Nov 25

I‘m happy to share our new review on the link between mixotrophic protists and stoichiometry led by Luca Schenone! Thanks to #WoodStoich for bringing together this motivated group of ECRs with Zoe Aarons, Minerva García-Martínez and @redoglioandrea.bsky.social!

📄 www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

Frontiers | Mixotrophic protists and ecological stoichiometry: connecting homeostasis and nutrient limitation from organisms to communities

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Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social · Nov 27

We are thrilled to announced the publication of chromosome level genome assemblies and genetic maps for the Caribbean corals, Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis. bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora - BMC Genomics

Background Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to rapid change. Genome structu...

bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · May 6

"As a child, it was the color that fascinated Iliana Baums about the sea. Today, the molecular ecologist has built up a reputation in the study of coral reefs."

Insightful portrait about @ibaums.bsky.social, HIFMB Co-Director and Head of the Marine Conservation Group.
🪸🌊🦑

Die Faszination von Blau

Als Kind war es die Farbe, die Iliana Baums am Meer begeisterte. Heute hat die Molekularökologin sich einen Namen in der Untersuchung von

www.helmholtz.de

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Anika Happe @anikahappe.bsky.social · Jun 19

In a synthesis of over 3000 population trends in the Wadden Sea, we show a substantial reorganization of biodiversity with over 38% of populations undergoing significant change (i.e., increases or decreases), identify winners and losers and critical time points of change! dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jul 1

In some nearby future there is perhaps the chance for a joint interaction between TERRA and the Ocean Floor Clusters, different system, similar questions. 🤔

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jul 1

Hallo artist community, this one is for you! Together with @hanse-ias.bsky.social we are looking for an artist in residence in early 2026. Please share!
#artscience #artistinresidence #marinebiodiversity

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jun 25

Interested in biodiversity, macroecology, spatial ecology, conservation?

@nmouquet.bsky.social put together a global ecology starter pack, two volumes are already full but you can DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join the Vol_3.

Let’s keep the community growing 🌐

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jun 23

The call for our 2026 Postdoc Cohort is now open. We offer 4 full-time positions. Apply until August 24th. hifmb.de/jobs
Please spread the word.
#postdoc #jobsinscience #marinebiodiversity #antarctica
@awi.de @hillebr1.bsky.social @ibaums.bsky.social @thilogross.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social 🦑

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jun 21

#CSD2025 #CSDnordwest
#Oldenburg

Colourful demonstration on the streets of Oldenburg

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jun 19

Fantastic paper by two PhD students @anikahappe.bsky.social & @kasperjmeijer.bsky.social on Wadden Sea population trends highlighting the amount of biodiversity reorganisation that happened in this Unesco World Heritage site.

Anika Happe @anikahappe.bsky.social · Jun 19

In a synthesis of over 3000 population trends in the Wadden Sea, we show a substantial reorganization of biodiversity with over 38% of populations undergoing significant change (i.e., increases or decreases), identify winners and losers and critical time points of change! dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jun 17

Some impressions of the 5th HIFMB symposium, day 1: talks, discussions, insights, coffee and art. More tomorrow. HIFMB.de/symp25

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taz @taz.de · Jun 12

Wir wissen alles nötige, um die Erderhitzung zu stoppen. Und trotzdem diskutieren wir nicht über das Wie, sondern über das Ob. Wie öde!

Klimabericht der OECD: Die richtigen Fragen stellen

Wir wissen alles nötige, um die Erderhitzung zu stoppen. Und trotzdem diskutieren wir nicht über das Wie, sondern über das Ob. Wie öde!

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Jun 11

Spent the weekend at the #MoersFestival. Weather was mediocre, not all organisation perfect, but this is the most daring, humanistic, emotional, in short: best festival on earth. Cheers and thanks to a fantastic team putting this miracle together every year #Jazzsky

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith I the main festival hall

Hayden Chisholm Kinetic Energy on stage in the festival main hall with Achim Kaufmann on piano, Petter Eldh on bass, Hayden Chisholm on saxophone and Jonas Burgwinkel on drums

Improvised session by Jan Klare on saxophone and Charlotte Keefe on trumpet in a cafe in Moers

Festival leader Tim Isfort on a truck mounted crane taking pictures

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nikolas lelle @nikolaslelle.bsky.social · Jun 8

Das Jazz-Festival in Moers hat es gewagt und eine Diskussionsrunde zu „Kunst, Kritik oder Antisemitismus“ sowie das Statement „Breaking the Silence“ ins Programm aufgenommen. Man kann schon, wenn man will

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jun 3

Today the One Ocean Science Conference #OOSC kicks off, followed by the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 next week. We asked some of the HIFMB scientists who will be attending the summits about their activities at the conference and their expectations.
#OceanDecade #marinebiodiversity

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · May 31

Coin Coin is brilliant throughout, I listen to them a lot, thx for these fantastic albums

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Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw @idw-online.de · May 22

Überragender Erfolg für die Universität Oldenburg: Im Exzellenzwettbewerb war sie mit den drei Exzellenzclustern Hearing4all, Ocean Floor und NaviSense erfolgreich. In den Vorhaben geht es um Hörforschung, Meeresforschung und Tiernavigation...
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Freude über den sensationellen Erfolg (v.l.n.r.): Unipräsident Prof. Dr. Ralph Bruder, Prof. Dr. Christiane Thiel, Sprecherin Hearing4all, Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen, Sprecher NaviSense, und Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Oldenburger Sprecher Ocean Floor. - Copyright Universität Oldenburg / Markus Hibbeler

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MARUM @marumunibremen.bsky.social · May 22

🎉✨Historischer Erfolg: #UniBremen wirbt erstmalig zwei Exzellenzcluster ein

Wissenschaftler:innen aus den Meeres- und Materialwissenschaften überzeugen in der #Exzellenzstrategie von Bund und Ländern ➡️ www.marum.de/Erfolg-Exzel...
@hifmb.de @icbm-uol.bsky.social

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · May 7

Hey, new paper by @cleggtom.bsky.social and me is just out in @pnas.org. This combines a lot of things that start with B: Biodiversity, Bipartite Networks, Bifurcations, Bacteria, ...

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

And yes, I know, Fig 1 looks like one of 'those' papers but please read on ...

Cross-feeding creates tipping points in microbiome diversity | PNAS

A key unresolved question in microbial ecology is how the extraordinary diversity of microbiomes emerges from the interactions among their many fun...

www.pnas.org

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · May 6

An inspiring day full of exchange and commitment to ocean protection: On May 6–7 2025, national and international actors are gathering in Berlin for the first National Ocean Conference. Together with policymakers, scientists, stakeholders and society, we’re working to protect our oceans.

Jan-Claas Dajka, Dorothee Hodapp, Ruth Krause bei der ersten Nationalen Meereskonferenz in Berlin 2025

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · May 6

So happy to have @ibaums.bsky.social as a colleague at @hifmb.de very nice portrait @www.helmholtz.de

HIFMB @hifmb.de · May 6

"As a child, it was the color that fascinated Iliana Baums about the sea. Today, the molecular ecologist has built up a reputation in the study of coral reefs."

Insightful portrait about @ibaums.bsky.social, HIFMB Co-Director and Head of the Marine Conservation Group.
🪸🌊🦑

Die Faszination von Blau

Als Kind war es die Farbe, die Iliana Baums am Meer begeisterte. Heute hat die Molekularökologin sich einen Namen in der Untersuchung von

www.helmholtz.de

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Florian Trigodet @floriantrigodet.bsky.social · Apr 28

I am very happy (and anxious) to share with you our most recent work in which we evaluated four of the most popular long-read assemblers,

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

and tell you just a little bit about it in the following 🧵

Assemblies of long-read metagenomes suffer from diverse errors

Genomes from metagenomes have revolutionised our understanding of microbial diversity, ecology, and evolution, propelling advances in basic science, biomedicine, and biotechnology. Assembly algorithms...

www.biorxiv.org

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