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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 1d

Did I mention that I forgot that I promised my MSc student to read the first chapter of her report until next week. 🫣 4/4 #WomeninSTEM #NewPI #ERCStGrant

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 1d

In fact this equipment has to be ordered + built prior to the actual start of my project, while I'm also dealing with admin to have a working contract myself at @marumunibremen.bsky.social and to hire my team (1 PhD student, 1 PostDoc). Life of a #NewPI, while I'm still working on another project🫣.

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 1d

Only hours later, a lot of e-mails ended in my postbox that request timely to urgent action so that I can start my #ERCStG project SPYCLING in time on 1st February 2026. In this context, my favorite term is 'depreciation period' which is 5 years for all the equipment I will purchase. 2/n

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday was the weekly meeting with my PhD student @itziarburgues.bsky.social and I was brave enough to announce that I would have lots of time until New Year's Eve to read all chapters of her PhD thesis so she can submit it by the end of this year/ early next year. 1/n

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 10d

I'm thrilled to present our latest paper about the trophic ecology and behavior of sea stars (Asteroidea) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. doi.org/10.1016/j.ds... It was a great collaboration with a team from 🇪🇸🇳🇱🇩🇪🇵🇹 and 🇦🇹 (incl. @bokamero.bsky.social). #SciArt

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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social · 21d

The third phase of the European research project #MiningImpact has officially begun. Researchers from nine countries are joining forces to study the ecological consequences of #deepseamining. Project coordinator is GEOMAR-biochemist Dr Matthias Haeckel.
www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...

International research alliance investigates environmental impacts of deep-sea mining

11 September 2025/Ghent/Kiel. With a four-day meeting at Ghent University, the third phase of the European research project MiningImpact has officially begun. Researchers from nine countries are joini...

www.geomar.de

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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social · 21d

Welche Folgen Eingriffe in die Tiefsee-Lebenswelten hätten, ist bisher nur wenig erforscht. Das europäische Forschungsprojekt MiningImpact3 versucht, diese Frage zu beantworten.

Weitere Informationen unter:
www.geomar.de/news/article...

Fotos: ROV Kiel 6000 / GEOMAR; Tim Kalvelage

Manganknolle auf Greifarm eines Tiefseeroboters.

Untersuchung einer Manganknolle in einem Labor an Bord des Forschungsschiffs Sonne.

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Carol Dyck @caroldyck.bsky.social · 28d

Excellent coverage of current issues regarding deep seabed mining and emerging issues, particularly the recent executive order by President Trump. #deepseamining #marineconservation #marinelaw #unclos #internationalseabedauthority #marinebiodiversity
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Race to the Bottom

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

www.abc.net.au

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 29d

I'm always happy to help and support you. 😊

Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 29d

Greetings from the 🧽 conference and very much looking forward to reading the polished result chapter of your PhD thesis 😉.

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MARUM @marumunibremen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Herzlichen Glückwunsch @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social! @erc.europa.eu fördert ihr Projekt zum marinen Stickstoffkreislauf und der Rolle von Tiefsee-Schwämmen ab 2026 am MARUM an der #UniBremen. 🧽🌊🔬
#ERCStG #OceanFloor #Umweltwissenschaften #MarineSciences
mehr Infos ➡️ www.marum.de/ERC-SPYCLING...

Ein Schwamm im westlichen indischen Ozean, aufgenommen mit ROV MARUM-SQUID an Bord der Expedition SO 306. Foto: MARUM – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

In 2025, successful ERC Starting Grant applicants have 51 different nationalities and will carry out their projects in 25 countries. This round of grants is estimated to create some 3,000 jobs within the teams of the new grantees.

More facts and figures 👉 buff.ly/ixs2NRf

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

The new ERC Starting Grant - funded projects include:

✴️ redefining false memories

✴️ making artificial touch feel more natural and realistic

✴️ how aging reshapes human tissues

✴️ ADHD in adults vs childhood

✴️ how plants shield from excessive sun exposure

Discover more 👉 buff.ly/APfNmCK

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

➡️ buff.ly/IsafuFh

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had to wait for 1.5 months to be allowed to pin this to my office door at #NIOZ. The @erc.europa.eu #ERCStG results for 2025 are out and my name is on the list, meaning I got one of the most prestigious grants in #EuropeanAcademia to study nitrogen cycle in 🧽 at @marumunibremen.bsky.social in 🇩🇪.

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Sep 1

A 🧽 conference wouldn't be a 🧽 conference when you're not bringing actual 🧽🧽, would it? So, I prepared sub-samples of 22 glass sponge specimens from the abyssal Central Pacific for @anariesgo.bsky.social & Sergi Taboada for the 12th World Sponge Conference (@wscommunity.bsky.social) next week.

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today, I show really atypical behavior 🤔: I'm preparing the oral presentation for the @wscommunity.bsky.social a week ahead of the conference (as requested by the conference organizers). Usually, I finish preparing my oral presentation the night before the talk 🤷‍♀️.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’m on a podcast! 🪨🪸🦑

Thanks @feltman.bsky.social for having me on to @sciam.bsky.social’s show.

We talked about “dark oxygen” and whats happened in the 12 months since the discovery making headlines.

Listen (& then watch our mini doc starring @drandrewthaler.bsky.social @jjmarlow.bsky.social)👇

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 27

Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep, dark ocean—raising new questions about the cost of mining them.

Mining Companies Want Deep-Sea Nodules to Power Electric Vehicles, but Scientists Say They May Be Making ‘Dark Oxygen’

Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep, dark ocean—raising new questions about the cost of mining them.

www.scientificamerican.com

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm preparing an art exhibition to showcase 33 illustrations I drew 👩‍🎨 for 8 scientific papers published since 2021 (1 of them still needs to be submitted 🫣). The last drawing is finally framed 🖼️ and packed, so now I really have to speed up finishing the last manuscript and submit it. #SciArt

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 19

How do you mess up the agenda of your MSc and PhD students? Just go on vacation in the midst of August 😅😂. Let's see whether my Master student remembers our meeting tomorrow which is outside our usual (biweekly) meeting time 😉.

Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 18

I‘m back from vacation and it’s still summer on the island of Texel 🇳🇱, so I‘m reviewing a manuscript on the #NIOZ terrace.

Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 7

And now, I'm preparing for a last day of meetings abroad, before I turn into a stereotypical scientist based in Europe 😉 and am on vacation 🌅⛰️ in August 😅.

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 7

In the message to the editor, I offered to have another look at the manuscript when the reference issue was solved, because in the current form I wouldn't be able to judge the quality of the study. 5/n

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 7

I did so earlier this week, when I couldn't find several papers that were cited multiple times in the methods and were supposed to provide detailed information about sampling design. I didn't even read the whole manuscript, but send a message to the editor. 4/n

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · Aug 7

However, when I see that authors are just lazy, like for example preparing a proper reference list at the end of the document and cross checking that all the references cited in the manuscript are in the list (or just using a reference manager that would do the job), I reject a paper. 3/n

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