PD Dr. Wolfgang zu Castell was elected to the Administrative Committee of the German National Research and Education Network (DFN).

Torsten Sachs, working group leader in GFZ Section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, is appointed professor at TU Braunschweig.

The scientist form the section 4.4 hydrology at the German Research Centre for Geosciences was re-elected as President of the EGU Division on Natural Hazards for the coming 2025-2027 term of office.

The guest researcher from Section 2.6 received the 20,000 euro award for his Nature publication on the risks of landslides due to climate change and urban sprawl. Call for 2024 started.

Leandra Weydt (r.) and Lena Muhl (l.), who are both conducting research as part of GFZ projects, were honoured at the German Geothermal Congress.

Sascha Brune, Head of Section 2.5 Geodynamic Modelling, is appointed Professor of Tectonophysics at the University of Potsdam with effect from 01.12.2023.

Sanja Panovska won the 1.500 euros EGU Outreach Prize 2023 to realize a booklet for kids with games and puzzles about different geoscience fields. In an interview she gives insights into the project.

Susanne Glaser has taken over the W3-Professorship “Space Geodetic Techniques” at the University of Bonn on 1 September 2023 and left the GFZ. She talks about her research in a recent DFG video.

Prof. Friedhelm von Blanckenburg was given a ceremonial farewell into GFZ retirement with a colloquium. Prof. Dirk Scherler (interim) will take over the leadership of the section 3.3.

Marie Bonitz, research associate in section 3.4 Fluid System Modelling, was awarded the poster prize (1st place) at this year's GeoBerlin.