Theresa Hennig was awarded the “University Society Prize for the Outstanding PhD 2022” at the central graduation ceremony of the University of Potsdam.

Political scientist Doris Fuchs will be the new Director at the Research Institute for Sustainability. She will form a dual leadership together with Mark Lawrence.

Dietrich Franz Deneke passed away on 1 May 2023.

How do we deal with research data, how do we shape the next research period? The Scientific Council advises the Executive Board on matters of fundamental scientific importance.

Achim Brauer, head of the Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution Section, has been elected a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Christoph Keuschnig has been awarded a prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship to investigate the impact of fungal-bacterial interactions on soil structure formation.

The researcher Ankit Agarwal receives the Outstanding Early Career Scientific Award from the European Geosciences Union.

Donald B. Dingwell has been elected as a corresponding member of the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias - in recognition of his contributions to volcano research in Mexico.

Dr. Kirsten Elger was highlighted by the International GNSS Service (IGS) as one of four women in celebration of this year’s 'Women’s History Month'.

Dr. Tetiana Amashukeli received the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action Fellowship to continue her work on the modernization of Ukraine’s seismic network.