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Collage: Photos of young people working in laboratories.

22nd Future Day at the GFZ: The Earth is our lab

Organised by the GFZ's School Lab, 50 young pupils got to know the wide variety of job opportunities at the GFZ – in science and laboratories, as technicians or administrative staff.

Change at the top of Departments 2 and 3

Charlotte Krawczyk has been Director of Department 2 “Geophysics” again since 1 April. Michael Kühn took over as Head of Department 3 “Geochemistry” on 1 March.

Group photo with 9 people at the GFZ building; in the background: woodland.

Visit of the Malawian Ambassador Mpinganjira

The delegation from the African country met with GFZ representatives to discuss possible cooperation, e.g. in geothermal energy and raw materials, climate change and the risk of natural hazards.

Two measuring devices stand on tripods in green, wooded surroundings.

Pioneering AI project on global carbon budget

The Helmholtz Association is investing 23 mio euros in four pilot projects and the infrastructure to research a new generation of basic AI models. GFZ participates in project on carbon budget.

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