GAME Programme Geomar

GAME Programme Geomar GAME ist ein internationales Forschungs- und Ausbildungsprogramm in der Meeresökologie. Jede Arbeit ist dabei Teil einer global-vergleichenden Studie.

GAME ermöglicht es, den praktischen Teils einer Masterarbeit an einem der GAME-Partnerinstitute durchzuführen. Die Vor- und Nachbereitung der Projekte findet am GEOMAR in Kiel statt. Während der gesamten Projektdauer ist eine intensive und individuelle Betreuung durch deutsche und ausländische Wissenschaftler gewährleistet. Teilnehmen können Studierende der Fachrichtungen Biologie/Ökologie. Der ze

itliche Rahmen von GAME ist auf die Vorgaben der Masterstudiengänge an deutschen Hochschulen abgestimmt. Alle Teilnehmer bleiben während der gesamten Projektphase an ihren Heimat-Unis eingeschrieben. Bewerben kann man sich jederzeit. Weitere Infos hierzu gibt es auf der GAME Website.

GAME 2026 has officially started!!Over the past month, 14 students from Germany, Malaysia, Chile, the Philippines and Sp...
02/04/2026

GAME 2026 has officially started!!

Over the past month, 14 students from Germany, Malaysia, Chile, the Philippines and Spain came together in Kiel, Germany to prepare this year’s project:
The influence of underwater soundscapes on the colonisation of hard-bottom communities.

The group picture was taken on Hallig Hooge during our first field trip – more to come soon!

By now, everyone is heading to their destinations and getting ready to start the experiments. We’re beyond excited to see how everything unfolds and can’t wait to share the journey with you.

Follow along and be part of our adventure!

From July 1st to 5th, the International Temperate Reefs Symposium took place in Brest, France. Members of the global GAM...
27/08/2025

From July 1st to 5th, the International Temperate Reefs Symposium took place in Brest, France. Members of the global GAME community at GEOMAR were there connecting across generations of participants, supervisors, and coordinators.

The GAME program continues to build a strong international network of marine scientists, united by a shared passion for experimental ecology and global collaboration. 🌍🔬

We are proud to see how the GAME spirit lives on, from early participants to leading researchers!

Want to do your Master’s thesis in marine ecology abroad?Join GAME 2026 a global research & training program by GEOMAR!📌...
01/06/2025

Want to do your Master’s thesis in marine ecology abroad?
Join GAME 2026 a global research & training program by GEOMAR!

📌 Topic: How underwater soundscapes affect hard-bottom colonization

🧠 Learn to plan, run & publish your own experiment

🌍 6-month research stay at one of 36 international partner institutes

⏰ No deadline: but apply early to choose your preferred location

📥 To apply, download the application form (Bewerbungsformular), fill it out, and send it along with your CV and motivation letter to: [email protected]

🔗 More info: geomar.de/game

Informationen for students + application form (to download):
https://www.geomar.de/forschen/fb3/fb3-eoe-b/game/game-infos-fuer-studies

Mabuhay from Team PHILIPPINES! Kumusta kayo (how are you)? We are the first Team Philippines in the history of GAME. The...
29/05/2025

Mabuhay from Team PHILIPPINES!

Kumusta kayo (how are you)?

We are the first Team Philippines in the history of GAME. The Philippines is an archipelagic country, composed of 7614 islands, and located on the western side of the Pacific Ocean.

Jonh, from the Philippines, is a marine science student in the marine biology track, at The Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines. During his undergraduate research, he worked on the biophysical assessment of two river systems in Lawaan, Eastern Samar. Currently, Jonh’s research interest revolves around understanding the responses of seaweeds to different environmental factors such as salinity, temperature, and light. That is why, the GAME 2025 project also interests him a lot.

Caro, the German counterpart, is a marine biology student from the University of Rostock. For her bachelor’s thesis, she worked on microalgal response to salinity and temperature stress. While doing her master’s, she gained an interest in seaweeds. She decided to join the GAME project because epiphytes bring both these interests together.

Team Philippines is currently stationed at the Bolinao Marine Laboratory of UPMSI located 8 hours (by bus) away from the main campus of the University of the Philippines, where all GAME experiments will be conducted. Since the waters near BML are eutrophic due to fish farming, the team is interested in whether light pollution will exacerbate the effects of nutrient pollution on the abundance of marine epiphytes.

Stay tuned!

Välkommen till Åland!! Reigned by dears, this archipelago in the Baltic Sea has many charming places.5 hours away by fer...
29/05/2025

Välkommen till Åland!! Reigned by dears, this archipelago in the Baltic Sea has many charming places.

5 hours away by ferry from any city with more than 11.000 inhabitants, Team Finland arrived at the beautiful biological station in Husö at the end of April. Now, the preparations are done, and the experiments are ready to be deployed.

Pauline pursued her bachelor’s degree in Hamburg, where she was born and raised. Now she is a master's student in marine biology at the University of Algarve in Faro, Portugal. Sports are a big part of free time activities, and therefore, kayaking adventures, running, swimming, and much more here in Husö are done on a regular basis. The motivation for participating in GAME arose from the possibility to design an experiment from start to finish with all decision-making included, as well as living in a research station well connected to nature for an entire summer.

Linus is a master's student studying Environmental and Marine Biology at Åbo Akademi. He could not pass up the opportunity to collaborate on a truly international project that puts theory into practice and that requires some ingenuity and problem-solving. The opportunity to spend the summer in a remote part of the Åland Islands at Husö Biologiska Station does not hurt either! In his free time, he hopes to go bouldering at Geta, one of Finland´s nicest bouldering spots situated in the northern part of the island, as well as snorkeling and foraging in the woods.

As the Baltic is in a surplus of nutrients, the chance of seeing epiphytic growth in their experiment is high. Let’s see if this changes under different light intensities of artificial light at night!

Stay tuned!

We got muddy, we got dirty—but in the end, we built stronger ties!Our excursion to Hallig Hooge made our GAME experience...
29/05/2025

We got muddy, we got dirty—but in the end, we built stronger ties!

Our excursion to Hallig Hooge made our GAME experience during the preparatory course in March all the more fun and memorable. Despite our different backgrounds, we happily created shared memories while at the same time finalizing our experimental design.

Indeed, GAME is not just a research training program for students; it’s also a unique and valuable platform for cultural exchange, collaboration, and developing a shared understanding and purpose.

The GAME 2025 team is grateful to the volunteers from Schutzstation Wattenmeer for welcoming and guiding us during our stay in Hallig Hooge.

Stay tuned for more updates on GAME 2025!

To learn more about the GAME project, you may visit this link: https://www.geomar.de/en/game

Our March preparatory course at a glance!Global participants of GAME 2025 came to GEOMAR in Kiel to participate in the p...
29/05/2025

Our March preparatory course at a glance!

Global participants of GAME 2025 came to GEOMAR in Kiel to participate in the preparatory course. Want to know what we did in March? Here are some highlights of our stay in GEOMAR

🌊 Mark Lenz, the coordinator of GAME, gave us a tour around the institute and lectures on experimental design as well as some basics in statistics.

🌊 After our first lectures, we started planning our experiment for GAME 2025. At the beginning of our course, only our research topic, “The influence of artificial light at night (ALAN) on epiphytes that grow on macroalgae,” was set. It was up to us to decide on the experimental design and set-up.

🌊 We decided on a field experiment using the frames that were also used by the GAME 2023 group.

🌊 One of our first missions in planning the experiments was to figure out how to attach the macroalgae to the frames that we were going to deploy in the sea during our experiments. For that, we decided to go on a trip to Strande to collect some Fucus sp., a macroalgae commonly found in the Baltic Sea, and also to enjoy the beach.

🌊 With our Fucus sp. we tested different methods of attachment to a rope and deployed a test set-up at the GEOMAR jetty.

🌊 We also familiarised ourselves with the LED System that we are going to use to radiate the artificial night light during our experiments.

🌊 Of course, we need to know what we are working with, so we got a quick introduction from Florian Weinberger on how to identify macroalgae. We also had a chance to look at some epiphytes that we had collected in the Kiel Fjord.

Does artificial light at night (ALAN) promote epiphyte growth in macroalgae across different latitudes?Light pollution d...
29/05/2025

Does artificial light at night (ALAN) promote epiphyte growth in macroalgae across different latitudes?

Light pollution due to the presence of artificial light at night (ALAN) is just one of the many factors that may potentially promote epiphyte growth in macroalgae. Other environmental factors such as sea surface temperature, magnitude of exposure to water movement, and nutrients among others, may interact with light pollution to exacerbate its effects. These factors in coastal environments vary across different latitudes, making it interesting to study.

In the context of GAME 2025, the 16 participating students will conduct simultaneous field experiments in 8 countries worldwide: Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Chile, Cape Verde, Spain, Wales (UK), and Finland. The varying environmental conditions in these regions will provide valuable insights into how ALAN influences epiphyte growth on macroalgae, allowing for a deeper understanding of its effects across different latitudes.

Stay tuned for more updates on GAME 2025!

To learn more about the GAME project, you may visit this link: https://www.geomar.de/en/game

GAME 2025 kicks off at GEOMAR!For people living in coastal areas, the sparkling lights reflected by the water from nearb...
29/05/2025

GAME 2025 kicks off at GEOMAR!

For people living in coastal areas, the sparkling lights reflected by the water from nearby establishments, ships, and streetlights are often enchanting to the eyes. But have you ever wondered how these lights (also called Artificial Light at Night or ALAN) affect organisms in coastal marine environments?

This GAME 2025, 16 students from Cape Verde, Chile, Germany, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines will try to answer this question by focusing on epiphytic communities that grow on seaweeds.

Stay tuned for more updates on GAME 2025!

To learn more about the GAME project, you may visit this link: www.geomar.de/game

We have spent the last few weeks working on our presentation about our research project, and now it is finally finished,...
08/12/2024

We have spent the last few weeks working on our presentation about our research project, and now it is finally finished, sufficiently rehearsed and perfected. We can now present our research results to you: How did we plan our experiments? What results did we find out? Does Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) have an effect on macroalgae? And how can the results be classified? you can find out in the talks on these dates:

09.12: Online, 11:00 German time, 15:15 GEOMAR
11.12: University Rostock, 13:45, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3, Room 201
18.12: University Oldenburg, 10:00, Campus Wechloy, Building W15, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9 -11, Room W01-015
18.12: University Bremen, 15:15, Natural Sciences 2, Room C300, University Central Area
15.01: University Hamburg, 11:15, Kowwigsaal, Biozentrum Grindel, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3

We look forward to telling you about our work on one of the dates.

GAME 2024 is back in Kiel!All teams came together again in Kiel at the beginning of October. After successful experiment...
12/11/2024

GAME 2024 is back in Kiel!

All teams came together again in Kiel at the beginning of October. After successful experiments in the eight different locations, all 16 students arrived at with their data in their luggage. And now we can look forward to what many fear, but everyone needs: statistics.

But there are also very nice sides to our meeting, because after 6 months all teams finally meet again and we already had an exciting excursion to the Baltic Sea coast and Maasholm and the pilot island. Many thanks to .foundation for the unique opportunity to stay overnight directly on Lotseninsel.

In the coming days and weeks, we will analyse our data and bring it together between the teams. Based on this, we will then prepare our presentations, to which you are all cordially invited! Stay tuned.

Do you want to learn about scientific work, experience a new culture, and combine all this with your master’s thesis? 🌏🔬...
08/10/2024

Do you want to learn about scientific work, experience a new culture, and combine all this with your master’s thesis? 🌏🔬

Then join GAME 2025! We are still looking for amazing students to join our programme in 2025. Through our GAME project, you will not only gain a unique experience abroad, but also acquire skills such as scientific work, creating your own research project, teamwork, scientific writing, and much more. GAME also opens the door to a possible PhD position.

You can find everything you need to know about applying in our bio. We look forward to seeing you!

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