Achim Brauer, the former head of the GFZ section Climate Dynamics and Landscape Development, was given a retirement farewell at a colloquium of the European research network INTIMATE.

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.

Two new GFZ Discovery Fellowships awarded: René Steinmann is researching ground vibrations in connection with animal movements and Jana Täumer is researching methane sinks in Germany.

Mrityunjay Singh and Ingo Sass were honored for their outstanding publication on the optimal planning of geothermal systems.

Jürgen Matzka, working group leader in the Geomagnetism Section, is new Chair of the Operations Committee and member of the Executive Council of the global network of geomagnetic field observatories.

A scientific colloquium provided an opportunity to look back on a successful career and the development of geodesy - from the past to the future.

Harald Schuh retired. Maik Thomas succeeds him as Director of Department 1, Jens Wickert as Head (interim) of Section 1.1. Henryk Dobslaw becomes Topic 2 Director of the GFZ-Research Programme.

The GFZ mourns the loss of its former Administrative Executive Director, Dr Bernhard Raiser, who passed away on 28 December 2023 at the age of 77.

Susanne Buiter is Vice President of the Helmholtz Association for the research field "Earth and Environment" for the next two years

The European Geoscience Union honours Claudio Faccenna, Anne Glerum and Sarah Incel for their GFZ projects and their achievements in the geosciences.