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You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea

In every episode, a new guest takes a seat across from Jan-Claas Dajka and talks to him about current research projects, curious anecdotes as well as paths, detours and companions in the (not only) scientific career. Jan is interdisciplinary postdoc in marine ecology and marine governance at HIFMB. Chatting with ecologists, geographers, bioacousticians, mathematicians and many more, he shows the interesting and diverse personalities behind the transdisciplinary research at HIFMB. The Helmholtz

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53:54

Daniela Portella Sampaio - From Brazil to Antarctica

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2025/09/23

In this episode, Jan welcomes Daniela Portella Sampaio for a conversation about her scientific journey through Antarctica and current research on Antarctic governance. We particularly focus on Antarctic intersectionality research. Daniela also shares memorable moments from the field (like finding a historic shoe) and tips on how to successfully score grants - she scored 2 (!!) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships! Tune in for a return to our regular interview-style format.

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18:25

Sahar Stevenson-Jones - About the Society for...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2025/06/12

Today in another European Commission Edition episode, I talked to Sahar Stevenson-Jones. She is working at SERE (The Society for Ecological Restoration Europe) and there she is the Project Officer for the Marine Restoration Project.The Marine Restoration Working Group was established at the SERE2024 Conference in Tartu, Estonia, and currently meets 4 times a year, with the 5 task forces, which are each focusing on unique objectives, meeting more regularly. The group is currently at 65 members, from

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14:27

Paris Vasilakopoulos - About the Knowledge Centre for...

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2025/06/02

HIFMB's Transfer Office was attending the Knowledge Exchange Network for Marine Biodiversity Cluster Event at the European Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission (EC). Here in Brussels, I interviewed participants of the event - one of them being Paris Vasilakopoulos - today's guest. Paris works at the EC, specifically the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and, among many topics, we talk about his role in the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD). Enjoy these short episodes of the

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26:19

Social Science Matters 03 - Before You Go Anywhere!...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2025/02/26

Episode overviewThis episode covers the essentials of social science research in terms of practical concerns and ethical considerations. It firstly spends some time, thinking about time! How researchers can plan projects within specific timeframes, budgetary constraints, possible travel restrictions, and how to also think on vital matters of risk, health and safety in doing social research. The podcast secondly shifts to ethical principles, discussing the importance of taking ethical approaches and

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26:35

Social Science Matters 02 - How to Start Thinking...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2025/02/19

Episode overview This episode shifts our focus to how we might start to think about social worlds in our research. It outlines that how we look at the world – the assumptions we hold about it (what exists, how we know what exists) – is crucial to our start points in research, and drives the kind of questions we might ask about the world. This podcast explores the role of theory (and how it is something we are all using, all of the time anyway!) and positions theory as a useful (rather than

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24:57

Social Science Matters 01 - What is Social Science...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2025/02/12

Episode overviewThis episode tackles the fundamental question: What is social science, and why does it matter for marine research? We first (try to) define social science, discussing the various disciplines which constitute it, and briefly introduce the methods and approaches that will be discussed further, later in the series. We next discuss marine social science, its special and important place in the marine sciences more broadly, and how it can help us tackle important questions that the

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04:31

Social Science Matters - Welcome

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2025/02/12

Episode overview This episode welcomes listeners to the podcast "Social Science Matters," which is dedicated to exploring the important world of social science research in the marine environment. In this episode we outline the purpose of the series, which aims to demystify social science methods and make them accessible to marine researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the human dimensions of the ocean. We tell listeners what is to come in the series and introduce the ‘shownotes’ – the

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42:13

Jan-Claas Dajka - Turning the Tables on the Podcast Host

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2024/01/11

In the new year, Kim Peters surprises podcast host Jan and turns the tables on him. She Interviews him on: what got him to HIFMB, a quick look into Jan's work on marine biodiversity at the science-policy interface, the wonderful people he got to learn from and work with, and even the Olympics 2028!!Happy 2024 everyone, enjoy!

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42:34

Kristin Tietje - (Finally) Full-Time Science Coordinator

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2023/12/18

Kristin (or Tine) Tietje has not only got a super Northern-German sounding name but also recently got a full-time position as the science coordinator of the Marine Governance Group here at HIFMB. She talks about the long winding road that she took to get here and tells us what it means to coordinate science and, more importantly, scientists - which is why she enjoys her job so much.

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45:58

Merdeka Agus Saputra - Tinny Perspective Switcher

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2023/10/25

Today, we hear from Merdeka, a PhD-student in the former Marine Political Ecology Group that is now part of the Marine Governance Group. He reports on his recent manuscript about tin mining by Indonesian divers and how he switches the perspectives in his writing to highlight topics that are otherwise forgotten about. Merdeka also reflects on what it is like to have children as a PhD student and how much he likes his neighbours in Oldenburg.

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49:30

Anna Roik - Your Go-To Coral Microbiome Harnesser

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2023/08/07

In a thunderous summer episode, we hear from Anna Roik - postdoc at HIFMB. Her work is centered around harnessing the microbiome (the collection of bacteria, viruses, fungi and their genes) on corals. She transplants the microbiome of more heat resistant corals onto that of heat susceptible ones to boost their resilience in the face of climate change.

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43:51

Jasmin Groß & Elena Schall - On the ”WissZeitVG” and...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2023/06/06

Jasmin Groß and Elena Schall - both representatives of the Postdoc-Team a the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - bring a hot topic to the podcast: the recently proposed law reforms surrounding the "Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz". This is a "Law on Fixed-Term Contracts in Higher Education and Research" and it is due for a change. Jasmin and Elena will present to us what is included in this change and why it has gotten a lot of negative backlash. As a timestamp: The recording

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33:20

Mita Mahato - On Art as Science Communication and Her...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2023/05/15

Mita Mahato is an artist who uses art to communicate environmental issues - especially via the use of comix - yes with an X! As our artist in residence in collaboration with the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, Mita reflects on the work she has done during her time with us.

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46:07

Dorothee Hodapp - On Motivation and the Bigger Picture

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2023/04/24

HIFMB postdoc Dorothee Hodapp is working on biodiversity change and is giving us insights into her recently published study in Global Change Biology. Here, she shows how climate change disrupts core habitats of marine species and predicts their ranges up to the year 2100. She further shares her recipe for successfully blending family life with two kids with a gapless CV in academia and her recent move into a permanent position in the sciene-policy interface.

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47:04

Meren - About Mentoring in Academia and Average Bass...

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2023/03/14

Today we have Meren on the show. He is the leader of our institute's Ecosystem Data Science Group and considers himself and his group to be placed at the intersection between microbiology and computer science. Mentorship is an imporant topic to him - we talk through his survey Mentorship in life sciences: voices of mentees, where he asked early career researchers how the mentorship that they received affected them and their academic lives. As always, we also talk about Meren's very own academic live

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32:40

Jana Massing - on Bacteria, Manifold Learning and...

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2023/02/16

Back from our winter break, we have Jana Massing on the podcast. Jana is a PhD-student in the Biodiversity Theory group and introduces us to her work on marine bacteria. Amongst her many interests, including food webs, modelling, governance and science communication, we chat about her recent paper. There she applies a manifold learning technique, called “diffusion maps” that allows her to gain insights into the functions that bacteria can play in the Baltic Sea.

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31:25

Christmas Special – A Slightly Different Christmas Story

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2022/12/23

Gema Martínez Méndez reads her Scientific Fairytale "The Bremen Town Musicians set sail" from "Once Upon a Time – A Scientific Fairytale Vol. 1" that we introduced in Episode 11. Happy Holidays everyone!

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48:54

Andrea Franke – Making the UN Ocean Decade Work

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2022/12/20

In this Episode, postdoc Andrea Franke showcases her latest paper from People and Nature on real-world labs. She also shares with us how she expanded her research from specialised experimental work on herring larvae to transdisciplinary work on the UN Ocean Decade. A great example on how to build interdisciplinary recognition!

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01:05:55

Lucie Kuczynski – Working on Artificial Islands in...

You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the Sea ·

2022/11/16

Lucie Kuczynski is a community ecologist working on global change and what it implies for biodiversity. One of her recent studies shows why the biodiversity crisis is too nuanced to be tackled in the same way as global warming. She also enlightens us why French wine is the best, why La Rochelle is the best city and why Academia is not the only career path for Academics. A lot of wisdom in this episode – don’t miss it!

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56:21

Gema Martínez Méndez & Rebecca Borges – the Grimm...

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2022/10/27

Today, it’s all about science communication! And for the first time, we have two guests: Gema Martínez Méndez, marine scientist, and Rebecca Borges, marine ecologist. Both are involved in a sci-comm project called “Once upon a time… a scientific fairy tale” where scientific studies are communicated via the use of fairy tales. Definitely give this one a listen! Read the scientific fairytales here: www.marum.de/en/Discover/Once-upon-a-time.html Intro and outro supported by the wonderful voice of Dr

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