SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

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Fish experiments by PhD student Max Willems featured in UK climate documentary

This summer, UK broadcaster ITV visited Ny-Ålesund to document novelties in the Arctic climate and discuss them with researchers from all around the globe. One of our PhD students, Max Willems, demonstrated and explaiend her experiment on Polar cod’s ability to function in warming waters. You can watch the documentary here.

The documentary was broadcasted twice and projected to have more than 2.5 live viewers.

Scientists Involved

MAX WILLEMS

Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU), Institute for Molecular Physiology (imP) Alfred Wegener Institute – Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven

Role in YESSS: PhD student

Research focus in the project: Fish physiology - field research.

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