Events

To introduce the topic, the fundamentals of successful science-policy engagement will be presented. This will form the basis for creating a policy brief using ChatGPT as part of a practical exercise. Participants will then work together to develop a guide for successful policy briefs.

The event is organized by:

Paulina Conrad, German Marine Research Alliance
Tome Sandevski, Goethe University Frankfurt
Dr. Katharina Sielemann, Helmholtz SynCom

Further information about the fwk25 can be found here.

During the SynCom Hour on January 23, 2026, project managers Harald Kunstmann (KIT), Simona Regenspurg (GFZ), and Nick Wierckx (FZJ) will provide a brief insight into the work of their respective SynCom Projects:

Prof. Dr Harald Kunstmann: SynCom Project Hydro-Extremes
Prof. Dr Simona Regenspurg: SynCom Project CuLiWell 
Prof. Dr Nick Wierckx: SynCom Project SPHERE

Afterwards, they will be available for questions and discussion. Researchers from the entire Research Field Earth & Environment are welcome to attend. More information will follow.

In 2023, the European Commission proposed two packages of measures to (1) ensure the EU's access to a secure, diversified, affordable, and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) and (2) achieve the EU's climate goals by promoting renewable energies such as geothermal energy.

The aim of our stakeholder workshop is to discuss the raw material potential that lies dormant in geothermal fluids from a scientific, technological, and societal perspective in order to develop a potential joint project.

The aim is to analyze the extent to which the extraction of critical raw materials can be a booster for geothermal plant operators and, conversely, the production of critical raw materials from thermal waters can be an incentive for industry to generate domestic raw materials.

The workshop will take place on February 18 and 19, 2026, in Berlin.