For those who have never heard of GAME: the acronym stands for Global Approach by Modular Experiments, an internationally oriented research and training program in marine ecology that is in existence for over two decades now. Every year, young researchers from around the world – from Finland to Malaysia, from Japan to Chile – work […]
From Darkness to Light and Back Again: Wrapping Up GAME in Åland 2024
Editor’s note: This is an addendum to the GAME Project 2024. Unfortunately, Team Finland’s blog was not edited in time last autumn, which is why we are delivering it now. Enjoy! Hei from Åland! We are Kristin (Åbo Akademi University) and Stephany (Kiel University), Team Finland at the northernmost study site of GAME 2024. We […]
Under the spotlight: Shedding light on the effects of light pollution on marine macroalgae in Pula
Pozdrav iz Pule! Meet Barbara and Catarina, two students to whom the Meeresschule (Marine School) in Pula is their home since April. Barbara (24) from Croatia is studying experimental biology, module physiology and immunobiology at The Faculty of Science in Zagreb. She is interested in implementing human health in the field of sustainable development, but […]
Traze luz n escuridao – What happens to macroalgae when we deprive them of darkness? Pioneering research in Cabo Verde
Oi tud drt? – To read this Kriol words here, which say “Hi, everything fine?”, means GAME is back in Cabo Verde. This year, Melanie (Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, Cabo Verde) and Lotte (University of Freiburg, Germany) have the chance to work together as a binational team on a still largely unexplored topic: the influence […]
Lights, Algae, Action! Researching light pollution in the middle of the Atlantic
Olá da Madeira! The island – a green paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean – has been home to us for almost three months already. How the time flies! We are Lara and Karo, one of 8 teams that currently conduct experiments all over the world as part of this year’s GAME project. […]
In the tropics: Between palms, monkeys and ALAN
Greetings from Malaysia—Cheow Mei and Max wanted to have a cool Malaysian greeting here, but people here just say “Hi.” Fortunately, English is the second official language in Malaysia, so Max’s Malaysian vocabulary is limited to “Thank you,” “How are you,” and “Hi.“ We, Cheow Mei and Max work together on the GAME project at […]
Shedding some light – investigating the effects of light pollution on macroalgae off the Northwestern coast of Wales, UK
Snugly tucked in between the unpredictable currents of the Menai Strait and the jagged mountain ridges of Snowdonia lies the city of Bangor. Not so much a city, but rather a small town, Bangor is home to about 10,000 citizens and another 8,000 students who bring the town to life during lecture terms. Towering over […]
Enlightenment in Japan – how artificial light at night influences local kelp forests.
いらっしゃいませ – welcome! Greetings GAME is back in Japan! Once again, an international two-person team, made up of a German and a Japanese student, is based at the Akkeshi Marine Station on Hokkaido, Japan, to contribute to this year’s pioneering research on the effect of artificial light at night on marine macroalgae. GAME GAME projects […]
Hej från Åland
This year’s Finnish GAME team is made up of two German students, Saskia and Florentin, who are studying at the universities of Tübingen and Stuttgart, respectively. Our project is based at the Husö Biologiska Station on the beautiful Åland archipelago. It consists of thousands of small islands that are located in the Baltic Sea west […]
Hello darkness, night’s old friend: Discovering the effects of light pollution on Madeira.
In the modern world, our awareness of the human impact on the environment is constantly rising – but there is still a lot left to uncover and to shed a light on. And this is our pursuit within the GAME project of 2024 by running an experiment on one of the most beautiful and astonishing […]