Portrait of Marlene Weiß

Head of Science Desk, Sueddeutsche Zeitung

© Niklas Keller/SZ

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Marlene Weiß

  • 2026
  • Moderator
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After studying physics in Zurich, Paris and Lausanne, Marlene Weiß completed a PhD in theoretical physics at the CERN research centre and ETH Zurich. She has been with Süddeutsche Zeitung since 2010, initially as a trainee reporter, then as a freelance contributor covering domestic politics, and later as an editor in the Science section, covering climate, the environment and physics. She has been head of the Science section since September 2020.