Dynamics between land and sea: a Breizh history of time How can we think about socio-ecosystems through the prism of temporalities? This was the central question that animated the 2025 edition of the Winter School of the Réseau des Zones Ateliers (RZA), organised this year in the unique setting of the bay of Brest, in […]
The photographer Grégoire Eloy from the ‘Tendance Floue’ collective is presenting an exhibition entitled ‘Troisième Nature’ at the Champs Libres in Rennes from 3 March to 21 September 2025. From the glaciers of the Pyrenees to the foreshore of Finistère, this exhibition offers a photographic journey through the geological, forest and marine landscapes explored by […]
Today, universities and research are under attack on an unprecedented scale. The offensive is particularly alarming in the United States, where research institutions, regulatory agencies, civil rights and the very foundations of democracy are being undermined by the Trump administration and Mr Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). International solidarity is all the more essential […]
Grégory Charrier, lecturer at the UBO and head of the SML biology master’s programme, will be giving a presentation of the course on 11 February from 6 to 8 pm during a live broadcast on the Youtube platform. This live event will provide an opportunity to present the content and objectives of the course and […]
On 18 November 2024, the annual Brest-Iroise Workshop Zone (ZABrI ) Day was held at the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM) in Plouzané. Attended by 60 participants, the central theme of the event was co-construction between scientists and local stakeholders. The aim was to explore and strengthen collaboration to improve understanding and management […]
The IUEM Director and his team wish all the Institute’s staff and students an excellent year 2025!
Are you familiar with Nature-based Solutions (NBS)? The idea is to work with nature, not against it! The concept is based on approaches that combine the protection, management and restoration of natural ecosystems to meet a range of societal challenges. By drawing inspiration from ecosystems themselves, these solutions offer environmental, economic and social benefits while […]
From 7 to 11 July 2025, the World Maritime Campus and UBO will be jointly organising a course entitled ‘Understanding the environmental challenges of the maritime economy’. The course will take place in Brest and Roscoff and, like the previous edition, will be organised in two sessions: an introductory session and a more in-depth session. […]
The third China-Europe Border Forum on Advances in Ocean Science and Technology (FFPOST2) was held in Shanghai and on-line on 18 and 19 November 2024. It was organised by Paul Tréguer (IUEM-UBO, European Academy of Sciences EurASc) and Jing Zhang (ECNU, Chinese Academy of Sciences), as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences […]
On Tuesday 19 November 2024, the CNRS medals ceremony for the Brittany and Pays de la Loire delegation was held at the Mabilay in Rennes. 5 medals and a collective crystal were awarded ‘to those who, through the originality, quality and importance of their work, have enhanced the reputation of the region and made an […]
European Institute for Marine Studies – 2018
The IUEM is member of the Interdisciplinary graduate School for the Blue planet ISblue
