The Art & Science DIA II project was born out of a collaboration between two researchers from LEMAR – Brivaela MORICEAU and Maeva GESSON – and a biology student they supervised, Ambre VALLET, who went on to become a choreographer and founder of the EKLA company. Together, they devised a show aimed at raising public […]
The 7th Congress of Animal Ecophysiology (CEPA7) was held at the IUEM from 28 to 30 October 2025, bringing together nearly a hundred scientists, engineers, teacher-researchers and students from nine countries. All discussed the same question: how do organisms cope with global change? Over three days, the congress offered a comprehensive overview of modern ecophysiology, […]
The European AGEO project, in which the University of Western Brittany (UBO) participated through the Integrated Coastal Risk Observatory OSIRISC, has been selected by the European Commission as a finalist for the prestigious REGIOSTARS Awards 2025. This award, a true mark of excellence, recognises the most innovative and impactful European projects each year. AGEO is […]
Excellent news for IUEM! Marion Jaud, research engineer at the Geo-Ocean laboratory, has just been awarded the prestigious CNRS Crystal Medal 2025. This distinction honours research support staff who, through their creativity, technical expertise and innovation, contribute to French scientific excellence. Her career, marked by an early passion for marine cartography, took her from ENSTA […]
Climate: a new publication raises the alarm about Brittany’s future at +4°C In May 2025, the Observatoire de l’Environnement en Bretagne (OEB) published a new edition of its brochure ‘Key figures on climate change in Brittany’, a reference document highlighting the expected effects of climate change in the region by 2100. This is the first […]
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 […]