The Institute
IUEM is supported and financed by
IUEM is supported and financed by
3 complementary missions
Research
IUEM includes seven laboratories (Joint Research Units associating UBO, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer and UBS) where nearly 500 researchers, teachers-researchers, engineers, technicians and permanent and contractual administrative staff work.
Training
An internal school of the University of Western Brittany (UBO), IUEM offers eight Master’s courses within the Marine and Coastal Sciences (SML) training area, very closely associated with its laboratories, and also houses the PhD School of Marine and Coastal Sciences (EDSML), a multidisciplinary school associating 25 host laboratories, within and outside IUEM.
Observation
IUEM, as an Observatory of Universe Sciences (OSU), contributes to a national observation mission supported by a dedicated service unit. The Ocean is observed from the coast to the offshore, from the surface to the deep sea and in all its aspects: living and Physical Ocean, coastal and bottom interfaces, human use and management.
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Scientists, technicians and administratives
Master’s degree students
PhD students
20 years
of marine and coastal sciences