The surprising evolutionary history of the sabline de Provence
How has Arenaria provincialis, an endemic plant of lower Provence, evolved over time? Eleven years after their first study, researchers from the BEEM and PAHIS teams at the IMBE
The Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Marine and Continental Ecology
IMBE's research is structured around 5 transversal thematic axis and 8 research teams
IMBE organizes its operational facilities around 5 technical departments
Training is, of course, the courses offered at the University (L, M, D) but also training through research (internships).
The dissemination of our scientific results is at the heart of our mission: it enables us to share and make research advances accessible to a wider audience. In addition to publications in specialist journals, the IMBE deploys a wide range of resources to popularise knowledge and make it understandable and attractive to a wide range of audiences. Through concrete actions and innovative tools, we are committed to bringing science closer to everyone, in order to establish an ongoing dialogue between science, research and the general public, especially young people.
How has Arenaria provincialis, an endemic plant of lower Provence, evolved over time? Eleven years after their first study, researchers from the BEEM and PAHIS teams at the IMBE
In a series of four immersive episodes, the IRD in the South-East region and Radio Grenouille explore scientific projects developed in collaboration with countries in the South. From bioacoustics
Our colleague Emma Léone, a doctoral student in the first year of her thesis in the EECAR team at the UMR IMBE-IUT in Avignon, won the prize for the best oral communication at the symposium
Five researchers from the IMBE, Amélie Saunier, Salomé Coquin, Caroline Lecareux, Elena Ormeno and Catherine Fernandez, have taken part in an innovative study that sheds light on the presence of organic compounds in the soil.
Shahinaz GHANDI and Calli PAUL at the prize-giving ceremony on 28 May 2025 at the Apprentis Chercheurs conference Since 2004, the Apprentis Chercheurs programme has enabled secondary school students to
Photograph of the core drilling in September 2024, with Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu and Hervé Richard (ChronoEnvironnement) Nestled in the heart of the nature reserves of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, the Grande Pile is an exceptional peat bog offering a wide range of natural habitats.