Events

Marie-Noelle ROSSO: The mushrooms of our forests as a source of inspiration for technology - In-class at the Endoume Marine Station or via distance learning

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

As part of the Endoume Wednesdays public lectures series, Marie-Noelle Rosso, Director of Research at INRAE and Director of the Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology Unit (Aix-Marseille University - INRAE), will be giving a lecture entitled "The fungi of our forests as a source of inspiration for technology", either in person at the Endoume Marine Station or live online. [...]

Hugo Fontes' thesis "How can the concept of reference ecosystem be used to assess the success of creating temporary ponds in the Camargue?"

Tour du Valat Le Sambuc, Arles

Mr Hugo Fontes, doctoral student at the UMR IMBE, EECAR team, IUT d'Avignon and at the Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, will publicly defend his thesis on Monday 24 February 2025, at 2 pm at the Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, Arles - To attend the [...]

Jean Yves Meunier: Bed bugs: the resurgence of an age-old nuisance - In-class at the Endoume Marine Station or via distance learning

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

As part of the Mercredis d'Endoume public lectures series, Jean Yves Meunier, entomologist and IRD ecologist at IMBE, will be giving a lecture entitled "Bed bugs: the resurgence of a thousand-year-old nuisance" in person at the Endoume Marine Station or live online. Summary of the lecture Bed bugs have made a [...]

Thesis by Krieguer Blanche "Impact of ionising radiation on polymeric materials used for biopharmaceutical and biotechnological applications".

Salle des Thèses, Campus St Jérôme 52 avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, Marseille Cedex 20

Ms Krieguer Blanche , PhD student at UMR IMBE, Chemometrics, Design of Experiments and Expert Systems team, will publicly defend her thesis work on Friday 7 March 2025, at 9 a.m. in the thesis room on the St Jérôme campus before a jury composed of : Christine BRESSY, Rapporteuse PR, Université de Toulon Emmanuel RICHAUD, [...]

Karolina Argote's thesis "Microarthropod Responses to Habitat Fragmentation: Laboratory Experiments in Artificial Landscapes".

Amphi Marion Batiment 5, Aix-Marseille Université - Campus Saint Charles 3 place Victor Hugo, 13001 Marseille Cedex 3

Karolina Argote, a doctoral student in the Populations, Landscapes, Communities & Conservation team at the UMR IMBE, will publicly defend her thesis on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 2pm in the Amphi Marion, Bâtiment 5, Campus St Charles. The jury will be composed of : Marc CADOTTE, Rapporteur, University Professor, University of Toronto Patrick LAVELLE, Rapporteur, Professor Emeritus, University of [...]

Clémentine Mutillod: "From France to Mongolia, the return of Przewalski's horse and its effects on the steppe".

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

As part of the Mercredis d'Endoume series of lectures for the general public, Clémentine Mutillod, Temporary Teaching and Research Associate at Avignon University's IMBE, will be giving a lecture entitled "From France to Mongolia, the return of Przewalski's horse and its effects on the steppe", either in person at the Endoume Marine Station or live. Summary [...]

Midisciences" CONFERENCE - ROMANE BLAYA: Ants: from an essential link in ecosystems to biological invasions

Avignon University, Jean-Henri Fabre Campus, Bâtiment A, Amphi Agrosciences 301 Rue Baruch de Spinoza, Avignon, France

Romane Blaya (UMR IMBE, EECAR team) has a doctorate in ecology and is studying ant communities, their roles and their impact on ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin. Ants play an important role in the functioning of ecosystems. They could be useful for better understanding and monitoring the changes they undergo. However, in view of the increase in introductions of [...]

Thesis by Emile Melloul "Effects of irrigation on biodiversity in Mediterranean wine-growing ecosystems".

Amphitheatre IUT d'Avignon 337 chemin des Meinajariés, Site Agroparc BP 61207, Avignon, France

Mr Emile Melloul, doctoral student at the UMR IMBE, Ecology, Ecotoxicology & Chemistry applied to Agroecology and Restoration team, will publicly defend his thesis work on Monday 7 April 2025, at 1:30 pm in the Avignon IUT Amphitheatre. In front of the jury composed of : Mr Mickaël Hedde, Director of Research, INRAE, Eco&Sols, Montpellier, Rapporteur Mr Sébastien Barot, Director of the [...]

Edouard Bard "The last deglaciation and its implications for the study of the Grotte Cosquer and the coralligenous rings of Cap Corse".

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

As part of the Endoume Wednesdays public lectures series, Edouard Bard, Professor at the Collège de France, member of the Académie des Sciences and researcher at the CEREGE, will be giving a lecture entitled "La dernière déglaciation et ses implications pour l'étude de la Grotte Cosquer et des anneaux de coralligène du Cap Corse" at the Station Marine [...].

A summer school to recognise the Mediterranean as a legal entity

Aix Marseille University 63 La Canebière, Marseille

In response to the alarming degradation of marine biodiversity, a unique summer school will be held in the first half of 2025, prior to the UNOC3 conference in Nice. Supported by the interdisciplinary MerMéd project, the aim of this initiative is to raise awareness among students and professionals of the need to recognise the Mediterranean as a natural entity with legal status. Despite many [...]

Lecture by Victor David: What if the Mediterranean had rights?

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

As part of the Mercredis d'Endoume public lectures series, Victor David, an IRD researcher at the IMBE, will be giving a talk entitled "Et si la Méditerranée avait des droits?" (What if the Mediterranean had rights?), either in person at the Endoume Marine Station or live. Conference summary: MerMéd is a Voluntary Commitment made by the IRD in [...].

Immerse yourself in the ATLASea project: live interviews from 19 to 26 June

Endoume Marine Station Rue de la Batterie des Lions Conference room Batiment IV, Marseille, France

From 16 to 26 June, the Endoume Marine Station will be hosting teams from the ATLASea project, an ambitious European programme dedicated to unlocking the secrets of marine biodiversity. The aim? To sequence the genomes of 4,500 marine species, in mainland France and the overseas territories, in order to better understand, protect and study life in all its diversity.