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.

Having followed a multidisciplinary path, I decided to specialise in the field of chemical ecology. I began my PhD in November 2024 with the aim of studying emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (bVOCs) from the litter of urban plant species and understanding their impacts on air quality in the context of climate change. This PhD research is divided into three stages:
My PhD thesis is entitled “Litter from tree species in urban environments under different climate scenarios: implications for air quality and the importance of biotic and abiotic drivers”, which I am undertaking under the supervision of Elena Ormeño Lafuente (IMBE), Mathieu Santonja (IMBE), Julien Kammer (LCE) and Henri Wortham (LCE).