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VVP test in seafront of Marseille

The study of vertical velocities is a necessity to better understand the fine scale dynamics of the ocean, and in particular its impact on biogeochemistry. However the in situ measurement of vertical velocities is a real challenge, due to...

VVP test in seafront of Marseille

Vincent Fauvelle (CEM), successful in a competition for a Research Fellow at IRD

After a PhD at the EPOC-LPTC laboratory, Vincent Fauvelle worked at the University of the West Indies and the University of Queensland in Australia on the analysis and behaviour of emerging pesticides in continental and coastal...

Vincent Fauvelle (CEM), successful in a competition for a Research Fellow at IRD

Sévérine Martini (EMBIO), winner of a competition for Research Fellow at CNRS

After studying at the University of Aix-Marseille and an ERASMUS semester at the University of Lund (Sweden), Sévérine Martini defended her thesis at the MIO at the end of 2013 on the theme: "Bioluminescence, a proxy of biogeochemical...

Sévérine Martini (EMBIO), winner of a competition for Research Fellow at CNRS

Congratulations to Nicolas Layglon (CEM) who defended his thesis on September 3, 2020 in Toulon.

On the following topic : "Behaviour of metallic trace elements during the resuspension of contaminated sediments in coastal areas Under the direction of ✞Cédric GARNIER, Senior Lecturer, University of Toulon, Co-Director Stéphane MOUNIER...

Congratulations to Nicolas Layglon (CEM) who defended his thesis on September 3, 2020 in Toulon.

MIO: September 2020

Dear colleagues, I hope you all had a good rest during this summer vacation. The national and international situation COVID-19 is still fragile and as you can imagine, we must remain mobilized in the face of the crisis. The situation can...

MIO: September 2020

OceanTalk with Frédéric Le Moigne

Frédéric Le Moigne has been awarded the 2020 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for the Division of Ocean Sciences and he agreed to be interviewed for our first blog post on the new Ocean Sciences blog. Frédéric can you tell us about...

OceanTalk with Frédéric Le Moigne

Light on the biological pump: impact of bioluminescence

In the ocean, sunlight gradually decreases in the first few hundred meters, then darkness becomes total. In this dark environment, one of the least known biomes on the planet, many organisms emit their own light: bioluminescence. In this...

Light on the biological pump: impact of bioluminescence

AMU INFO Newsletter from the President of Aix-Marseille University to the whole university community

The academic year is coming to an end, with summer holidays looming in the next few days. This year will have been marked both by many changes - first and foremost by the installation of a new governance - by many successes in the...

AMU INFO Newsletter from the President of Aix-Marseille University to the whole university community

The Arctic Ocean exports mercury to the Atlantic Ocean

Several mercury assessments carried out by different teams indicate that there would be a net export of mercury from the Arctic to the Atlantic, via Fram Strait, the only deep link between these two oceans. However, these estimates were...

The Arctic Ocean exports mercury to the Atlantic Ocean

Six objectives to reinforce our positive trajectory

Editorial by Valérie Verdier, President and Chief Executive Officer Last Friday, the J'IRD, the Institute's days, were held, the first under my mandate and in a new format due to the crisis. I was keen to maintain this institutional...

Six objectives to reinforce our positive trajectory