Research Units

BEEP

Biology and ecology of deep-sea ecosystems - UMR 6197

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : CNRS, IFREMER AND UBO
Location : Brest

Describe and understand the composition, structure and functioning of different deep-sea ecosystems by coupling faunistic and microbial studies, from communities to molecules and vice versa, using integrated, multidisciplinary approaches.

DYNECO

Dynamics of coastal ecosystems

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : IFREMER
Location : Brest
Study the response of coastal ecosystems to anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Their approach focuses on the analysis of physical, biogeochemical and ecological processes, and is based on experimentation, observation and modeling.

GEM

Research institute for civil and mechanical engineering - UMR 6183

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : CENTRALE NANTES, NANTES UNIVERSITÉ AND CNRS
Location : Nantes and Saint-Nazaire
The research focuses of the various teams are organized around the triptych Materials - Processes - Structures, with the main aim of developing and implementing integrated approaches covering the design, manufacture and operation stages of industrial components (aeronautics, automotive, energy, civil engineering, etc.).

GEO-OCEAN

Geosciences and eco-management of marine environments, shores and coasts - UMR 6538

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : CNRS, IFREMER, UBO AND UBS
Location : Vannes
Their research focuses on mechanical couplings, chemical exchanges, transfers between solid Earth interfaces and surface envelopes, dynamic processes at the origin of telluric hazards and coastal risks, and the sedimentary archives of these different processes.

HALGO

Grand Ouest fisheries unit

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : IFREMER
Location : Nantes
Research contributes to the study of the functioning of ecosystems and their natural resources, under multiple environmental and anthropogenic constraints, within a continuum of environments, from watersheds to the ocean.

LHEEA

Laboratory for research in hydrodynamics, energetics and atmospheric environment - UMR 6598

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : CENTRALE NANTES AND CNRS
Location : Nantes
Its research activities are organized around 4 scientific themes: Ocean engineering, Marine and urban atmospheric flows, Thermodynamics of energy systems and Hydrodynamics for health.

LS2N

Nantes laboratory of digital sciences - UMR 6004

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : CENTRALE NANTES, NANTES UNIVERSITÉ, CNRS, IMT ATLANTIQUE AND INRIA
Location : Nantes
Bring together Nantes' research strengths in cybernetics and computer science to develop digital sciences, open to other disciplines and aware of the societal challenges involved.

MARBEC

Marine biodiversity, exploitation and conservation - UMR 9190

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : IRD, IFREMER, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER AND CNRS
Location : Sète, Montpellier and Palavas
Study of marine biodiversity in lagoon, coastal and offshore ecosystems at different levels of integration, from molecular, individual, population and community aspects, and of the uses made of this biodiversity by man.

RDT

Technological research and development

SUPERVISING ENTITIES : IFREMER
Location : Brest
The unit contributes to the technological developments needed to explore and exploit the oceans sustainably, and to monitor the environment from the coast to the deep sea.
Published on February 10, 2025 Updated on February 11, 2025