The works of Aïcha Snoussi, Elias Kurdy, Jeff Daniel Silva and Aurélie Darbouret (MIO OSU Pythéas) engage in dialogue with objects from the collections of the Museums of Marseille, whilst inviting visitors to take part in the exhibition through participatory works and creative workshops. Together, artists and visitors bring to life stories, memories and imaginations linked to the Mediterranean, beyond its mere geographical dimension.

An invitation to listen to what the sea holds, recounts and passes on – and what we choose to take from it.

Saturday 23 May: exhibition opening from 7pm to midnight Come and see the exhibition «What the Sea Holds» A preview screening at the Centre de la Vieille Charité as part of European Museum Night, attended by the artists!

We love the sea is a sound and visual installation that invites visitors to dive beneath the surface of the Mediterranean, into the underwater world of Marseille Bay, between the Côte Bleue and La Ciotat. Beneath the Mediterranean horizon, a changing world is revealed, fragile yet resilient, untouchable and irreversibly transformed. In the depths, marine life and human presence intertwine: cargo ships rumble on the surface, cables and pipelines run along the seabed, fishing nets obstruct vast stretches of water, and strange divers strive to repair the damage. For around fifteen minutes, We love the sea takes visitors from the surface down into the dark depths and invites them to let go of their usual earthly bearings.

The images reveal contrasting environments, from industrial port areas to the more sheltered marine areas of the Calanques National Park. The soundscape is based on recordings made in the Bay of Marseille using hydrophones – microphones capable of picking up sound in water. Together, these elements allow us to see and hear the myriad human activities that take place there on a daily basis, and the traces they leave behind. We then observe how living beings cope with this presence: how they react, endure or adapt.

We love the sea offers a unique insight into this marine world, exploring how we coexist with a diverse array of other creatures. Without always realising it, how are we changing their world? This experience also prompts us to ask: who does the sea belong to, and how can we look after it?

Technical specifications: A spatialised multimedia installation comprising 5 screens and 12 speakers. 17 minutes. Audiovisual montage, maps, texts, objects.

Production: Boris Pétric, The Making of Ethnographic Writing, Raphaèle Dumas, MUJÔ, and the Museums of the City of Marseille,

In collaboration with with Pierre Léo Paul on cinematography, Pascal Catheland on editing, Julie Rousse on multichannel sound design, and curator Juliette Bessette.

• Guilvinec, Finistère
• June à September 2026
• Opening on 29 and 30 May 2026

Exhibition - Lumexplore Festival, 11th edition

• Eden Théâtre, La Ciotat
• From 9 at 13 September 2026

Dive into the heart of a scientific mission in the Southern Ocean aboard the ship Marion Dufresne. Through more than a hundred photographs, the authors of this Art-Science project offer a sensitive behind-the-scenes look at research at sea. An artistic and deeply human look at the commitment of scientists and sailors to better understand and protect the Ocean.

A work of Franck Desplanques, a photographer, and Stéphanie Jacquet, a CNRS oceanographer assigned to the MIO, OSU Pythéas, supported by the CNRS, Ifremer and the Agence de l'Eau.

This exhibition will be on display at Man and the Sea Festival, then to Lumexplore Festival, each time in a different setting and context.

Photo credit: ©Franckdesplanques - website Man and the Sea Photo Festival

Deadline for submitting the electronic version of the poster and, where applicable, the accompanying short presentation: 26 June 2026.

The Experimentation and Instrumentation Workshops (AEI) bring together engineers, technicians and researchers specialising in instrument development to discuss measurement, methodology, design and construction, implementation and innovation. Given their remit to cover all instrumental activities at INSU, the AEI have been extended to INSU’s four scientific fields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ocean and Atmosphere, Continental Surfaces and Interfaces, and Solid Earth.

The presentation of a poster (preferably in French) or a hands-on demonstration is compulsory for registration at the AEI in order to foster discussion among engineers, technicians, researchers and academic staff. The presenter of the poster or demonstration undertakes to be available for one hour during the session to which the poster or demonstration belongs, in order to present their work (past, ongoing, a project under development, or a technological bottleneck). Optional: the poster/demonstration presentation may be supplemented by a short oral presentation in the plenary session (preferably in French, with a PowerPoint presentation and lasting 3 minutes).

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From 6 at 10 July 2026, the national programme OneWater – Water as a common good is organising an Open School in Sète, aimed at young researchers, with the aim of fostering a collaborative approach to building a culture that views water as a common good, through an inter- and transdisciplinary approach.

This programme is primarily aimed at early-career researchers (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers) and offers an inter- and transdisciplinary immersion designed to enable participants to learn together, share, engage in dialogue, build, experiment, meet, question, listen, learn… and to develop a shared culture centred on water as a common good, by bringing together different disciplines, methods, approaches and perspectives.

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This is an important event for defining the major orientations of the Ocean Atmosphere domain (call for projects, recruitment, national investments, etc.).

SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN OCEANATMOSPHERE: UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTING THE CLIMATE SYSTEM, IN TRANSITION FROM A NATURAL STATE TO A FULLY ANTHROPISED ONE

• Variability, trends and tipping points in the climate system« challenge»
• Extreme events: characterising, understanding and anticipating« challenge»
• Atmospheric convection« challenge »Diversity of living organisms and biogeochemistry« challenge»
• Anthropisation of the environment and pollution« challenge»
• Couplings and scale interactions« challenge»
• PRIORITY AREAS: Urban, Tropical and intertropical zones, Polar, Continent-Ocean Continuum

Mission expenses (transport and accommodation) are the responsibility of the laboratories.

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La journée aura lieu sur le campus de Jussieu, amphi Astier de l’espace Esclangon, le 9 juillet 2026 de 10h00 à 17h00.

Elle sera uniquement en présentiel.

Pour les personnes qui n’auront pas la possibilité de venir et qui sont intéressées par le sujet, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter afin de nous faire part de vos questions ou de vos commentaires. Par ailleurs, les supports des présentations seront mis en ligne sur le site à l’issue de la journée.

Gestion des données de simulation

Dans un contexte scientifique où les simulations numériques occupent une place croissante, la gestion des données qui en sont issues constitue un enjeu majeur.

Souvent caractérisées par des volumes très importants et des coûts de calcul élevés, ces données soulèvent de nombreuses questions : comment organiser leur stockage de manière pérenne, quels entrepôts et quelles infrastructures mobiliser, comment décrire efficacement les métadonnées associées, et surtout, faut-il privilégier la conservation des données ou la capacité à reproduire les calculs ?

La question de la réutilisation de ces données est aussi critique : comment assurer leur ré-utilisabilité, quels services faut-il envisager pour la faciliter ?

Cette journée a pour objectif d’explorer ces problématiques à travers une diversité de points de vue. Elle s’articulera autour d’exposés issus de différentes communautés scientifiques, favorisant ainsi des regards croisés et un dialogue interdisciplinaire sur les stratégies et les pratiques autour des données de simulation.

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Additional travel grants and registration fee waivers are now available for on-site and virtual participants.

You can apply for financial assistance directly during the abstract submission process. Further information is available under the ‘Abstract submission‘ tab.

Please note that registration fees are only due after you have received the outcome of both your abstract submission and financial assistance application.

Deadline(s)

• Abstract submission: 26 May 2026.
• Registration (On-site): 21 Jul 2026.
• Registration (Virtual): 25 Aug 2026.

Conference overview

The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of the functioning, ecology and evolution of plankton communities at a global scale. Environmental surveys have provided insight into all domains of life in the oceans, from bacteria, archaea, eukaryotes, DNA and RNA viruses. Techniques have advanced from single gene surveys to whole-genome-resolved approaches. Recent years have also witnessed advances in cross-scale plankton automated imaging techniques, feedback microscopy, remote sensing from space, and the acquisition of contextual data from the water column, as well as new computational techniques for big data analysis and deep learning. As ambitious interdisciplinary oceanographic efforts and time-series sites continue to generate and release information-rich data, now is a key moment to highlight the most notable milestones and discoveries, and to showcase how scientists can exploit these data in different ways.

The goal of the conference is to focus on the new fields of plankton science enabled in particular by 10 years of Tara Oceans research, to increase the impact of the newknowledge generated from these datasets, and to foster new collaborations among aquatic microbial ecologists, evolutionary biologists, oceanographers, cell and molecular biologists, geneticists, and more. The objective is also to identify questions that recent discoveries and the arrival of new technologies, methods, and concepts from all corners of the biological sciences now enable us to ask.

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We are looking for suggestions for presentations, workshops, ‘circus sessions’ and posters for CommOCEAN 2026, the seventh in the series, taking place 2-3 September in the coastal town of Bergen, Norway, with an ‘icebreaker’ in the evening of 1 September. CommOCEAN 2026 will be a fully in-person event and registration for the conference will soon open.

For this edition of CommOCEAN the overarching theme is ‘Communication for and within the UN Ocean Decade: Setting Sails for 2030’. Under this theme there will be three main topics and an open session (each with a plenary followed by workshops/parallel sessions):

• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new technologies in ocean science communications - opportunities, risks and ethical considerations.
• Security-related and geopolitical dimensions of ocean and science communication in a time of crisis and disruption - including misinformation, trust and strategic communication.
• Increasing Citizen Engagement and Ocean Literacy through communication - how to reach different audiences and foster understanding of ocean-climate interactions.
• Open topic session - emerging topics, case studies and experimental formats.

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Over the course of five days, young researchers from across Europe will work in teams of four or five to develop innovative solutions to the following five major societal challenges:

• Adapting to climate change
• Cancer Prevention and Treatment
• Regenerating our oceans and waters
• Neutral and smart cities
• Soil health and food

Following a selection process in the spring, the finalists will travel to Brest to take part in the competition 7 at 11 September 2026.

There is a total of €80,000 in prize money up for grabs, including €12,000 for the Jury Prize. Participants will also receive support from subject-matter and business experts to help them develop their project. The costs associated with this event – international and local travel, accommodation and meals – will be covered by the organisers.

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Registration is free but compulsory for logistical reasons.

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