Webinars
As part of the IRD's Collectif Perspectives Jeunes, a virtual meeting of young IRD researchers (PhD students, post-docs and CRs < 5 years) will take place on 19 March 2026 at 17:00. The aim is to encourage exchanges, create a support network and share the experiences of young researchers within the IRD. The discussions [...]
Annual General Meeting, Event
Villefranche sur MerTHEIA, the Continental Surfaces cluster of the DATA TERRA research infrastructure, invites you to its General Assembly on 25, 26 and 27 March 2026 in Villefranche-sur-mer. See our detailed programme, which will provide an opportunity to present the cluster's progress, give the supervisory bodies a chance to have their say, and open up forums for discussion and co-construction for the new [...].
Conferences, Events
Endoume marine station Chemin de la Batterie des Lions, Marseille, FranceLes Mercredis d'Endoume Conference - Wednesday 25 March 2026 - 19h00-20h30. Guest speaker: Mireille Harmelin-Vivien, Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie MIO, Aix-Marseille University. When it comes to love, fish have tried everything... or almost everything! Sex changes, paired or group reproduction, attentive or unworthy parents, surrogate fathers and other solutions have all [...]
Conferences, Events
The Telegraph 2 Rue Hippolyte Duprat, ToulonDate: 28 March 2026. Speaker: Guillaume Marchessaux, marine ecologist, IRD MIO research fellow The invasion of the American blue crab Callinectes sapidus represents one of the worst threats to coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean. The American blue crab, native to the American Atlantic coast, is a highly voracious and adaptable invasive species. It threatens the [...]
Events, Webinars
By videoconference7 April 2026. The artificialization of the marine environment has modified the structure of habitats, food webs and colonization dynamics. While certain infrastructures act as artificial reefs that encourage the establishment of species, they also lead to ecological simplification and biotic homogenisation. Does the biodiversity observed in artificial marine environments therefore reflect a genuine [...]
Conferences, Events, Save the date MIO Hebdo
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10 February 2026. The 33rd congress of the Environmental Sciences doctoral school will be held on 8 and 9 April 2026 on the Luminy campus (Marseille) in the OCEANOMED amphitheatre (see Access). It will be organised by the MIO (Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology). Participation in the conference will [...]
Conferences, Events
Auditorium Usine Electrique 164-224 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 13190 Allauch, 13190, FranceConference-debate - Thursday 9 April 2026 - Auditorium Usine Electrique - 7pm - Allauch. Speaker: Laurie Casalot, research fellow at the Institut de recherche pour le développement, lnstitut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie in Marseille. On Earth and in the oceans, many living organisms produce their own light to communicate, defend themselves or attract [...].
Evénement, Médiation scientifique
From 24 to 27 April 2026, the City of Marseille and Aix-Marseille Université will once again be taking part in the City Nature Challenge! Alongside hundreds of other cities around the world, the City of Marseille will be taking up the challenge launched by the California Academy of Sciences and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
Evénement, Médiation scientifique
Cosquer Mediterranean Promenade Robert Laffont, Marseille, FrancePour les 72h de l'écologie, l’association Un Prétexte vous invite à plonger au cœur de la protection de la Méditerranée pendant deux jours à Cosquer Méditerranée les samedi 25 et dimanche 26 avril 2026. Inscription obligatoire sur Helloasso Entre stands interactifs, expositions, ateliers créatifs et animations pour les petits et grands, découvrez comment protéger notre mer, […]
Evénement, Expositions, Médiation scientifique
Quai de la Photo 9 Port de la Gare, ParisDive 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. It's an artistic and deeply human look at the commitment of scientists and sailors to better [...]
Workshops, Events
Jean-Étienne Touze Amphitheatre - Building C - Palais du Pharo - MarseillesInstitut Océan is organising a scientific Ocean Day on 28 April 2026 at the Jean-Étienne Touze Amphitheatre, Building C in the Palais du Pharo. Please note: the event originally scheduled to take place at the Endoume Marine Station will now be held at the Pharo! The aim of this event is to encourage exchanges between laboratories within the scope of the Institut [...]
Workshops, Events, Hors MIO Hebdo
Amphithéâtre Zattara 16 rue Antoine Zattara, Marseille, FranceDans la continuité des travaux de recherche menés dans le cadre de la thèse de Federico Fabbri, l'Observatoire Hommes-Milieux Littoral méditerranéen organise une session d'échange consacrée à la planification de l'espace maritime sur le littoral d'Aix-Marseille Provence. Cette rencontre se tiendra le 29 avril 2026, de 14h00 à 17h00, dans l'amphithéâtre Zattara (16 rue Antoine […]
