University of Bretagne Occidentale

LETG-Brest’s research activities bring together several fields of geography: physical geography, human and social geography, remote sensing and geomatics, in order to study human-nature interactions in coastal and maritime environments.

The Joint Research Unit AMURE is a multidisciplinary research and training centre in social sciences and humanities applied to the sea. AMURE specialises in the study of public policies ans institutions for management and development of coastal and maritime activities and for the protection of marine and coastal ecosystems.

In the Laboratory for Ocean Physics and remote Sensing (LOPS) we observe and investigate oceanic motions,  their connection with the atmosphere, sea floor and the littorals,  and their influence on life in the ocean.

Research at LOPS is organized into 4 teams, working on

LEMAR is a strongly interdisciplinary laboratory that brings together ecologists, biologists, biogeochemists, chemists, physicists and marine environment lawyers. Its objectives are (1) to conduct research on topics of fundamental research or societal importance; (2) to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development objectives in both North and South countries; (3) to bring innovations in relation to the economic world and results that support public policies; (4) to engage in interdisciplinary training in the field of marine and coastal science.