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In: International Congresses

The 8th European Phycology Congress (EPC8), co-organised by Philippe Potin (Station Biologique de Roscoff – SBR) and Solène Connan (LEMAR-IUEM-UBO) under the auspices of the Federation of European Phycological Societies (FEPS) and the French Phycological Society (SPF), was held from 20 to 26 August at Brest Arena. Supported by the Région Bretagne, the Conseil Départemental du Finistère and Brest Métropole, as well as the University of Western Brittany and ISblue, the conference brought together nearly 600 researchers, teacher-researchers, doctoral students and Masters students from 41 countries whose research focuses on algae, whether micro- or macroalgae living in freshwater or marine environments. Plenary presentations took placeRead More →

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In: Exhibitions

Capturing the seaweed: between scientific reality and artistic imagination Project leader: French Phycological Society Artistic commissioner: Camille Prunet, ATER Laboratoire de Recherche en Audiovisuel – Savoirs, Praxis et Poïétiques en Art (LARA-SEPPIA), Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès Scientific commissioner: Line Le Gall, Lecturer, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Local coordinator: Justine Dumay, Lecturer, Université de Nantes. In partnership with: Places and dates of implementation: The exhibition “Algae Imaginarium: between scientific reality and artistic imagination” is part of La Mer XXL 2019 in Nantes, an extraordinary event dedicated to the oceans. It aims to discover the extraordinary diversity of marine algae, their fragility and their richness, byRead More →

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In: Non classé, Student Grants

One of the objectives of the SPF is to help young phycologists to participate in international conferences. The French Phycological Society offers a financial grant of a maximum of 400 euros to PhD students or early Post-Doc who have recently defended their PhD to participate in international scientific conferences.  To be eligible for this financial grant, you must: The SPF Board generally meets in October/November to examine the applications; it may occasionally call on experts who are not members of the SPF Board if it does not feel able to evaluate all the applications. The results will be presented at the SPF annual meeting inRead More →

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In: SPF Workshops

The sanitary conditions still not allowing to meet, the SPF workshop was held remotely on December 9 and 10, 2021. During these two half-days, 14 oral presentations were given on various subjects such as the microbiome of Saccharina latissima or the Objective Plankton program. The General Assembly of the association also took place.Read More →