September 5th, 2024
ERC “Starting”: a scientist from Nantes deciphering the formation of mega-canyons on Mars
International press release published on September 5, 2024 On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the results of the “ERC Starting Grant 2024” call, […]
July 10th, 2024
Job offer
The Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences and the Département des Sciences de la Terre at Nantes University are recruiting a lecturer in the field of remote sensing and geological imaging […]
April 24th, 2024
Angers Autumn School Foraminifera and geochemistry
The Angers AutumnSchool AAS – 2024 Edition, entitled “Foraminifera and Geochemistry”, which will take place from September 30th to October 4th, 2024, at the University of Angers (France). This week […]
April 2nd, 2024
Proposed thesis topics in 2024
1- The role of ice on the formation of martian valley networks Thousands of valley networks incise the Martian southern hemispheric highlands, and stand as a reflect of an ancient […]
March 29th, 2024
Conference Planetoexobio2024 : French conference on planetology and exobiology in Nantes from July 1 to 5
This is the first week-long French national conference combining planetary science and astrobiology. It is the result of the collaboration between “Origins” Priority Research Equipment Programme (PEPR), National Planetary Science […]
March 15th, 2024
Potential impacts of cable bacteria activity on hard-shelled benthic foraminifera: implications for their interpretation as bioindicators or paleoproxies
The effect of acidification of coastal marine sediments by cable bacteria on foraminifera has been documented in the intertidal mudflats of the Auray river (Morbihan, 56). This sharp pH decrease […]
February 8th, 2024
Birth of an ocean on Saturn’s moon Mimas
If there’s one object in the Solar System where we wouldn’t expect to find liquid water, it’s undoubtedly Mimas. Unlike its big sister Enceladus, Mimas’ surface is extremely cratered and […]
February 6th, 2024
Offer Post-doc researcher – “Estuarine biogeochemical modeling for hypoxia remediation”
Located in a region renowned for its quality of life, the University of Angers, the third largest employer in the area, offers an environment conducive to the well-being of its […]
December 14th, 2023
European Space Agency: researcher from Nantes appointed head of the Space Science Advisory Board
As of January 1, 2024, Olivier Grasset, geophysicist at the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences (LPG – Nantes Université – Université d’Angers – CNRS) and currently Vice-President Research and Open […]