Research federation members
LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Laboratory for Oceanology et Geosciences (LOG Mixed Research Unit 8187) CNRS, ULCO, Ulille, IRD – 71 members (38,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Marine environment / Coastal systems and biodiversity (including marine ecology, physical oceanography, marine geology, biogeochemistry and coastal dynamics) /Fisheries, aquaculture, and their valorisation

Cross-border INRAe n°1158 BioEcoAgro UMR  – ULCO, U-Lille, Université d’Artois, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Université de Liège, Junia, INRAe – 14 members (8 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Agronomy and new cropping systems / Biomolecules of plant and microbial origin / Agri-food: nutrition-health and quality-safety

Laboratory for Fishing Resources of Boulogne-sur-Mer (LRHBL) – Ifremer – 20 members (10 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Individuals, populations and ecological niches / Communities, foodwebs and biodiversity / Fleets, exploitation and management scenarios

Laboratory for Food Safety (LSA) – ANSES, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety – 6 members (6 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Bacteriology and parasitology of fishery and aquaculture products / Physical chemistry of fishery and aquaculture products / Biochemistry of aquatic products

Laboratory for Environment Resources of Boulogne-sur-Mer (LERBL) – Ifremer –  8 members (3 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Understanding plankton dynamics and developing automated analysis tools : Variability of the marine environment and scale interactions / Taxonomy and ecology of zooplankton

SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Laboratory for Pure and Applied Mathematics (LMPA) – ULCO – Research Unit 2597 – 9 members (4,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics:
Mathematical and numerical modeling of physical and environmental problems / Design of high-performance parallel algorithms / Scientific computing / Image processing / Statistical studies / Forecasting / Random modeling

Laboratory for Signal and Image Processing of the Côte d’Opale (LISIC) – UR 4491 – ULCO – Research Unit 4491 – 13 members (6,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Perception systems and information fusion / Driving assistance, geolocation, GNSS signal reflectometry and underwater geolocation / Monitoring of the natural environment

Laboratory of Computer Engineering and Automation of Artois (LGI2A) – UR 3926 – Artois University – 9 members (4,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Decision and Information Fusion theme (DFI), Optimisation of complex systems (OptiSCo)

Hydrodyamics Laboratory (LHyMar) – Ifremer – 5 members (3 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Behavior of structures at sea / Materials, equipment qualification, hydrodynamics / Mechanics and environment of structures

Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere (LPCA) – ULCO Research Unit 4493 – 20 members (12 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Development of THz spectrometers for gas phase metrology of sea-atmosphere exchanges / Metrology of gaseous markers of the freshness of fish products / Spectroscopic analyses and modelling for gas phase metrology of sea-atmosphere exchanges / Development of IR-UV spectrometers for gas and particle phase metrology of sea-atmosphere exchanges / On-board metrology of exchanges at the ocean-atmosphere interface / Reactivity of sea-atmosphere exchanges in atmospheric simulation chambers / Design and characterisation of heavy metal sensors and operational sodium sensors in the marine environment / Atmospheric dynamics in coastal situations / Meteorological phenomena and their impacts on air quality and wind power production / Transport and reactivity of industrial and urban aerosols in coastal environments

Unité Transformations & Agroressources (UTA) – Université d’Artois – 6 members (3,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Food and non-food valuation of agro-resources, Study of the structure/functionality relationships of bio-sourced materials and products for their non-food use

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Laboratory for Legal Research  (LARJ) – UR 3603 – ULCO – Research Unit 3603 – 5 members (2,5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Sustainable urban planning / Environmental governance / Remedying environmental damage / Protection of the coastal and marine environments

Reseach Unit for History, Language, Literature and Interculturality UR 4030 (HLLI) – ULCO Research Unit 4030 – 10 members (5 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Maritime history / Maritime and coastal areas

Research Unit for Territories, Towns, Environment & Society (TVES) – ULR 4030 – ULCO, Ulille –17 members (10 full-time equivalents)

Key research topics :
Social and spatial uses of coastal territories / Shipbuilding / Reinvention of port cities / Legal regulation of commercial activities / Maritime safety / Environmental concerns