Montpellier Environmental Research Observatory (OREME)

Overview

The Montpellier Environmental Research Observatory (OREME) is an internal research unit of the University of Montpellier and part of the Observatory of Universe Sciences (OSU). It brings together more than 1,200 scientists from the CNRS,UM, IRD, and INRAE, spread across eight laboratories.

OREME monitors changes in the Earth, water, biodiversity, and the universe. It collects, certifies, and provides reliable long-term environmental data. It supports scientists and decision-makers in analyzing this data, promotes its reuse, and disseminates it widely through science outreach and public awareness initiatives.

Understanding the changes taking place in the world around us helps us adapt to them more effectively.

Director: Agnès Lèbre (astronomer)

Some figures

• 8 affiliated research units
  Geosciences Montpellier (GM), Hydrosciences Montpellier (HSM), Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE), Montpellier Universe and Particles Laboratory (LUPM), Montpellier Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM), Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), G-EAU (Water Management, Stakeholders, Users), TETIS (Territory, Environment, Remote Sensing, Spatial Information)
• 3 research platforms
  AETE-ISO – Support for Field Experiments and Instrumentation
  MEDIMEER – Marine and Coastal Environments
  Data Platform – Access, processing, dissemination, and utilization of data
• 1 marine research station in Sète
  : Mediterranean Station for Coastal Environment (SMEL)

Training

Dedicated to research and observation, the Observatory does not host students on its premises but contributes to the Environmental Sciences program at the University of Montpellier. As such, OREME contributes to the Master’s in Environmental Sciences, which offers five-year degree programs combining research excellence with the transfer of knowledge to the professional world.