Welcome to the Institute F.-A. Forel

The Institute F.-A. Forel, named after the famous researcher and father of limnology François-Alphonse Forel, is a multidisciplinary educational and research core in environmental natural sciences of the Faculty of sciences, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences.Our mission is the creation of new knowledge and training of students to address the multidisciplinary nature and the complexities of environmental issues today and for the future. The Institute F. A. Forel offers teaching and carries out research in the areas of Limnology and environmental geology, Environmental biogeochemistry and ecotoxicology, Marine and lake biochemistry, Environmental physico-chemistry, Ecology and aquatic biology, Microbial ecology, Energy, Climatology and Spatial predictions and analyses, as well as Prehistoric archeology and anthropology. Our innovative research and teaching programs are developed in collaboration with the inter-faculty Institute for Environmental Sciences. Our Institute also has an active outreach policy and offer a large spectrum of services to the community.

What’s new (News)

27.03.2013 RTS 7:30 p.m. "Le Journal" "Le bateau Planet Solar reprend la mer"

PlanetSolar DeepWater, follow expedition!

Prof. Christel Hassler and Prof. Bastiaan Ibelings are team member's

The adventure begins: the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar will leave this week from "La Ciotat" near Marseille. The biggest ever designed solar catamaran will lead, in the course of the summer, scientists' team of the UNIGE from Miami to Bergen. The expedition can be followed live using theblog, Twitter and Facebook. This expedition aims to improve the understanding of the interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere while increasing general public's sensitivity to ocean's role in climate regulation.

A special issue dedicated to F.-A. FOREL Spring 2013 in the Journal "Archives des Sciences"