Formation Academic activities          LEBHAM's academics are involved in the teaching activities given at the University of Western Brittany (UBO) at Brest within the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Science and Technology and within the European Institute for Marine Studies. They take part in all the education syllabuses where Biology is taught both at: - undergraduate levels: two-year degrees in Life Sciences, Education, Earth and Universe Sciences and Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) in Biology of Plants and Animals and in Cell Biology and Physiology, - graduate levels: Master of Sciences (M.Sc.) in Mastery of Marine Environment, in Environment Sciences and in Cell Biology and Physiology, - postgraduate levels: one-year research-oriented degree in Biological Oceanography, and one-year business-oriented degree in Shoreline Expertise and Management. The topics taught deal with Botany and Phycology, Biology, Plant Physiology and Ecology; Biochemistry and Methodology; Biotechnologies in Plants, Cell Biology. LEBHAM's Academics have recently been involved in the elaboration and implementation of various syllabuses: e.g. M. Sc. in Cell Biology and Physiology, the one-year business-oriented degree in Shoreline Expertise and Management of Shorelines and the ERASMUS internship on 'Ecophysiology of Marine Seaweeds' carried out every summer at the Marine Biology Station of Concarneau. DEA (1-year postgraduate degree) students - E. LAMARQUE (1997) Influence of variations in salinity on the photosynthesis and respiration of the brown algae Undaria pinnatifida et Laminaria digitata. Compared osmoregulation by organic metabolites. - F. GOULARD (1997) Nucleotides, nucleotide diphosphate monosaccharides and epimerase activity in the carrageenophytic red algae. - C. SIMON (1998) Study of some ecophysiological and biochemical characteristics of the red alga Grateloupia doryphora recently introduced along the coasts of Brittany. - G. LE CORRE (1998) Pyrophosphorylase and epimerase activities in two carrageenophytic red algae: Calliblepharis jubata and Solieria chordalis. - E. HAUG (1998) Seasonal evolution of the stomachal content in algal pigments of the urchin populations settled in the maerl ecosystem of the Bay of Brest. - S. CONNAN (1999) Grazers - epiphytic algae - phanerogams interactions in the meadows of Zostera marina L. : secondary-metabolism responses (polyphenols). Thesis works - I. FOURNET, Brittany region-funded fellowship Study of floridean starch production and degradation in relation with carrageenan synthesis in the two red algae Solieria chordalis and Chondrus crispus, under controlled culture conditions. Thesis defended on December 10, 1996. - F. GOULARD, Brittany region-funded fellowship (1997) Study of carrageenan biosynthesis pathways in the model alga Solieria chordalis. - C. SIMON, MNERT-funded fellowship (1998) Ecological, physiological and biochemical monitoring of adaptation process in the red alga Grateloupia doryphora, recently introduced along the coasts of Brittany. - M. ZUBIA, CIFRE-funded fellowship (1999) Study and industrial valorization of invasive marine algal species along the Polynesian coasts. - S. CONNAN, Brittany region-funded fellowship (2000) Evolution of macroalgae specific diversity in the headland of Brittany and valorization potential of UV-protecting substances. Continuing education          The academic and research staff of LEBHAM are involved in the continuing education developed at l'IUEM within the framework of the University Program "Force 5". One-day training sessions dealing with the problems related to the introduction of new species or the collection and identification of macroalgae have been proposed. From now on, a five-day training is organised every year for the people working in the seaweed industry. It is aimed at providing them with the fundamentals on seaweed biology and on the substances of economical interest extracted from algae. In addition, practical sessions teach them culture and extraction procedures along with information on analysis equipment and techniques. Further details are available from : Mrs Yveline Le Moal : yveline.lemoal@univ-brest.fr ; tel 33 (0)2 98 49 87 06 ; fax 33 (0)2 98 49 86 09.