After a three-year hiatus, the fourth edition of the OZCAR Research Infrastructure (IR) thematic school took place in the coastal village of Larmor Plage, a few kilometres from the Ploemeur-Guidel observation site, which forms part of the H+ National Observation Service (SNO). A total of 24 speakers and 35 students came together to make this […]
30.07.2026
After a three-year hiatus, IR OZCAR will resume its series of Thematic Schools in 2026 (see previous editions here).The next edition will take place from Sunday, June 28 (late afternoon) to Saturday, July 4, 2026 (breakfast) at the Résidence Kerguelen in Larmor Plage (Morbihan). Summer school website The school is open to everyone: researchers, teacher-researchers, […]
16.02.2026
The 3rd OZCAR-TERENO conference, jointly organized by the OZCAR research network in France and TERENO in Germany, was held from September 29 to October 2, 2025, in Paris at FIAP Jean Monnet. Like the previous editions held in Strasbourg in 2021 and Bonn in 2023, it was a great success, bringing together nearly 260 participants […]
18.12.2025
The IR OZCAR newsletter is now called Les Cahiers d’OZCAR. The 2025 edition of Les Cahiers d’OZCAR has been published and can be found here. We wish you a pleasant reading!
03.07.2025
The OZCAR research infrastructure is a partner of the 2nd edition of the Summer School on Geopathy, organized by the Université des terrestres and the S-composition collective, taking place from July 7 to 11, 2025 at the Maison-Ateliers (Cornillon-en-Trièves, France). This transdisciplinary training program combines science, arts, and civic practices, offering a week of collective […]
07.05.2025
The 3rd OZCAR TERENO conference ‘Advancing Critical Zone science’ will take place from 29 September to 2 October 2025 at the FIAP in Paris, France. The conference will take place over 3 days, with a visit to the Orgeval catchment area of the ORACLE/IR OZCAR observatory on 29 September. The conference will combine keynotes in […]
15.04.2025
The 9th Annual Meeting of the IR OZCAR took place from 10 to 13 March 2025 in Levier (Doubs). Seventy-five participants were present on site and around fifteen were able to contribute remotely. We would like to thank all the participants for the rich exchanges and lively discussions that took place throughout the day.Despite the […]
10.04.2025
This morning saw the start of the first hydrometry training course organized by the OZCAR research infrastructure in Lyon. The event brought together 18 participants – trainers, engineers and technicians from 9 OZCAR RI observatories – around the expertise of RiverLy‘s River Hydraulics team (INRAE, Lyon Villeurbanne). Over two days, participants will alternate between : […]
21.11.2024
OZCAR-CRITECH meetings kick off! From today, the technical community of observatories will be getting together for the OZCAR-CRITECH meetings, the first event of its kind for OZCAR. Running until Wednesday 20 November in Écully, near Lyon, these days will feature oral and poster presentations, sensor and instrument demonstrations, and fruitful exchanges between participants. A key […]
18.11.2024