We conduct multidisciplinary research aimed at providing the scientific knowledge necessary for the conservation of biological diversity in all its forms. It is primarily focused on threatened ecosystems, communities, species and populations. We have no taxonomic or area preferences, but for historical and practical reasons, a significant part of our work involves vertebrates.

The group studies soil and organic waste management strategies to mitigate the impact of agricultural practices on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O and CH4). The group brings experience in the treatment and use of organic waste in agriculture as a strategy to preserve the quality of the soil and enhance its fertility, as well as in the evaluation of the environmental impact of the use of waste. The aim of the group is to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems within the context of the circular economy and promote their decarbonization as a strategy to mitigate climate change.

Ferroelectric oxide films for energy and memory devices group (FOXEM) aims to develop high quality new ferroelectric materials compatible with industry to study their properties from a fundamental to a device level. Electronics Industry is facing several bottlenecks to sustain the increasing demand and necessity of new data storage, computation and communication devices. New materials are needed and CMOS-compatible ferroelectrics based in HfO2 are in the spotlight.

After several decades of research, fuel cells based on proton exchange membranes (PEMFCs) and redox flow batteries (BFRs) are at a stage in which their operating principles have already been fully demonstrated, but technological aspects still have significant deficiencies, which require further advances. To try to solve some of these problems, this research team explores the complex fluid dynamic processes taking place in both devices, through numerical simulations and experimental techniques.

The main goal of our lab is to shed light on the fundaments of the intercellular and interorgan crosstalk mediated by extracellular vesicles, lipoproteins and protein complexes in living organisms, their role in the regulation of physiological processes with a special focus on metabolism and how their dysregulation could drive the development of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and immune system pathologies.

The AQUAMIND research group is made up of researchers and technicians from the El Bocal Marine Aquaculture Plant of the Santander Oceanographic Centre who, since 2016, have begun to transform the line of research followed until then, which focused mainly on solving various problems in the farming of flatfish such as turbot and sole and technology transfer to the industrial sector towards new lines of research such as polychaetes farming and multi-trophic aquaculture. At present, the main lines of research are 1. AQUACULTURE OF LOW TROPHIC LEVEL SPECIES AND BIOEXTRACTIVE AQUACULTURE. 2.

The group's mission is to carry out research into the optimisation of integrated and sustainable farming of marine species and diversification in aquaculture, using a multidisciplinary approach and favouring the circular economy. To promote the sustainable exploitation of resources and the conservation of biodiversity.

The Unit for Evaluation of the Ocean–Climate System investigates the integrated functioning of the ocean–climate system at the global scale, with particular emphasis on the observation, assessment and synthesis of key physical and climatic processes. Its activity focuses on the analysis of oceanic and climate data and on the integration of scientific knowledge across the Earth system.

The research group 'Harmful Microalgae and Plankton Ecology' (VGOHAB; https://vgohab.com/en/) is located at the Oceanographic Center of Vigo (COV) and is included in the Department of 'Oceanography and Global Change' of the Spanish National Institute of Oceanography (CNIEO-CSIC). The lines of research focus on the study of harmful algal blooms (HAB) and plankton ecology and the processes and dynamics that characterize them, at the level of organisms and planktonic communities.

The underwater acoustics group at the IEO (Spanish Oceanographic Institute) is currently developing various lines of research, primarily related to passive acoustics. Among the activities carried out, monitoring underwater noise stands out through a dual approach to the problem.