- 24 JANV 31 JANVThe École urbaine de Lyon hosts the “Anthropocene School” Multidisciplinary Festival
The École urbaine de Lyon, one of the two Convergence Institutes of the Université de Lyon, is holding a major multidisciplinary event. This week-long festival will provide many opportunities to learn, debate and build upon ideas alongside scientists, thinkers, artists, politicians, organizations, etc.
- 21 JANV 31 JANV"From your PhD to employment" program: a six-month support program for young researchers seeking employment
The Université de Lyon and Pôle Emploi, through the support of the Objectif Pour L'Emploi association, have been able to provide a new scheme, "Du doctorat a l'emploi" ("From your PhD to employment", DDAE), which offers customized support for graduates entering employment. Read on for a summary of the 2017 sessions and a presentation of this year’s program, which will run in September and October.
- 07 JANV 11 JANVThe MANUTECH-SLEIGHT Graduate School of Research (EUR) is organizing its First Graduate Session
The MANUTECH-SLEIGHT (light-surface engineering, health and society) Graduate School of Research's First Graduate Session will be held from January 7 through 11, 2019, in Saint-Étienne, at the Université Jean Monnet's (UJM) Manufacture Campus.
- 20 DÉCLaunch of the second Scientific Breathrough Program call for proposals
The second edition of the call for proposals Scientific Breakthrough Program is published on December 20th of 2018. This call for proposals aims to support the site's innovative and ambitious research projects to give full scope to IDEXLYON's academic ambitions.
- 14 DÉCThe Université de Lyon grants an Honorary Doctorate to Pierre Marc Johnson
Pierre Marc Johnson, the 24th Prime Minister of Quebec, and who is now advocatus emeritus of the Quebec Bar, received an Honorary Doctorate from the Université de Lyon and its President Khaled Bouabdallah on November 12, 2018, during the Jacques Cartier Meetings.
- 11 DÉCCirB-RNA project offers a scientific workshop on “Biomarkers of functional cure of Hepatitis B”
The CirB-RNA project, coordinated by the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 as part of the Investments for the Future Program, tries to create a diagnosis test to accompany the development of curative treatments of Hepatitis B, non-existent today whilst the disease affects more than 240 million people worldwide. In order to foster exchanges on the subject, the research team offers a workshop on December 11, with various speakers.
- 26 NOVOutcome of the 2019 call for Impulsion projects
- 13 NOV 19 DÉCApplications open for the 2019 My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition
My Thesis in 180 Seconds, the international Francophone competition launched in Quebec, is back for the sixth time in France. The initiative is led by the Conference of university presidents (CPU) and the CNRS. The Université de Lyon is organizing the competition for the Lyon Saint-Étienne site on behalf of its member institutions.
- 12 NOV 13 NOVLyon Urban School participates in the 2018 Jacques Cartier Meetings: "Are Lyon and Montreal smart cities?" colloquium
The 2018 Jacques Cartier Meetings will be held in Lyon from November 12 through 14. This year’s theme is “Mobility, Territories, and Smart Cities”. Lyon Urban School (École urbaine de Lyon), the Université de Lyon and the Faculty of Art and Science of Concordia University in Montreal are holding a colloquium during the event on the topic: “Are Lyon and Montreal Smart Cities?” on November 12 and 13.
- 07 NOV 09 NOVThe COMOD LabEx supports the colloquium entitled "the modern European approach to philo of Alexandria: the reception the Judeo-Hellenistic corpus" (16th-18th centuries)
This international colloquium is organized by the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (University of Oxford), the ENS de Lyon, the Institut d’histoire des représentations et des idées dans les modernités (Institute of History of Representations and Ideas In Modernity, CNRS, IHRIM), the CoMod Labex (Université de Lyon), the GIS Humanités (Humanities Scientific Interest Group), the Institut d’histoire du livre (Institute of History of Books), the Société d’étude du xviie siècle (Society for 17th Century Studies), the Municipal Library of Lyon, and the Institut des Sources chrétiennes (Institute of Christian Sources, CNRS, HISOMA).
- 06 NOVThe Université de Lyon awards an Honorary Doctorate to Professor Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize laureate in economics
On Tuesday, November 6, during the Economy Days (JÉCO), the Université de Lyon awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Vernon Smith, the 2002 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize laureate for his research in experimental economics.
- 01 NOV 30 NOVThe Lyon Urban School launches a call for internship projects
The Lyon Urban School, one of the two Convergence Institutes attached to the Université de Lyon, is putting out the 2018-2019 call for internship topics and projects for students enrolled in partner Master’s programs.
- 30 OCTThis year's 11th cohort of the Collegium de Lyon includes 20 international researchers
The Collegium de Lyon’s scientific board has selected twenty top-level foreign researchers to work at the Lyon Institute of Advanced Studies in 2018-2019, which has celebrated its tenth anniversary.
- 18 OCTOpen Access Day: libraries and researchers make science accessible to everyone
On October 18, 2018, during Open Access week, the Université de Lyon is organizing a half-day of conferences and workshops on the theme of open science.
- 17 OCT 18 OCTThe Université de Lyon at the Rendez-Vous Carnot, R&D meetings for businesses
The Université de Lyon will attend the 11th Rendez-Vous Carnot on October 17-18 at the Lyon Cité des Congrès.
- 17 OCT 21 DÉCRegistrations are open for the second class of the Innovation Academy
The Université de Lyon is launching the second Innovation Academy program, during which a group of doctoral students will experience an entrepreneurial adventure together while developing innovative projects.
- 16 OCT 29 NOVCall for interest in the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes's "Ambitious Research Package"
The Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is launching a call for projects for an “Ambitious Research Package”, which aims to support laboratory projects with high socio-economic potential. The Université de Lyon is responsible for the first phase, the call for interest.
- 11 OCT 17 JANVDigital transformation: impact on work and organizations
The Université de Lyon’s Disrupt’ Campus curriculum is launching a new conference cycle for its autumn training course. These free conferences are co-organized by the Métropole de Lyon, and they are open to the general public. The four-part “Digital Tools and Organizational Transformation” series will discuss how the digital revolution is changing working methods and management.
- 10 OCTWhich three researchers have won the 2018 Young Researcher Award?
The Métropole de Lyon has partnered with the Université de Lyon to award the 2018 Young Researcher Award to three young researchers from Lyon on October 9, during the 27th Science Fair.
- 08 OCT 12 NOVThe IDEXLYON is launching a call for interest for “Teaching Innovation”
The IDEXLYON is launching a call for interest for “Teaching Innovation” to identify and support innovative educational initiatives at the Lyon Saint-Étienne site that will contribute to the Université de Lyon’s academic excellence.
- 08 OCTTwo young researchers from Lyon win the L'Oréal Foundation "For Women and Science" award
On October 8, during the Science Fair, the L’Oréal Foundation revealed the names of the 30 young women winners of the French L’Oréal UNESCO For Women in Science Award. Two doctoral students in Lyon were among the winners.
- 03 OCTAstrophysicist Hélène Courtois wins the French Award for Scientific Influence
Hélène Courtois, professor and Vice-President of the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, was awarded the French Award for Scientific Influence on Tuesday, October 2, by Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- 02 OCTLaunch of MANUTECH-SLEIGHT Graduate School of Research
Led by the Université de Lyon and coordinated by the Université Jean Monnet, MANUTECH-SLEIGHT was one of two Graduate Schools of Research (EUR) selected by the French National Agency for Research in November 2017. It has just been launched on the Manufacture campus in Saint-Étienne.
- 19 SEPT 21 SEPTA look back at the third French-Italian-Swiss cross-border doctoral workshop
Nineteen doctoral students from the Université de Lyon, 13 from the Università degli Studi di Torino, 9 from the Politecnico di Torino and 8 from the Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale attended an intensive professional development training program in Turin.
- 31 MAIYoung Researcher Prize: who will be the three winners this year?
Each year, the Métropole de Lyon, in partnership with the Université de Lyon, awards young researchers prizes to promote scientific excellence in Lyon.
- 14 MAI 16 MAIThe Université de Lyon is launching its second Doctoriales program
The Doctoriales will be held on the university site, on May 14, 15 and 16, 2018 in the Valpré space (Écully). Organized across the Lyon Saint-Étienne site, the Doctoriales offer hands-on training programs where multidisciplinary PhD teams can take a fresh look at the challenges faced by organizations (companies, authorities, associations, etc.).
- 25 AVR 27 AVRCOMOD LabEx supports the international "Feminist Theory" symposium
The international “Feminist Theory” symposium is supported by COMOD LabEx and falls within the field of gender research. It is applied within the framework of LabEx’s no.3 thematic axis, entitled “L’État et les citoyens” ("A country and its citizens").
- 24 AVRThree minutes to convince the audience in the final Innovation Academy Challenge
The first year of the Innovation Academy will come to a close on April 24, 2018, at the Université de Lyon with its final Challenge. This is a chance for PhD students to present how their projects have progressed since the launch day in January earlier this year.
- 09 AVR 30 AVRThe MILYON LabEx's House of Mathematics and Computer Science is launching a call for partnerships
The House of Mathematics and Computer Science (MMI - Maison des mathématiques et de l’informatique), an organization run by the Université de Lyon's MILYON LabEx, is looking for partners (associations, research and education institutions, activity leaders) for event organization and outreach activities during the 2018-2019 academic year.
- 29 MARSMy Thesis in 180 Seconds 2018 - Louise Souquet and Hadrien De Blander win the Université de Lyon regional final
The Université de Lyon regional final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds (MT180) competition was held on Thursday, March 29, in the Université de Lyon's Grand Amphithéâtre. Fourteen candidates from the site's institutions presented their thesis subjects, with a mix of humor and apprehension, to a full house before three jury prizes and one audience prize were awarded.
- 26 MARS 30 AVRThe Métropole de Lyon and the Université de Lyon are supporting scientific events
In partnership with the Université de Lyon, the Métropole de Lyon is supporting scientific events held in the region.
- 23 MARS 04 AVRThe COMOD LabEx is supporting the call for NEOLATINLYON 2018 applications
Néolatinlyon 2018 - Call for applications for the neo-Latin school
- 15 MARSA bronze French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) medal awarded to a member of the COMOD LabEx
Every year the CNRS rewards those who have contributed most to its outreach and to the advancement of research.
- 14 MARSPortraits of the MILYON LabEx researchers
Meetings with exceptional researchers in mathematics and computer science.
- 14 MARSThe Université de Lyon is launching two support campaigns as part of the IDEXLYON project: one for symposiums and another for thematic schools.
The supported symposiums and thematic schools will share a dual objective of disseminating scientific knowledge and boosting the international reputation of the Lyon Saint-Étienne university site.
- 12 MARS 17 MARS20th yearly Brain Awareness Week
For Brain Awareness Week from March 12 to 17, the general public will have the chance to discover advances in brain research. In Lyon, the event will be highlighting two key issues: perception and addiction.
- 12 MARSThe IMU LabEx is organizing a "thinking together about the city's database" day
IMU Day 2018: March 28, 2018 - The PIXEL Center, Studio 24, 24 rue Decorps, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
- 27 FÉVR 29 MARSMy Thesis in 180 Seconds 2018 - Watch the regional final!
The Université de Lyon regional final of the international French-speaking "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition will be held on March 29 at 6 pm in the UdL's Grand Amphithéâtre. Come and support our PhD students!
- 23 JANVA successful launch day for the Innovation Academy
Fifty PhD students attended the Innovation Academy's launch day at the Université de Lyon on January 23, 2018. This was a real success for the new scheme that encourages PhD students to develop innovative projects.
- 01 DÉCThe Métropole de Lyon and the Université de Lyon award the 2017 Young Researcher Prize
The universities in the Métropole de Lyon have great research facilities that contribute to their excellence and reputation. To highlight their potential and the work they have carried out, the Métropole, in partnership with the Université de Lyon, decided to award €5,000 prizes to three young researchers.
- 01 SEPTFeedback on the allocation of PhD mobility funding launched by IDEXLYON
As part of IDEXLYON's call for PhD mobility applications, 50 grants have been allocated.