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To mark the tenth edition of the Arts and Culture in Higher Education Days (Journées des arts et de la culture dans l’enseignement supérieur – JACES), the Lyon and Saint-Étienne higher education institutions are offering an artistic and cultural program filled with more than 20 events from April 3 to 5, 2023.

Two years after the launch of the Life RECYCLO project, it is continuing its activities and its communication with the general public. Whether you are a laundry professional or user, curious about water conservation, or simply interested in science, subscribe to the newsletter to keep up to date with the project’s progress!

The 12 doctoral students who took part in the regional finals of the international My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition delighted the large audience at the Université de Lyon’s Grand Amphitheater on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The candidates who qualified for the national semi-final are Lucie Boël, from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and Valentin Gautier, from INSA Lyon.

The Université de Lyon regional final of the international Francophone “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” competition will take place on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 6 PM. You can watch the final in person or via live streaming on the UdL website and Facebook page.

The 25th Brain Awareness Week (Semaine du Cerveau) 2023 will be held in the city of Lyon under the theme: “My brain explores the world”.

From January 24 to 28, 2023, the École urbaine de Lyon – Université de Lyon and its partners are organizing the fifth edition of the “À l’École de l’Anthropocène” (Anthropocene School) event, hosted for the second year at the Rize in Villeurbanne.

On December 5, at the Lumière Institute, the Métropole de Lyon and the City of Lyon, together with the Université de Lyon, awarded the 2022 Young Researcher Prize. Watch the video and find out more about the research projects of the four winners and the reasons why they came to Lyon.

The Université de Lyon – via the CER-UdL (UdL Research Ethics Committee) – hosted the Congress of Research Ethics Committees on December 2, 2022 in Lyon. This one-day event brought together the institutional Research Ethics Committees (RECs) from all over France, in order to discuss “Reviewing human research ethics: laws and practices”.

New international fellows started their residency at the Collegium de Lyon for the academic year 2022-23.

All PhD students and recent graduates of the Université de Lyon are invited to take part in the 2023 edition of the My Thesis in 180 seconds competition.

Every year, throughout France, Science Fairs invite the general public to have fun with science, to discover new technologies and the latest developments. The scientific community has come together to offer a range of activities, exhibitions, lectures, tours, and much more. The 2022 edition will be held from October 7 to 17 in Lyon and in the Rhône department. Save the date!

Lyon Urban School is organizing an international seminar focusing on environmental vulnerability and public decision-making in a post-disaster context. The seminar will be held from October 6 to 8 in Lyon and Tokyo, as part of the 2022 "Rentrée Anthropocène" event.

The Life RECYCLO project, of which the Université de Lyon is a partner, will take part in the Entre Rhône et Saône Festival in July. This is the first edition of this Lyon event, which will put water in the spotlight.

P for Popularizing knowledge, O for an Open campus, P for Producing science with and for the public...For the past five years, the Pop’Sciences portal has evolved to provide a complete offer to all science lovers: events, themed articles, magazines, festivals... To mark its fifth anniversary, Pop’Sciences takes part in the NIMS 2022 Forum.

Come and support Bastien Marguet, a PhD student at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and the 15 other finalists at the My Thesis in 180 Seconds national finals on May 31, 2022 at the Bourse du Travail in Lyon.