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The Rendez-vous Carnot is a unique event in France, allowing innovative companies (of all sizes and from all sectors of activity) to meet with research laboratories to establish the R&D partnerships necessary to finalize their innovation project.

From June 5 to 9, 2023, the Innovation Factory from the Université de Lyon opens it doors for the second edition of “Meet & Fabrik”. On the agenda: meetings, round tables, creativity and prototyping workshops, an exhibition at the FabLab, demonstrations, open house, launch party...

The 75th Annual Conference and Expo of NAFSA Association of International Educators will be held this year from May 30 to June 2 in Washington D.C.

Pop’Sciences has partnered with the CNRS to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the research involved in tackling the global health crisis of antibiotic resistance.

On May 16, 2023, the French President announced the creation of four new bioclusters and 12 new university hospital institutes (IHU – instituts hospitalo-universitaires) to strengthen health research in France and accelerate the transition from research to care. Among them, two Lyon-based programs of excellence have been selected: Everest (liver diseases) and BCF2I – French Biocluster for Innovation in Infectious Diseases.

Every two years, the Université de Lyon organizes a festival in the heart of a city. With over a hundred activities that are free and open to all, the Pop’Sciences Festival is the perfect opportunity for researchers, PhD students, local cultural partners, etc., to meet local residents and share their passion for science.

On April 19, departments from the Université de Lyon relating to innovation and entrepreneurship (the Innovation Factory, SATT PULSALYS & the Entrepreneurship Center) took part in a workshop organized by the Université Lyon 2 as part of the TETRIS (TEchnology TransfeR Innovation Schemes in Latin America) project around innovation and technology transfer.

Forty-four higher education institutions are winners of the ASDESR call for projects, launched in November 2021 by the General Secretariat for Investment (SGPI) and the National Research Agency (ANR). Among the winners, two projects hail from the Lyon Saint-Étienne academic site.

On April 18, 2023, the East China Normal University (ECNU) and the Université de Lyon renewed their framework agreement, signed in 2012 and renewed for the first time in 2018, for another 5 years.

The Métropole de Lyon and the City of Lyon, in association with the Université de Lyon, are launching a call for applications for the 2023 Young Researcher Prize.

The Université de Lyon is launching a new session of its Ethics MOOC. Enrollment is open via the FUN-MOOC platform until June 16, 2023.

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.

The European Research Council (ERC) has just announced the list of recipients of the prestigious “Advanced” grants. Lyon has two laureates: TEMPO* and IGN.

Students and future students can now apply for accommodation and/or a scholarship with the Crous de Lyon before May 31, 2023, to prepare for the start of the school year in September.

The QS World University Ranking by Subject 2023, compiled by the British company QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), was published on March 22. This 13th edition includes nine member and associate institutions of the Université de Lyon.

The Université de Lyon welcomed two Brazilian delegations in March and April 2023. The goal was to introduce the academic site and the Lyon health ecosystem, in order to stimulate exchanges and build new collaborations with Brazil.

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.

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 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 U7+ Alliance provides the University Presidents with a unique forum for discussion regarding higher education and research. It calls upon the world’s largest universities to demonstrate their decisive role and responsibility within the multilateral framework.

The graduate school H₂O'Lyon and their partners are offering a week of open university events to match World Water Day on March 22, the theme of which this year is "Accelerating Change". A rich programme to better understand the issues surrounding water. To be followed face-to-face or remotely: webinars, workshops, exhibitions, round discussions, etc.

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”.

2023 is off to a flying start for the Université de Lyon’s Sports Association. After winning several titles during the French Indoor Athletics, Judo and Archery Championships, the UdL Sports Association (AS UdL) 8+ rowing team will be awarded the 2022 “International Men’s Team of the Year” University Sports Trophy.

The CNRS laboratory "Sous-marin Provence Méditerranée", co-directed with Aix-Marseille University and IFREMER, is a pioneering new research platform.

In 2022, the European Research Council funded more than 300 researchers in Europe through its “ERC Consolidator Grants”. Forty-one of the recipients are from France, including three from the Lyon Saint-Étienne university site.

Brazil, and in particular the State of São Paulo, is one of the geographical areas with which the Université de Lyon has been developing close relations. After a brief interruption due to the Covid crisis, the Université de Lyon resumed its activities in 2022, particularly in the fields of training and research.

The international researchers in residency at the Collegium de Lyon for 2023 have arrived.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes offers more than 300 permanent grants to individuals, companies, local authorities, organizations and public interest institutions. Among them are several grants and calls for projects aimed at higher education, research and innovation.

On December 12 and 13, 2022, the Métropole de Lyon adopted its new University Development Plan (SDU – Schéma de développement universitaire), after working in close partnership with the Université de Lyon.

The Université de Lyon’s Research Ethics Committee is a consultative body that aims to support researchers who wish to ensure the ethics of their research protocols (except for research involving the human person).