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On March 30, the Ministry of Culture named Villeurbanne as the “2022 French Capital of Culture” for its “Place aux jeunes” project. In 2022, Villeurbanne will host a total of 700 events, 30 festivals, 200 concerts, 14 minimixes, 300 shows, 22 heritage tours, 4 major exhibitions...

For its article series on animal well-being, Pop’Sciences met with scientists from different disciplines involved in animal welfare research in Lyon and Saint-Étienne. Eight articles are available on the Pop’Sciences website, in a free and open format.

The fourth edition of the “À l'École de l'Anthropocène” (Anthropocene School) festival will be held from January 24 to 30 and will offer an open, sensitive, citizen-based program focusing on global change as part of “Villeurbanne 2022, the French Capital of Culture” event, and will be hosted in one of its iconic venues: Le Rize.

The MANUTECH-SLEIGHT Graduate School organized its seventh interdisciplinary week. The event took place from January 10 to 14 and focused on the theme of light-surface engineering.

The Students Welcome Desk hotline is now closed. This three-month support program, set up by the Université de Lyon to help international students with their administrative procedures, came to an end on Tuesday, November 30 at 4:30 PM.

Brain Awareness Week is organized each year in March by the French Neuroscience Society. This event is an opportunity for researchers, physicians and student volunteers to share developments in brain research laboratories with the general public, as well as to explain the importance of brain research, the challenges involved, and its impact on our society.