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On Thursday, April 17th at 3 pm (Paris-time), we invite you to MSc RISKS Live-Chat !

In this interview, we speak with Lika AMBROSISHVILI enrolled in the second year of the MSc Modeling for Neuronal and Cognitive Science program.

In this interview, we speak with two international students enrolled in the MSc in Environmental Hazards and Risks Management program: Michelle Tran from California, United States, and Ibrahim Zahra from Lebanon. Their insights highlight the critical role of interdisciplinary expertise in addressing global environmental challenges.

In this interview, we speak with two international students enrolled in the MSc in Environmental Hazards and Risks Management program: Michelle Tran from California, United States, and Ibrahim Zahra from Lebanon. Their insights highlight the critical role of interdisciplinary expertise in addressing global environmental challenges.

From Nice to Baku, via the Arctic: deciphering the scientific and artistic aspects of climate issues

Join us on Thursday December 5 at the Variétés cinema in Nice for the screening of Captain Fantastic (2016), a film that questions our relationship with education, life in society and our lifestyles.

More and more researchers are agreeing on the need for a radical form of sobriety to preserve the planet's habitability. But this form of sobriety clashes with the market logic that dominates our economy. Do we need to change our economic model? Can this be done gently, giving some breathing space to the sober solutions that are emerging: low-tech, agro-ecology, etc.?

A collaborative workshop from the academic world to build scenarios for reducing the carbon footprint of your laboratory.

Take part in the events organized for the European Week for Waste Reduction.

Today we meet with Hoai Ly Nguyen, first year student enrolled on one of our IdEx International programs, the MSc in Biobanks and Complex Data Management.

... With Heïdi Sevestre as a guest!

Check out the UNFCCC events that Université Côte d'Azur co-organizes or contributes to!

Follow the members of the Université Côte d'Azur delegation as they speak at COP29!

Come and find out more about environmental issues and how to implement local solutions!

After 5 years running, the MSc Environmental hazards and Risks management organised its first graduation ceremony on October 11th, 2024!

Discovering Saint-Martin-Vésubie post Alex storm!

TEFOR: Territorial FOod System Resilience | Co-construction of scenarios for tomorrow's agriculture Feeding people locally: Challenges and realities for tomorrow's agriculture

Join BoostUrCAreer Doctoriales 2023!

ARCHEOSISMOTEIL : Archaeoseismology in the Teil region, Recording historical earthquakes and the seismic resilience of medieval buildings in Ardèche - D.Mercerat - CEREMA

Organized on June 16th 2023 by Nicolas PIGEON of LADIE and supported by the Academy 3, the "European Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism" workshop will address the issues associated with this new European Union legal instrument. This seminar is part of the "Environmental challenges linked to energy and resources" theme.

AURACLE: AUtonomy and Food Resilience through Short Circuits in Towns: contributions of geo-foresight, Understanding and evaluating food risk in the Alpes Maritimes in a multi-temporal context: understanding the present, taking into account the past, in order to better anticipate possible futures in terms of food autonomy - S.Bouissou - ESPACE

Co-organised on 16 June 2023 by Damien Bazin, Senior Lecturer in Economics at GREDEG & Mantiaba Coulibaly-Ballet, Senior Lecturer at GRM, and supported by the Académie 3, the Seminar "Anthropocene, Collapsology & Environmental Justice & Responsible Consumption" will address the new challenges of nature for a responsible consumption. This seminar is part of the theme "Energy- and resource-related environmental challenges".

On Monday, January 30th, the Academy 3 "Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience" Seminar was held: Back on the event!

The Couveuse 06 Nice, Startair Initiative and the FFPLUM PACA Regional Committee, offered to the winners and "coup de coeur" project of our Creathon in e-health, a wonderful experience in the air!

The BoostUrCAreer Doctoriales 2022 are over. Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for making this event a success. See you next year!

Learn to create and act on tomorrow's health!

Co-organized by Academy 3 "Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience" and the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) at the Phoenix Park in Nice, this day brought together experts from various backgrounds and gathered more than 70 people to discuss major societal issues!

Congratulations to the winner, Giulia Rocco!

For the 2021 edition, Université Côte d'Azur organized the European Researchers' Night in Campus Valrose. It was a great opportunity for the doctoral candidates from the BoostUrCAreer programme to promote their research to the large public in person.

The first PhD Summer Camp organised in BoostUrCAreer programme for doctoral candidates took place on the Lérins Islands (Ile Sainte Marguerite) accessible by boat.

In the framework of the Movidis project (Strategic Partnership Erasmus+), Universidad Complutense de Madrid organises a dissemination event or "multiplier" event.

The TRIGGER project (Erasmus+) has published its new flyer.

The BoostUrCAreer Doctoriales 2021 are over. Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for making this event a success. See you next year!

The Optima project, funded by the Erasmus+ programme, will be officially launched tommorrow, February 23rd. The Kick-off meeting will be partially open to public as a live streaming will be available.

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For the 2020 edition, Université Côte d'Azur organized the European Researchers' Night on a viritual and interactive platform because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a great opportunity for the doctoral candidates from the BoostUrCAreer programme to share their doctoral project with the large public.

The Nemedussa project (Erasmus + KA2) has just been launched and its objective is to advance nematology education in Sub-Sahara Africa. The following press release was issued on this occasion by the project consortium.

The TRIGGER project (Erasmus+) has published its new flyer.

You can find daily reports from our COP29 delegates!

Eat better, move better: find concrete solutions with OTECCA!

Apprenez-en plus sur la COP avec notre délégation !

The "Networks, Information, and Digital Society" Academy of Excellence unveils the six laureate projects of the "Ideas 2025" Call for Expressions of Interest, which aims to support high-risk exploratory research projects with strong scientific ambition and high potential impact.

A visit organized as part of the European University Ulysseus.

Université Côte d’Azur takes another step forward in its innovation strategy with the launch of its dedicated mini-site. This new web space offers resources tailored to both businesses and researchers.

The School Antennas and Rectennas for IoT Applications (ARIA) took place from 24th to 28th February at the SophiaTech campus of Université Côte d’Azur, bringing together 17 students from 9 different universities, based in Lebanon, Italy, Spain, Romania, and France.

In the face of threats to science, Université Côte d'Azur is actively committed to defending scientific research, promoting scientific diplomacy and strengthening international cooperation. Discover four major actions that illustrate this commitment.

Call for subjects and applications deadline: May 5th

The Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information and Digital Society" is delighted to offer 6 PhD students the opportunity to undertake research stays of 1 to 3 months in international laboratories.

Since last November, researchers at the site have had access to a search engine to identify or monitor calls for projects to fund their research and innovation projects.

The "Networks, Information and Digital Society" Academy actively supports the scientific community within its scope by offering ongoing project calls, providing the opportunity to apply throughout the year, based on your needs.

The Welcome Days at the École Universitaire de Recherche en Économie et Management took place on January 24 and 25, offering international students an immersion into their new environment.

Discover now the latest issue of the INSIGHTS magazine, featuring an overview of the key initiatives of the IdEx in international development, education, and innovation.

The Research Forum of the Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information and Digital Society", which took place on November 19th at the Inria center of Université Côte d'Azur, provided a unique opportunity to discover the advancements of 13 research projects supported by the Academy.

Every year, the Graduate School of Economics and Management organizes a summer school for students from all over the world.

The new building was inaugurated on Wednesday January 15, 2025 in the heart of the Nice Meridia technology park, in the presence of the main project sponsors and financiers. A leading center for physics research, this joint Université Côte d'Azur - CNRS research unit houses more than 170 researchers in a building that is exemplary in technical, energy and environmental terms.

We are delighted to announce the election of the new Director of the EUR, Jean-Yves DAUVIGNAC.

Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland... Europe took center stage in 2024!

On 5 December, the Graduate School of Economics and Management was delighted to celebrate the success of its students at an unforgettable graduation ceremony. This landmark event was an opportunity to highlight the efforts and achievements of each student, and to congratulate them warmly on their academic progress.

From November 6 to 8, 2024, under the sunny skies of the French Riviera, the SophiaTech campus at Université Côte d’Azur hosted the 7th edition of the IFIP International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT). This flagship event brought together experts, researchers, students, and professionals to explore the latest advancements in the dynamic world of IoT.

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Victoires de la Recherche 2024 awarded to Serena Villata (CNRS), Deputy Scientific Director at 3IA Côte d'Azur and 3IA Chairholder

Deadline for your manifestation of interest (phase 1): Monday 18th November

Application deadline: 2024, November 18

On August 29 and 30, EUR ELMI welcomed its new Licence 1 Économie Gestion and Master 1 students with essential information, campus tours and various information stands to get the academic year off to a great start!

We are looking for experts, in France or abroad, in the areas of Networking, Digital Society and Digital Science

Read their enthusiastic feedbacks

Nathalie Currid, new ‘Chargée de mission’ of the RISE Academy, presents the laureates.

A day to encourage informal exchanges, the sharing of ideas and the breaking down of scientific barriers between doctoral students at DS4H Graduate school.

A DocWalker grant allowed him to spend 2 months in a laboratory in the Nanyang Technological University

Congratulations to the laureates on departure for the USA, Australia and Chili!

This year again, the School invited some students to the event which brings together the world's leading experts in artificial intelligence research

Deadline: Feb, 8th, 23h00

The Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information and Digital Society" (RISE) of the Idex UCAJEDI is pleased to invite you to a meeting around the Quantum@UCA Idex project which will be organized on July 12, 2021 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in hybrid mode, in the Forum building of the Sophia Tech Campus and by videoconference

3IA Côte d'Azur Launches Second Call for Applications of 2025.

Pierre Berthet-Rayne, associate researcher to the 3IA chair of Nicholas Ayache, was one of the main speakers at the April 16 session of the National Academy of Surgery on the theme 'Artificial Intelligence in Surgery'.

At the heart of Pasteur Hospital, breakthrough technology is emerging under the leadership of Dr. Marc-Olivier Gauci, 3IA Côte d'Azur fellow.

Nicholas Ayache, 3IA Côte d'Azur scientific director and chairholder, was one of the mainspeakers of the First Workshop in Data Science 4 Health and Biology (DS4HB), which took place in Politecnico di Milano.

Today sees the end of the 13th edition of Statlearn was held at the Inria Center of Université Côte d'Azur, co-located with the Generative Modelling Summer School (GeMSS), an annual event established in 2023.

The 27th of March, 2025 marked a key milestone for innovation in artificial intelligence in France with the official launch of the 3IA Côte d'Azur 2030 project, now certified as an AI-cluster.

Are you working on a research project that requires the expertise of MSI engineers? It’s time to respond to the "MIDI" Call for Proposals!

Invest in Côte d'Azur - Team Nice Côte d'Azur relays the IA-cluster launch event.

We are very proud to share 3 new key publications co-signed by François Bremond.

Tribuca relays the IA-cluster launch event.

Yesterday, the 3IA Côte d'Azur teams welcomed representatives from the ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) and members of its ecosystem, including consortium management and staff, industrial council members, university laboratory directors, research chairs, and EUR leaders, for the kick-off meeting and launch event of the 3IA Côte d'Azur 2030 IA-cluster project.

Pierre Alliez, 3IA Chairholder, and Nissim Maruani, 3IA PhD, have just published a new paper at CVPR 2025.

The HAL library (french open archive) of the 3IA Côte d'Azur boasts an impressive collection of over 1100 scientific references!

NeuroMod launches its 2025 call for applications for the funding of 2 doctoral contracts.

Women and Artificial Intelligence: research, innovation and impact. An exceptional evening on the careers of women in scientific research under the great dome of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur!

On Monday 24 March, Serena Villata took part in a special evening on the theme of women in research.

Last week, Nicholas Ayache gave three conferences in Hong Kong.

The Villa Arson art centre is presenting a solo exhibition by designer Zoé Aegerter, I'm not a cowboy, Daisy - Music for Laboratory.

We have launched a virtual platform for our NeuroMod Open Day on March 8.

Would you like to do an AI-related PhD or postdoctorate alongside researchers at the cutting edge of their fields of expertise? Apply to take part in the 3IA Côte d'Azur 2030 project!

Paolo Papotti, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder, was one of the Keynotes Speakers at ELLIS workshop on Representation Learning and Generative Models for Structured Data.

The Neuromod Institute established a permanent call for small interdisciplinary projects combining 1/ Neuroscience-cognition and 2/ Modeling (Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics etc).Maximum 5000€ can be awarded per project.The total amount for this call is set at 15 000€ in 2025.

A comprehensive report on the year 2024 of the Université Côte d'Azur HPC center has just been published

Elisabeth Dasmy, event planner, joined Université Côte d'Azur in last December.

Watch the replay of the panel discussion "Human-centered tech: Fighting bias and amplifying inclusion", facilitated by Queens of Tech.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur team and its members look forward to seeing you at WAICF 2025!

Last week, 3IA Côte d’Azur researchers and staff had the pleasure to welcome both professional and amateur audiences, at its stand alongside its partners Centrale Méditerranée, CNRS Côte d'Azur, École de l'air et de l'espace, EURECOM, Centre Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur, Inserm, SKEMA Business School, and the 3IAs awarded the IA-cluster label ANITI Toulouse, MIAI Cluster IA, PR[AI]RIE-PSAI.

As part of AI Action Week, 3IA Côte d'Azur and its partners are offering several events.

Nicholas Ayache will be speaking at the AI for Health Symposium which will take place at IP Paris (Arago Amphitheatre) on February 7 at 9:30 am.

February 3, at Inria Centre of Université Côte d’Azur, the 3IA Côte d'Azur teams have had the honor of welcoming Clara Chappaz, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, in charge of Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy.

Diana Sebbar, Executive Director of IdEx and major AI projects at Université Côte d'Azur, and Serena Villata, Deputy Scientific Director of 3IA Côte d'Azur, were at the Inria Centre of Saclay on January 24 for the launch of the 9 IA-clusters.

3IA Côte d'Azur organizes an "AI Study Groups with Industry", based on the model of the popular "European Study Groups with Industry" (ESGI). These study groups are internationally recognized as problem-solving forums for knowledge transfer.

Paul Tourniaire (Inria), 3IA PhD, has just received an exceptional scientific prize for his thesis work.

As part of its prestigious AI Cluster label, 3IA Côte d'Azur is continuing to expand with an additional budget secured until 2030.This development, announced by President Macron in May, reinforces the Institute's leading role as one of France's centers of academic excellence in AI.

The EFELIA Côte d'Azur project has been independent of 3IA Côte d'Azur since January 1.

The book "Trustworthy AI in Medical Imaging" by Marco Lorenzi and Maria A. Zuluaga and prefaced by Nicholas Ayache and Jim Duncan, is now available.

Fabien Gandon, 3IA Chairholder, was one of the Keynote Speakers at the sixth International Knowledge Graph and Semantic Web Conference.

This Wednesday December 11, Nicholas Ayache has been auditioned by the Académie nationale de médecine.

Maria A. Zuluaga, 3IA Chairholder, earns €2 Million ERC grant awarded for studying the brain vessel tree at EURECOM

Ellen Van Obberghen-Shilling (Inserm), 3IA Chairholder, has recently been honored with two prestigious awards.

Victoires de la Recherche 2024 awarded to Serena Villata (CNRS), Deputy Scientific Director at 3IA Côte d'Azur and 3IA Chairholder

Ellen VAN OBBERGHEN-SCHILLING and Xavier PENNEC are among the finalists competing for Nice Matin's Readers' Choice Award.

The Unicancer Prize for Innovation 2024 is won by Prof. Olivier Humbert, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder.

Hava Chaptoukaev, 3IA PhD, was awarded the Best Presentation Award prize at the International Workshop on Multiscale Multimodal Medical Imaging during MICCAI 2024.

"Innovative by definition, Corsican start-ups are the economic flagship of modernity on the island. While not all of them specialize in AI, some have made it the pillar of their development, the heart of their business."

Nicholas Ayache, Scientific Director of 3IA Côte d'Azur, today took part in the inauguration of the IHU RespirERA along with Hervé Delingette (3IA Chair Holder, in charge of the Medical Axis of the 3IA) and Pascal Barbry (3IA Chair Holder and scientific director of the IHU RespirERA).

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is pursuing its development with an additional budget until 2030.

As the scientific Director of the 3IA Côte d'Azur, Nicholas Ayache represented the Institute at AI Day 2024, which took place in Station F (Paris).

Camille Lemay, communication and community manager, joined the University Côte d’Azur in April to implement and develop the communication strategy for 3IA and EFELIA Côte d’Azur.

The Sequoia Analytics startup project received a prize from the Ville de Nice as part of the Victoires de la Recherche.

On December 7, the Plaza Anantara hotel in Nice hosted the closing conference of the "IA DATES", a series of conferences on Artificial Intelligence organised by the Institut EuropIA to give citizens a better understanding of Artificial Intelligence.

Two 3IA chairholders among the laureates of the 2023 Inria - Académie des Sciences awards.

Karine Villanese, Assistant of the Institute, joined Université Côte d'Azur in September.

Find out about an Inria and CNRS joint research project that is taking advantage of the Azzurra HPC cluster

The Director of the NeuroMod institute has won the "médaille d'argent" or silver medal of the French national center for scientific research (CNRS), congratulations !

A scientific event open to a wide audience is planned from October 16 in Villeneuve Loubet.

We are recruiting Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellow for a fully-funded position to work on a collaborative project with our 3IA Chair holders

Focus on one of InPhyNi's research projects benefiting from access to the Azzurra cluster

L'institut NeuroMod a célébré son inauguration officielle le lundi 22 mars 2021 depuis l'amphithéâtre le Galet (CHU, Hôpital Pasteur 2, Nice), lors d'une journée de conférences, toutes retransmises en direct, autour des thèmes de recherche phares de l'Institut. Cette journée signifiait également la clôture de la Semaine du Cerveau 2021.

Focus on a Géoazur research project that is taking advantage of the Azzurra cluster

The exhibition "Guerre et Chevaliers du Moyen Age aux Temps Modernes", designed and organized by Anne Brogini (CMMC) and Germain Butaud (CEPAM), is now online on the France Archives website.

Find out about an ICN research projects that is taking advantage of the Azzurra HPC cluster

The second edition is now available!

Harnessing coupled nanolasers near exceptional points allows for directional emission, an article published in Science Advances.

​​​​​​​It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming International Symposium on Thermodynamics of Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2024), that will be held in Nice, France, from June 10th to 13th, 2024.

In partnership with Orange, UCA deploys a first experimental quantum network in France between campus Valrose, Ecovalley and SophiaTech. The Quantum@UCA team lead by Sébastien Tanzilli from the Institut de Physique de Nice officially activated the quantum link between those three nodes.

Three prestigious Prizes awarded to INPHYNI researchers.

Gravitational waves can give rise to turbulence. This was shown by a numerical simulation of Einstein's equations by researchers from the Plasma Physics Laboratory and the Nice Institute of Physics. This work could lead to a better understanding of the initial expansion of post-Big-Bang Universe.

Université Côte d'Azur takes a major new step in its commitment to public health: the Ulysseus Innovation Hub on Ageing and Well-being has been officially designated as a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Is the start of the new school year just around the corner, and are you looking for a new home? Studapart is back this summer to help you in your search for September 2025.

On 5 and 6 June 2025, IMREDD - Université Côte d'Azur will be hosting the ‘ONE HEALTH: Well-Being and Sustainability in the Blue Economy’ event in Nice, organised as a B2B satellite event of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025).

On April 11, 2025, the three partners renewed their joint commitment to international students on the "TV Content Creation and Innovation" University Diploma. Since 2023, this course of excellence, unique in France, has been training students in the creation of new and original television formats at the Georges Méliès University Campus in Cannes.

Université Côte d'Azur, a research-intensive university open to the world and committed to academic freedom and solidarity, is mobilizing to offer American researchers the conditions they need to pursue their scientific work.

Take a journey through science: explore the invisibility of particles, the mysteries of astrophysics, advances in biology and chemistry, the inner workings of creativity, the invisible phenomena of earthquakes and much more!

On March 31, 2025, IMREDD hosted a presentation of the work carried out by students from Université Côte d'Azur and Centrale Méditerranée as part of the M'AIRIDIA project, supported by CCI Nice Côte d'Azur.

The second edition of the Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation MED'INNOV's Starthèse competition has been launched! Its aim: to encourage doctoral students and young researchers to take up entrepreneurial vocations. Registration is now open!

As part of World Creativity and Innovation Day, on April 21, 2025, discover the portrait of Michela Chessa, teacher-researcher at the Université Côte d'Azur and member of GREDEG. Her research focuses on the impact of human behavior on green innovation, particularly in the creation of innovative, environmentally-friendly products.

The 12th edition of the Côte d'Azur final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition, organized by Université Côte d'Azur, took place on Thursday April 3 at the Théâtre des Franciscains in Nice. 16 doctoral students took part in the 2025 session. Discover the winners of this year's competition.

The 27th of March, 2025 marked a key milestone for innovation in artificial intelligence in France with the official launch of the 3IA Côte d'Azur 2030 project, now certified as an AI-cluster.

Would you like to take up a creative and scientific challenge? Take part in a Scientific Mediation Creation Day on April 25 on the Valrose campus in Nice, and contribute to the creation of scientific mediation tools!

Would you like to take up a creative and scientific challenge? Take part in a Scientific Mediation Creation Day on April 25 on the Valrose campus in Nice, and contribute to the creation of scientific mediation tools!

What if a blood test could diagnose mental illness? While the diagnosis of mental illness is difficult today, the start-up PSYKONOS, founded following a discovery by Professors Nicolas Glaichenhaus and Raoul Belzeaux, intends to market a blood test to diagnose bipolarity.

Built around 5 major themes, the new "Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility" (SD and CSR) master plan reinforces Université Côte d'Azur's commitment to environmental and societal transition.

A historic milestone has just been reached in Earth-Moon laser telemetry. 27 hours after the Blue Ghost mission landed on the Moon, a Geoazur team has succeeded in measuring the distance separating the Earth from the new NGLR-1 reflector, freshly deposited on a natural satellite, with remarkable accuracy. This technological feat opens up new perspectives for fundamental physics and the study of the Moon.

For the first time and to mark its 60th anniversary, Université Côte d'Azur brought together its doctorate graduates at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes for a graduation ceremony on March 21, 2025. The ceremony was an opportunity to pay tribute to their work and their contribution to the scientific research of today and tomorrow.

On Thursday March 13, the Institut Méditerranéen du Risque, de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (IMREDD) hosted the launch of the Ulysseus Start-ups Health - Ageing & Well-being program.

To form lasting memories, the brain adjusts its neuronal connections by transporting RNAs to synapses, where they are translated into proteins. A study published in Nature in March 2025 by Florence Besse's team at the Valrose Biology Institute on Drosophila identifies the RNAs localized along axons, essential for memory consolidation, and describes their guidance mechanism, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases.

Has telecommuting been a parenthesis? Enchanting for employees, but hellish for companies? This difference in perception could well lead to a major divorce. Before revisiting telecommuting policies, managers should think twice. At the risk of adding social crisis to economic difficulties.

For its third edition, the 48h Chrono Créathon to boost an impact project brought together more than 130 participants - project owners, team members, mentors, experts, jury, partners - throughout the weekend!

The Institut de Chimie de Nice, has been awarded two grants to develop new inverse chemical ecology methods for projects linked to insect olfaction.

The 2024-2025 edition of the Challenge Jeunes Pousses came to a close on March 11. Once again this year, the Côte d'Azur student entrepreneurship competition offered participants the opportunity to challenge themselves and develop their business alongside mentors, start-ups and local sponsors.

From March 08 to 30, 2025, come and (re)discover Nice's museums through a quirky, innovative and daring program, thanks to this cultural festival organized by Université Côte d'Azur students and the City of Nice!

In the face of threats to science, Université Côte d'Azur is actively committed to defending scientific research, promoting scientific diplomacy and strengthening international cooperation. Discover four major actions that illustrate this commitment.

On March 6, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur signed the 2024 - 2027 departmental plan to combat violence against women. In particular, it is a partner in two actions linked to the training of local players on the issue of violence.

Discover the 3rd edition of the exhibition "Ces femmes qui font bouger les lignes" organized by Université Côte d'Azur in partnership with the towns of Nice, La Colle-sur-Loup and Antibes.

Conferences, debates, workshops - don't miss this annual brain event, which gives you the chance to meet those involved in research and learn more about the brain!

See you on March 7 at 1pm in the Valrose campus park.

Université Côte d'Azur was honored to be invited to the University Climate Engagement Workshop at Cambridge University to share its expertise on academic engagement with climate challenges and sustainable environmental transitions.

VOILA! season 3: an AI and neuroscience webinar hosted by Prof. Romain Brette (Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Paris)

With a view to hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the French Alps in 2030 and in Salt Lake City (Utah) in 2034, Université Côte d'Azur, through its Initiative d'Excellence, and the University of Utah have set up a mirror research program.

You're still looking for your Master, or you'd like to consolidate your choice but missed the live Masters? Don't panic, replays are available!

The cells of a developing embryo undergo numerous transformations to give rise to the organs of the future organism. But how do they manage to coordinate several changes of form at the same time?

For the third year running, BESIGN School, a design school and member of Université Côte d'Azur, is ranked No. 1 by students in the fields of art, graphics and architecture.

Students, PhD students, researchers and university staff: if you'd like to give your project a boost, or get involved in a project that has a positive impact on our region, Initiative Nice Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, Pépite Paca-Est and Play Azur are delighted to be co-organizing the Créathon "48H chrono pour booster un projet à impact sur le territoire".

A researcher has chosen an object to illustrate his research topic: a model of the human brain. What link can there be between this brain and stress-related disorders such as anxiety, and addictions such as those to drugs and alcohol?

Université Côte d'Azur launches UniCA Online, an online training platform dedicated to professionals. This new 100% distance-learning continuing education offering provides access to cutting-edge teaching delivered by experts from university research.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur team and its members look forward to seeing you at WAICF 2025!

Last week, 3IA Côte d’Azur researchers and staff had the pleasure to welcome both professional and amateur audiences, at its stand alongside its partners Centrale Méditerranée, CNRS Côte d'Azur, École de l'air et de l'espace, EURECOM, Centre Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur, Inserm, SKEMA Business School, and the 3IAs awarded the IA-cluster label ANITI Toulouse, MIAI Cluster IA, PR[AI]RIE-PSAI.

The FICCTION project, winner of the "Culture" award from France 2030, is a strategic lever for companies in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI). By strengthening the match between training and market needs, it offers economic players an innovative framework for developing their skills and boosting their competitiveness.

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11 and International Women's Rights Day on March 8, Université Côte d'Azur is dedicating 3 special events to its inspiring women researchers.

Work on jumping genes opens up new perspectives on evolution and human genetics, with potential applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

On January 13, 2025, DATAZUR, the Université Côte d'Azur's data workshop, was awarded the "Atelier de la Donnée" label. This label is a token of the Ministry's recognition of the quality of DATAZUR's services.

On Monday February 03, Clara Chappaz, Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies, accepted an invitation from Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur, to discuss the opportunities and experiences developed in the Côte d'Azur region.

On January 31, 2025, the kick-off of the Science Azur project took place in the Grand Château theater on the Valrose campus. This official launch brought together the project's co-sponsors and partners, bringing together a wide network of players to promote dialogue between science and society.

An international team from the Lagrange, CRHEA and LGL-TPE laboratories of Université Côte d'Azur, Université Jean Monnet and CNRS has carried out the first detailed mineralogical analyses of Bennu samples brought back by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

For 60 years, we've been working towards academic excellence and the development of our region. Discover the double-page spread in Nice Matin dedicated to the University's 60th anniversary.

Our campuses, schools and institutes open their doors to you. Come and discover the full range of courses and university life at Université Côte d'Azur. Our teaching staff, guidance counsellors and students will welcome you and help you make the right choice for your higher education.

The new building was inaugurated on Wednesday January 15, 2025 in the heart of the Nice Meridia technology park, in the presence of the main project sponsors and financiers. A leading center for physics research, this joint Université Côte d'Azur - CNRS research unit houses more than 170 researchers in a building that is exemplary in technical, energy and environmental terms.

Watch the video highlights of Université Côte d'Azur: events, successes and initiatives that have shaped this year 2024.

The MonMaster 2025 calendar is now available. Important dates for applying for 1st year Master's courses

This month we focus on digraphs, a key concept in mathematics! But what exactly are digraphs?

Élisabeth Lemaire, a CNRS researcher at the Institut de Physique de Nice (INPHYNI), heads the suspension rheology team and is dedicated to studying the mechanisms governing the flow of these complex fluids.

Université Côte d'Azur's eight Ecoles Universitaires de Recherche (EUR) have new management teams, following the elections of the Scientific and Pedagogical Councils (COSP) held at the end of November.

Dayle David is one of the winners of the 2024 Open Science Dissertation Prize. The award was presented at the national PhD day, organized by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR).

A study by researchers at GEOAZUR and INGV Bologna has opened up new perspectives on seismic swarms and induced seismicity by linking them to the mechanisms of slow landslides. Their work sheds further light on the mechanisms that trigger seismicity, provides a better understanding of the role of asismic deformation, and opens up new avenues for constraining the physical processes underlying seismic sequences that are still poorly understood.

The University has moved up from 557th to 328th place worldwide, and is now ranked in the national TOP5, despite the fact that the number of universities ranked has risen again this year.

Jacques Simard, eminent Laval University researcher and leading figure in oncogenetics, received the prestigious degree of "Docteur Honoris Causa" from Université Côte d'Azur on December 9, 2024. This distinction recognizes his outstanding contributions to cancer research, his commitment to the advancement of scientific knowledge, and his significant impact on public health on an international scale.

On December 9, the Dressing Solidaire opens its doors on the Carlone campus, in room 166. More than just a place to find quality clothes, this new space is designed to offer you a warm and friendly atmosphere.

The two researchers are among the 38 French winners of the European Research Council's (ERC) Consolidator 2024 call (328 winners in total). These grants, worth €2 million over five years, support researchers who obtained their doctorate 7 to 12 years ago.

The 1st edition of this ranking, published on November 21, aims to distinguish universities committed to interdisciplinary research. Université Côte d'Azur ranks in the TOP 6-7 nationally and TOP 250 worldwide. This good score reflects the action taken by IdEx since 2016 to stimulate excellence in research.

On November 21, 2024, Université Côte d'Azur and UPE06 signed a partnership agreement for the 23rd edition of Les Entreprenariales, held at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. The agreement aims to set up joint initiatives in the field of entrepreneurship in higher education.

Academic leaders and experts unite to promote research, education and inclusion.

To mark the 30th anniversary of Danang University (Vietnam), Professor Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur, was invited to take part in a series of events highlighting the fruitful partnership between the two universities.

Researchers from Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA), Mines Paris-PSL, ENS Lyon and CNRS have demonstrated the feasibility of predicting the mineralogy of dust formed in the environments of AGB-type stars.

The Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) presented its Scientific and Research Awards on October 14. These prizes are awarded to researchers who, through the originality of their career path, contribute to the progress of knowledge and advances in medical research.

Myriam Benisty, Cornelia Meinert, Yann Hello and Guillaume Sandoz were honored by the Académie des Sciences at the awards ceremony held on October 15, 2024 at the Coupole of the Institut de France in Paris. Xavier Pennec of the Inria Université Côte d'Azur center was awarded the Prix Ampère de l'électricité de France.

Université Côte d'Azur congratulates its 4 researchers who are among the 177 winners of the French government's innovation competitions. These competitions support innovators at different stages of their development.

Université Côte d'Azur has decided to move away from its experimental status and become a Grand Établissement. This change of status validates the modern and innovative transformation undertaken by Université Côte d'Azur since 2020.

Université Côte d'Azur submitted its Internal Review to the EU (handled by Euraxess) on 5 may.

Do you want to become a "doctoral student expert” in European research project-writing?Submit your application to the call for expressions of interest to “Doctoral expertise mission to support European projects in Research Units"!

Are you ready to dive into exciting study abroad opportunities with the Ulysseus alliance? We invite you to join our online information session and discover everything that awaits you !

​​​​​​​It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming International Symposium on Thermodynamics of Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2024), that will be held in Nice, France, from June 10th to 13th, 2024.

The CNRS Medal for Innovation in 2023, the Prize of Excellence 2022 awarded by Université Côte d'Azur and the iPhD prize in 2021, these are just a few of the many awards Marc Antonini has won for his research that has led to major technological innovations, notably in the field of data storage on synthetic DNA. Find out more about this disruptive innovation, which recently led to start up of the PEARCODE company.

The Ulysseus European University will support you throughout the application process for the MSCA Fost-doctoral Grant !