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Our students recorded the scores they wrote with a national orchestra partnering with the programme at the Arlucs auditorium, near the campus.

We visit to the Provence Studio film sets in MartiguesWith more than 15 film sets, the studio offers 22 hectares of surface area and optimal production conditions. All year round, indoor and outdoor filming takes

To conclude the actions carried out by Université Côte d’Azur as part of COP30, the Academy 3 “Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience” and the International Program of the Initiative of Excellence invite you to a morning of discussions with a guest of honor, historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 9:00am to 2:30pm, at the Théâtre du Château – Valrose Campus, Nice.

As part of the “On the Road to the Climate COP” initiative, the IdEx International and Europe Program and the Marine Resources Research Federation (IFR) invite you to a conference on climate change and the ocean on December 4, 2025, at IMREDD.

Mapping Gambia’s mangroves!

Université Côte d’Azur was represented by a master’s student and a PhD candidate at the international climate negotiations simulation organized by the School of Advanced International Studies at Université Laval (Canada) from October 27 to 31, 2025.

Make your voice heard on climate and environmental issues!

Join us on 3 December to learn all about European collaborative projects and discover all the calls for projects that will be open in 2026, in the presence of local and national experts.

On October 10, 2025, in Nice, Academy 3 “Space, Environment, Risks, and Resilience” held its Inaugural Seminar at the Pathé Gare du Sud cinema. The event featured a morning of interdisciplinary presentations and scientific discussions focused on environmental and climate challenges.

Université Côte d'Azur, through its Initiative of Excellence (IdEx) and the MSc International Office are thrilled to welcome our new MSc international students to Integration Day, held on Tuesday, October 7th at Campus Valrose in Nice.

Young researchers: join us to explore your career opportunities in Europe! Registrations are now open.

A new academic year, a new adventure in the Vallée des Merveilles for MSc RISKS !

Congratulations to our graduating students of the class of 2024-2025 !The graduation took place at the Georges Méliès campus, in Cannes

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!

Today we meet with Konstantin Serov, first year student enrolled on one of our IdEx International programs, the MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

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!

For over a month, second-year MSc RISKS students have been working hard on their Landslides Module : take a look at one of their field trips in southern France.

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!

Discover the initiatives aimed at transforming the teaching of economic law in light of the ecological transition.

Join us to explore and deepen your understanding of environmental challenges and learn how to put local solutions into action!

Follow the members of the Université Côte d'Azur delegation as they speak at COP30!

Join us at Cinéma Variétés in Nice for a new series of film screenings and discussions on the theme “Filming Nature”!

Take part in the MED'Innov Matching Partnership call for projects, try out industrial collaboration, and structure innovative research projects.

The Academy of Excellence “Networks, Information and Digital Society” is delighted to offer eight PhD students the opportunity to undertake research stays of one to three months in leading international laboratories.

Congratulations to all co-authors on this award!

Following on from its launch at the SophIA Summit last November, a first event of the PUI MED'INNOV Digital Network dedicated to Digital Health took place on December 11, 2025, at the Inria Center at Université Côte d'Azur.

First international and transdisciplinary school on DNA data storage

From July 4 to 28, 2026, the Ecole Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management invites you to take part in its Summer School, an international experience combining study, culture and conviviality in the heart of the French Riviera.

Interview

Young researchers: join us to explore your career opportunities in Europe! Registrations are now open.

Before Monday, September 15 (23h00).

Nice – Košice – Podgorica : Three cities, three universities, one vision !

Welcome Days at the Graduate School and Economics and Management, held on September 5 and 6, welcomed 60 international students for a program of discovery and integration in the heart of the Nice region.

The Academy " Networks, Information, and Digital Society " is opening two new calls, in addition to its ongoing calls, to support researchers and PhD students within its scientific community.

A visit funded by the RISE Academy

Congratulations to the 8 laureates!

Curiosity, Mobility, and Ambition: A Look Back at the 3rd Edition.

To coincide with the United Nations Ocean Conference to be held in Nice in June 2025, Université Côte d'Azur is inviting students and researchers from all over the world to take part in a special ‘Participatory Science for Ocean’ Hackathon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Two new published papers co-authored by Charles Bouveyron are available on HAL.

Meet the 3IA Côte d'Azur team at the WAICF 2026!

Listen to Professor Marc-Olivier Gauci discuss the digital twin revolution in shoulder surgery.

Organized by the French Federation of Human Genetics and the Genetics team of Nice University Hospital, the event took place at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, from January 27 to 30, 2026.

We are delighted to welcome the 3IA Côte d'Azur 2025 second semester cohort of Ph.D. students and Postdoc researchers. Discover their research topics!

The 3IA Côte d'Azur team is proud to announce the launch of its newest international chair with Professor Karim Benyekhlef from Université de Montréal.

The 3IA Côte d’Azur is hiring two Data Scientist Engineers to join its 3IA Techpool.

Last week, Maxime Sermesant, 3IA Chairholder, gave an invited talk at the French National Academy of Medicine (working group AI & Health) on artificial intelligence and digital twins, with Frédéric Sacher (cardiologist, Bordeaux University Hospital).

3IA Côte d'Azur has been featured in a Nice Matin paper about AI training.

We are very proud to announce that the 3IA Chairholder earned an ERC Proof of Concept grant.

The ceremony took place at the Grand Château Theatre, on the Valrose Campus.

We are very proud to announce that the 3IA Scientific Director and Chairholder earned an ERC Consolidator grant, which supports mid-career scientists each year.

The MSI is pleased to invite you to a training course on MPI (Message Passing Interface). Registration is now open.

The Association Les Palmes de la Médecine invites you to a conference on this joint disease that causes pain and stiffness.

3IA Côte d'Azur, in partnership with Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, is offering Côte d'Azur professionals a new opportunity to meet and exchange ideas on the theme of AI.

The second edition of the 3IA Lunch Break took place on December 2, 2025 at the Hub de l'Innovation Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovation stakeholders from the Côte d'Azur ecosystem.

Alain Prette will take part in the 2025 Symposium organized by the Association Patrimoine Vivant du Pays de Grasse.

Fabien Gandon, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder and Research Director at Inria, has been appointed co-chair of the newly created Web & AI Interest Group at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

The paper “Streaming Federated Learning with Markovian Data” has been accepted at NeurIPS 2025 San Diego.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is proud to announce that two of its researchers have been recognized at the prestigious 2025 Palmes de la Médecine Région Sud ceremony.

The 3IA Côte d’Azur has a new publication on Medium.

In November, the 3IA Chairholder delivered two keynotes on this hot topic at two major events: SophI.A Summit 2025 (Sophia Antipolis) and SRBS@BMVC2024 (Sheffield).

The Institute has selected 14 researchers as IA-Cluster Chairholders and Fellows.

Charles Bouveyron and Fabien Gandon contribute their expertise to a new documentary exploring the impact and mechanics of generative AI.

Serena Villata, Marc-Olivier Gauci, and Cédric Richard are nominees for Nice Matin's Readers' Choice Award 2025.

On November 14, 2025, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder Xavier Pennec delivered a keynote titled "Geometric Statistics in Computational Anatomy: Old & New" at the GTML 2025 workshop.

AI is disrupting our ways of life, our relationship with information, and our benchmarks for truth. How can we distinguish the real from the fabricated, the reliable from the manipulated? What are the risks of misinformation in the era of generative AI?

The paper “RelationalFactQA: A Benchmark for Evaluating Tabular Fact Retrieval from Large Language Models” will be presented at the event, which will take place in Copenhagen from December 2 to 7.

The economic newspaper La Tribune Côte d'Azur profiles the Côte d'Azur spin-off AICO Technology, through an interview with Benoît Miramond.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is a Talent in Tech 2025 partner.

At this event, Diana Sebbar and Serena Villata were joined by representatives from the companies AICO Technology, Milla Group and Orus.

The paper “Cryptarithmetic Playtime” was awarded during the 37th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, which took place in Athens (Greece).

Fabien Gandon and Vincent Vandewalle explore AI in Medicine on TVMonaco.

Yousouf Taghzouti, Franck Michel, Tao Jiang, Louis Felix Nothias, and Fabien Gandon won the Best Paper Award: Agentic AI.

On November 3 and 4, 2025, the 3IA Côte d'Azur Chair "Economic Law and AI" invites you to an event sponsored by Professor Karim Benyekhlef, Faculty of Law at the University of Montreal and Director of the Cyberjustice Laboratory.

3IA Côte d'Azur is establishing a new leadership duo as of November 1st.

The 3IA Côte d’Azur is proud to announce a new award for the Chairholder.

Interview of Maureen Clerc, Director of the Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur team is delighted to announce that two articles cosigned by three 3IA researchers and their teams are accepted at the Thirteenth International Conference on Knowledge Capture.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur team extends its warmest congratulations to Rafael Silva, 3IA Ph.D. (Chair of Maxime Sermesant), who was awarded the second place of the 2025 Prix Pierre Laffitte.

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!

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is hiring an Administrative and Educational Project Officer.

Hervé Delingette will deliver a keynote presentation at the 5th edition of the Joint Meeting on Lung Cancer.

The Alpes-Maritimes territory is undoubtedly a promised land for AI, with the 2024 AI-cluster certification of the 3IA Côte d'Azur Institute.

The Institute is very proud to announce that two papers cosigned by Maria A. Zuluaga have accepted at MICCAI 2025.

In early September, Paolo Papotti gave two keynotes in London: One at TaDA 2025, and the other at DaSH Workshop @ VLDB 2025.

The institute takes pride in announcing that two papers cosigned by Paolo Papotti have been accepted at EMNLP25.

Hamza Belgroun, researcher intern at Wimmics (Inria, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, I3S), Fabien Gandon, 3IA Chairholder, senior researcher and research director (Inria), and Franck Michel, research engineer and researcher (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inria), cosigned the paper “No Such Thing as Free Brain Time: For a Pigouvian Tax on Attention Capture”, which has been accepted to the AAAI AIES 2025 conference.

3IA Côte d'Azur launches its third and last call for applications of 2025, and publishes new Ph.D. and postdoc research topics.

In August, Charles Bouveyron (3IA Director and Chairholder) gave a keynote in Paris, on the occasion of ICSTA 2025.

This summer, three 3IA Chairholders had the privilege to contribute to the organization of the 32nd Summer Working Group on Model-Based Clustering, which took place at the Inria Centre of Université Côte d’Azur.

We are very pleased to announce that a paper cosigned by Paolo Papotti has been accepted for SIGMOD 2025.

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.

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

"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.

Frédéric Constant, university professor in legal history at Université Côte d’Azur, presents the challenges addressed by the Numerica Sinologica research project and the role played by Azzurra’s computing resources and dedicated MSI staff.

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 third edition is now available!

We created a virtual platform for our NeuroMod Open Day on March 8, 2025. Watch the replays now to learn more about our graduate programs and our research topics!

An opportunity for law students to immerse themselves in judicial business life and benefit from the experience of specialized consular magistrates.

The Éditions du Somnium recently published the book « Éclat de physique », which presents a popularized summary of the work of about fifteen PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from the Institut de Physique de Nice.

Researchers have recently demonstrated a new form of transition between an “insulating” and a “conductive” state in a quantum gas subjected to periodic pulses, a result that sheds new light on the effects of interactions in the dynamics of quantum systems.

Gian-Luca Lippi wrote a popular article on lasers for The Conversation.

​​​​​​​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.

It is intended to present recent results and new ideas in the field of synthetic and medicinal chemistry, both at the academic and industrial levels. The FJS allows confronting the scientific and cultural approaches of both countries in addressing the complex and multiple issues and problems of modern chemistry in interaction with other research areas.

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.

Utilitzar eines digitals a l'aula obliga a una revisió profunda dels seus defectes en molts àmbits i una planificació molt cuidada i consensuada.

The Campus Santé aims to bring together all medical and paramedical training programs on a single site in the Alpes-Maritimes region, located in Saint-Jean d'Angély in Nice. Through this fundraising campaign, Université Côte d'Azur Foundation aims to support a structuring project dedicated to training healthcare professionals, medical innovation, and major challenges in sustainable health, aging, and well-being.

The World AI Cannes Festival 2026 was inaugurated on February 12, in the presence of Anne Le Hénanff, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology, alongside the region's leading institutional and economic players. On this occasion, the minister made an official visit to the stand of the Institut 3IA Côte d'Azur, supported by Université Côte d'Azur.

Université Côte d’Azur, the Université Côte d’Azur Foundation, and the Alpes-Maritimes Department announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Water Awards, a joint initiative designed to support and promote innovative projects contributing to sustainable water resource management in the Côte d'Azur region, in conjunction with the partnership-based Chair "Water in the Alpes-Maritimes region."

Are you a start-up developing an innovative project in the field of well-being or aging?

Take part in the MED'Innov Matching Partnership call for projects, try out industrial collaboration, and structure innovative research projects.

This training program fully embodies the university's dynamic approach to cancer research, drawing on an ecosystem of excellence that combines higher education, cutting-edge research, and clinical expertise.

Université Côte d’Azur is participating in the official launch of the international COOPJOP project, a unique initiative promoting cooperation between host regions of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Alongside European and North American partners, the university is mobilizing its scientific expertise to promote the long-term health of athletes and the resilience of host regions.

Guillaume Sandoz's team at the Valrose Biology Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, has demonstrated that violet light (380 nm) can activate a natural pain inhibition mechanism in rodents. Published on January 26, 2026, in Nature Communications, this research describes a non-invasive approach that is more sustainable than certain conventional painkillers. It also identifies the TRAAK protein as a promising therapeutic target.

Bringing together 23 countries and more than 350 participants, the International Forum for Climate Adaptation in Djibouti enabled Université Côte d’Azur to reaffirm its commitment to partnership-based research serving the most vulnerable regions.

Université Côte d’Azur pursues an ambitious policy promoting equality and combating all forms of discrimination. This commitment, which has been reinforced in recent years by the creation of a dedicated vice-presidency, is now taking a major new step forward in favor of equality and diversity.

The French National Academy of Pharmacy has awarded the 2025 Michel Delalande Prize to Gaël Cristofari, Inserm Research Director at IRCAN, in the scientific awards category. This prestigious distinction recognizes fundamental research work that opens up major prospects in pharmacology and therapeutics, particularly in the field of cancer.

A research team led by Mathias Albert at the Nice Institute of Physics, in collaboration with the Center for Theoretical Physics, has identified a new form of quantum transition between insulating and conducting states. This theoretical work, recently published in Physical Review Letters, sheds new light on the role of interactions and chaos in the dynamics of quantum systems.

Discover the opinion piece published by Mélanie Plouviez for the Nice-Matin Group as part of the Science Azur project: "Rethinking heritage in the age of great transmission."

Are you preparing to start your master's degree in 2026-2027? Access the replay of the Mon Master information session now, check the 2026 application calendar, and submit your preferences for the programs that interest you!

In preparation for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and as part of the SCIENCE AZUR project, recently awarded the Science Avec et Pour la Société (SAPS) label by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, we're delighted to invite you to a virtual event! On February 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., join us for a live chat with inspiring women scientists.

Université Côte d’Azur confirms its upward trajectory by establishing itself as the French institution that has risen the most, climbing 22 places between 2025 and 2026. This significant development reflects the growing strength of its academic and scientific strategy.

The presidential delegates of the U7+ Alliance met on January 26 and 27 in Sendai, Japan, at the invitation of Tohoku University. In its capacity as Secretary General of the Alliance, Université Côte d'Azur participated in the meeting, alongside some forty representatives from other member universities of the Alliance.

The Côte d'Azur Observatory for Ecological and Citizen Transition (OTECCA) is launching its Call for Expressions of Interest 2026 and invites anyone interested in getting involved in the fields of socio-ecological transition to apply.

Roca Therapeutics is developing an innovative therapeutic approach for the treatment of uveal melanoma, a rare and aggressive eye cancer for which treatment options remain limited today.

Jeune Morty, a Franco-Ivorian artist who blends coupé-décalé and hip-hop, is establishing himself as a new voice in rap thanks to his introspective and innovative style. He will be performing on Thursday, January 22 at 7 p.m. at the Gare Croisette (Cannes). Admission is free for students with reservations, and shuttle buses will be available between Nice and Cannes.

Université Côte d’Azur has taken another major step forward in its European and international commitment by becoming a member of the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance (EUSDA) and the only French university to partner with the European Climate Pact.

2025 was an intense, rich, and deeply collective year. A year of encounters, shared knowledge, innovation, and commitment. Discover the 2025 retrospectives in video format.

From his student years at Université Côte d’Azur to the creation and management of a leading urban planning group, and his role as editor-in-chief of Urbanisme magazine, Julien Meyrignac has built a career marked by intellectual independence, commitment, and a taste for action.He looks back on the key stages of a unique journey, shaped by freedom, entrepreneurship, and a strong conviction: to be useful and not be afraid to take action. Discover his journey.

On European Data Protection Day on January 28, Université Côte d’Azur is highlighting two forward-looking programs dedicated to governance, compliance, and personal data protection—skills that are essential in today's digital transformation: the Master's in Algorithmic Law and Data Governance and the University Diploma in DPO – Digital Compliance.

Faced with the climate emergency, Université Côte d'Azur is committed to a low-carbon strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through the Act'Sup step-by-step approach.

How to learn effectively and memorize for the long term: in this episode of INTERVALLE, Émilie Gerbier, a psychology professor and researcher at the BCL laboratory (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS), breaks down the mechanisms of memory and the learning strategies that really work.

Éric Gilson, University Professor and Hospital Practitioner, and Frédéric Cappa, University Professor, will join the Academy of Sciences, an institution that brings together the leading figures in scientific research, in 2026. These appointments reflect the excellence and international influence of the research carried out at Université Côte d'Azur.

Would you like to contribute to research and get paid for it? The Nice Experimental Economics Laboratory (LEEN) is recruiting student volunteers to participate in its experiments.

How does the brain encode memories of fear... and, more importantly, how can it attenuate them? In INSIGHTS magazine, Bianca Silva, a researcher at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (IPMC), sheds new light on the mechanisms of traumatic memory.

In a study published in Current Biology, Bruno Hudry's team (Valrose Biology Institute) shows that dosage compensation, a mechanism that balances the expression of X chromosome genes, is essential for the survival of respiratory stem cells in Drosophila flies. This work, published in December 2025 in Current Biology, reveals the first cellular defects explaining the effects induced by X chromosome monosomy.

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the university community gathered at the Théâtre du Grand Château on the Valrose Campus for an emotional ceremony filled with recognition. The event honored staff members who had recently been appointed to the Order of Academic Palms, one of the most prestigious civilian distinctions in France.

The university is rolling out an experimental pilot site on the de-impermeabilization of a parking lot surface for sustainable rainwater management.

It's a box office hit. Intermarché's film, "Le Mal-Aimé" (The Unloved), has been viewed a billion times in just a few days. How can we explain this unexpected success for a campaign that is 100% Made in France?

The first children and teenagers to use video games are now parents themselves and see screens as spaces for dialogue and for passing on a legacy of play.

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Université Côte d’Azur held a press conference at the St Jean d'Angély campus to present the future health campus, a major project aimed at strengthening education, research, and innovation in health in the Alpes-Maritimes region.

In 2025, Université Côte d'Azur registered seven projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC), one of the most competitive research support schemes in the world. These results testify to the international scope of the work carried out by our researchers and the diversity of the fields of excellence represented: environmental sciences, biology, physics, computer science, humanities and social sciences.

This new edition of the Prix d'Excellence took place on Thursday December 11, 2025 at the Théâtre du Château de Valrose in the presence of the 73 winners, their families and the Université Côte d'Azur community.

Following on from its launch at the SophIA Summit last November, a first event of the PUI MED'INNOV Digital Network dedicated to Digital Health took place on December 11, 2025, at the Inria Center at Université Côte d'Azur.

From her early student commitments at the Université Côte d'Azur to her leadership of a vast Citizens' Convention at the CESE (Conseil économique et social et environnemental) on the subject of children's rhythms, Kenza Occansey has built a career in which commitment, participatory democracy and service to the community form a common thread.

A team from the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology led by Jérémie Roux has published a major breakthrough in Molecular Systems Biology on cancer cell resistance to treatment. The researchers show that tumor cells constantly navigate a continuum of sensitivity states and reveal a temporary vulnerability that can be exploited through alternating therapeutic sequences.

Why does the sky change color? How does artificial intelligence work? What do we know today about the living world, the environment or our brains?Faced with these questions that affect us all, the Université Côte d'Azur and the Côte d'Azur's research establishments, in partnership with Nice-Matin, are launching Science Azur, a new participative section that gives a voice to those who like to understand the world.

The University recorded a significant increase in the apprenticeship tax and maintained a solid level of work-study contracts, despite the unfavorable national context. These results testify to the commitment of our teams and the work carried out with our partner companies.

Rediscover the episode dedicated to the 1956 Amorgos earthquake with researcher Frédérique Leclerc, as the region experienced new tremors earlier this year.

Université Côte d'Azur strengthens its commitment to digital inclusion by partnering for the first time with the Emmaüs Connect association. On December 4, 20 refurbished computer kits were handed out to students in precarious social and digital situations, identified by the University's social workers.

Université Côte d'Azur is an active participant in the European Erasmus+ CULT (Culture and Technology) project. Coordinated by the University of Camerino in Italy, this two-year project begins in 2025 and is co-financed by the European Commission's Erasmus+ program.

A partnership agreement was signed on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 between Université Côte d'Azur, represented by its President, Prof. Jeanick Brisswalter, and the Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Prof. Eva Mouial Bassilana, and the Grasse Judicial Court, represented by its President, Françoise Decottignies, and the Public Prosecutor, Eric Camous.

On Tuesday December 02, a ceremony was held to award the "HandiManagement" label to some thirty students in the MIAGE 3 Bachelor's degree program, at the end of a training program lasting several weeks and delivered by Companieros on their own time.

Discover the first video in our series dedicated to debunking scientific fake news! You've probably heard it said that there's no gravity in space... But it's completely untrue! Find out why in this video!

On Tuesday December 2, the Pasteur Campus (UFR Médecine) hosted the first official opening of the Pharmacy Department of the Faculty of Medicine/Health, recently installed on the campus.

The disciplinary rankings of Shanghai (GRAS 2025) and Leiden (CWTS 2025) once again confirm the quality of research carried out at Université Côte d'Azur. The institution stands out in many disciplines, both in France and internationally.

Université Côte d'Azur and the Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants (CJD) Nice officially signed a partnership agreement on November 27, 2025 on the Valrose campus, aimed at bringing the academic and business worlds closer together, in the service of students' professional integration and the development of entrepreneurship in the region.

A team from the INPHYNI laboratory has participated in an international study that deciphers how microscopic rearrangements - the movement of individual bubbles in a foam - determine the overall mechanical response of the material. This work, published in Nature Communications in October, opens up new perspectives for understanding and modeling soft and amorphous materials.

Throughout these two weeks, the "Science For Climate Action" Pavilion in Belém was a unique space for sharing and disseminating knowledge, bringing together scientists, journalists, philanthropists, decision-makers and members of civil society.

On Thursday, November 06, at the Chateau Theater on the Valrose campus, the seniors of the "Sur les bancs de la Fac" program returned to school, and the previous class received their honorary certificates.

The exceptional Isba building on the Domaine de Valrose (Nice) is now the focus of a major campaign: Université Côte d'Azur and the Fondation du Patrimoine are launching a donation campaign to preserve this unique architectural treasure.

The Prix Pépite Méditerranée 2025 once again brought together a community committed to student entrepreneurship. Since 2013, this event has been highlighting the innovative initiatives of the young talents supported by Pépite Méditerranée.

Nucleate France UniCA, the accelerator program supported by Université Côte d'Azur, confirms its pioneering position in supporting scientific entrepreneurship.

Université Côte d’Azur was represented by a master’s student and a PhD candidate at the international climate negotiations simulation organized by the School of Advanced International Studies at Université Laval (Canada) from October 27 to 31, 2025.

Join the Continuing Education team from Université Côte d'Azur at the Salon Emploi, Formation, Entreprises to ask all your questions about continuing education and VAE.

On Tuesday November 04, Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azura, welcomed Laurent Hottiaux, Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, to the Château de Valrose for a moment of exchange and sharing around common ambitions.

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, over 350 guests gathered for the Soirée Privilège to mark the 60th anniversary of Université Côte d'Azur - a moment of recognition and mobilization for the future of research, teaching and innovation in our region.

Diana Sebbar and Serena Villata are the new directors of the 3IA Côte d'Azur. Created in 2019 and awarded the IA-cluster label in 2024, the 3IA Côte d'Azur is a cluster of excellence in artificial intelligence research and training led by Université Côte d'Azur. It brings together the region's major academic, scientific and economic players to develop an innovative and influential AI ecosystem with national and international reach.

To mark World Philosophy Day on November 20, (re)discover the views of Mélanie Plouviez, researcher at the Centre de Recherches en Histoire des Idées (CRHI) - Université Côte d'Azur, through an article in Intervalle magazine.

A new meeting of Engagement Center partners took place on October 07 on the Saint Jean d'Angély campus. Around twenty associations and local authorities (Afev, Ville de Nice, Nice Plogging, Article 1, Banque alimentaire 06, etc.) were present to discuss the program and improve the student experience.

Université Côte d'Azur, with the support of its Excellence Initiative, is stepping up its commitment to the fight against climate change with the third edition of En Route pour la COP Climat. From October to December 10, 2025, the student and academic community will be mobilizing through a series of events on campus, while a University delegation travels to Belém to represent science on the international stage.

Are you currently studying for a Bachelor's degree (Licence 3) and planning to study for a Master's next year? Or perhaps you'd like to switch to another master's program? Find out more about the Mon Master 2026 campaign and prepare for your future entry into a Master's program!

The Créathon Scientifique is back on January 23 and 24, 2026, at the Musée National du Sport, in partnership with Museomix Azur. The aim? Imagine concrete ways of talking about science in a different way: games, interactive installations, objects to handle, immersive experiences... anything is possible.

Océane Tournière, a post-doctoral researcher in embryology and developmental biology at the Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), is one of 34 young female researchers to win the France 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO Young Talent Award for Women in Science. Created in 2007, this program aims to encourage the participation of women in scientific careers by supporting outstanding PhD and post-doctoral students each year.

As part of World Diabetes Day on November 14, discover the research work of Jennifer Jager, Inserm researcher at the Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (Université Côte d'Azur, INSERM, CNRS), dedicated to understanding the molecular mechanisms behind obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Discover the portrait of Jacques Barik, CNRS researcher, member of the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM).

Students from five continents who are studying here today are sending a birthday message to Université Côte d’Azur in their native languages.

The Eye-Onic project joins the winners of the Call for Start-Up Deeptech Projects supported by the Innovation Program of the Université Côte d'Azur's Initiative d'Excellence (IdEx).

On Monday October 20, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur and Inserm signed a new gender diversity agreement on the Valrose campus in Nice, in the presence of Didier Samuel, President and CEO of Inserm, and Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur. The signing took place during the visit of an Inserm delegation to the Nice campus.

On Tuesday October 14, the Université Côte d'Azur's Mission Handicap welcomed the Club des employeurs conventionnés du Fonds pour l'insertion des personnes handicapées dans la Fonction publique (FIPHFP) to the Grand Château on the Valrose campus for a day on the theme of "Recruitment".

Discover the portrait of Sebastian Fernandez, CNRS researcher, member of the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM).

With the development of digital tools, are we losing this sense of direction that is forged during the first years of life?

From October 13 to 17, Université Côte d’Azur welcomed a delegation from Denis Sassou N’Guesso University (UDSN) in Brazzaville, a pan-African institution of excellence specializing in international scientific and technological research.

The third issue of Université Côte d'Azur's scientific mediation magazine INTERVALLE has just been published!

Registration is now open for the Summer School “Systems Thinking and Innovation for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and for Healthy Ageing in the WHO European Region,” organized by WHO/Europe, Université Côte d’Azur, and Ulysseus European University.

The Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation MED'INNOV officially launched its Marine Network on October 16 at the Hôtel Le Saint Paul in Nice, on the occasion of the annual seminar of the Institut Fédératif de Recherche Ressources Marines (IFR MARRES) of the Université Côte d'Azur.

ExAdEx-Innov, a startup supported by Université Côte d'Azur's IdEx Innovation Program, was present at the L'Oréal Innovation Village during WC13 in Rio.

To coincide with mental health information weeks, Université Côte d'Azur is launching a new prevention tool: the Student Mental Health Barometer. Designed by the Centre de Santé Universitaire, in partnership with all those involved in the Conseil Local en Santé Mentale de la Ville de Nice, this tool aims to raise awareness, encourage listening and referral to the help resources available on campus.

Université Côte d'Azur extends its warmest congratulations to Peter Howitt, Philippe Aghion and Joel Mokyr, winners of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2025. This prestigious award recognizes their work, which has profoundly renewed our understanding of the mechanisms of innovation-driven economic growth.

This recognition took place at the ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of the FIPHFP (Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique), on September 25 in Marseille.

On October 10, at the Théâtre du Grand Château de Valrose, Université Côte d'Azur officially welcomed its new class of doctoral students during a day dedicated to their integration and the discovery of the resources available to them throughout their career.

From October 6 to 11, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur's Faculty of Medicine will be hosting the DiWA conference. Organized by the RETINES laboratory, this is the first European conference dedicated to digital health in France.

EFELIA Côte d'Azur, the French School of Artificial Intelligence, is funding several scholarship programs for students wishing to develop their understanding of artificial intelligence. Three schemes are proposed for the year 2025-2026.

On September 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission brought back 121.6g of samples from the asteroid Bennu, a veritable witness to the origins of the solar system. Their analyses, published in Nature Geoscience on August 22 and September 11, 2025, reveal the key role of fluids in its evolution. This research involved an international team, including the Lagrange and CRHEA laboratories of Université Côte d'Azur and CNRS.

Université Côte d'Azur and its Fondation invite their academic, economic and institutional partners to an exclusive evening celebrating academic excellence and its essential role in competitiveness and economic development. A unique event at the heart of IMREDD to celebrate the synergy between scientific innovation, entrepreneurship and social commitment.

Université Côte d'Azur has made health and well-being a priority area of action, with the launch of the "UniCA promotrice de santé durable" project. This ambitious initiative aims to bring about a lasting transformation in university life by placing health at the heart of the institution's policies and practices.

In an ambitious move to revolutionize water management, the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolitan area, its Water and Sanitation Authority, Xylem, world leader in digital water technologies and services, the IMREDD and the Université Côte d'Azur's Géoazur laboratory have launched the "Agir et Innover pour l'Eau" project. Combining field expertise, digital innovation and university partnership to support a more sustainable future for water management in the metropolitan area.

Every first Wednesday of the month, Université Côte d'Azur organizes "les rendez-vous de Valrose", guided tours of the Valrose park, enabling the general public to discover this remarkable site.

Université Côte d'Azur and Enedis signed an agreement on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, on the Valrose Campus in Nice, to set up a collective solar energy self-consumption loop linking three of its Nice campuses: the Trotabas campus, the Carlone campus and the Fabron campus.

The conference provided a dynamic framework for sharing knowledge, innovations and best practices, stimulating international and interdisciplinary exchanges within the Ulysseus ecosystem.

The course is offered online via Moodle in the form of an escape game, and is one of the compulsory cross-disciplinary skills for all undergraduates at Université Côte d'Azur.

Starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, a brand-new degree will open its doors: the DIU "Communication, Médias et Cancer" ("Communication, Media and Cancer") run by Université Côte d'Azur, in collaboration with several French universities (Sorbonne Paris Nord, Clermont Auvergne, Montpellier and Lyon 1).

Université Côte d'Azur's Institut méditerranéen du risque de l'environnement et du développement durable (IMREDD) was awarded one of three prestigious prizes at the "La Nuit de l'Immo" evening, organized by Club Immobilier Côte d'Azur (CICA) on September 18, 2025 at the Palais des Congrès in Grasse, in the presence of Jérôme Viaud, Mayor of Grasse.

With the start of the new academic year, Université Côte d'Azur is reaffirming its commitment to its international students through a range of measures designed to facilitate their integration. This approach illustrates the extent to which the international dimension is at the heart of our university's identity.

The SophI.A summit returns for its 8th edition from November 19 to 21, 2025 in Sophia Antipolis. The program has already been published, and registrations to attend the event are now open.

Thursday September 11, 2025 was a symbolic day for the Université Côte d'Azur, which organized its first official academic year.

Discover the key projects for the 2025-2026 academic year, presented at the back-to-school press conference held on September 11, 2025 on the Valrose campus.

From October 3 to 13, 2025 in the Alpes-Maritimes: come and take part in the 34th Fête de la Science

French start-up Roca Therapeutics announces that its drug candidate RCT002 has received orphan drug designation (ODD) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of radiation maculopathy, now recognized as a disease in its own right.

Classified as a historic monument since 1991 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Valrose ISBA now benefits from the support of the Heritage Lottery.

Start-up Pearcode has reached a major milestone by winning the Tech for Future 2025 prize, organized by La Tribune.

How do certain sounds disrupt our attention and health at work? Édith Galy, a researcher at LAPCOS, reveals the effects of noise in open spaces and solutions for dealing with them.

French startup DareWin Evolution, backed by the Université Côte d'Azur's Initiative d'Excellence (IdEx), has been selected as one of seven innovative companies in the second round of Big Idea Ventures' Global Food Innovation (GFIF II) investment fund.

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.

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

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.

It is intended to present recent results and new ideas in the field of synthetic and medicinal chemistry, both at the academic and industrial levels. The FJS allows confronting the scientific and cultural approaches of both countries in addressing the complex and multiple issues and problems of modern chemistry in interaction with other research areas.

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

On Thursday September 11, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur celebrated the signing of two major agreements on the Valrose campus, in the presence of Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur, Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, Karin Houpillart and Xavier Rousselle, Director and Principal of ISART Digital, alongside students from the new pharmacy department and ISART pupils.

Université Côte d’Azur and École Polytechnique de Thiès (Senegal) co-organized a three-day international symposium in Senegal entitled “Remote sensing applied to mapping the status and dynamics of West African mangroves: towards an end to the controversies?”