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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.

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

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.

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.

... 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!

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”!

From July 4 to 28, 2026, the Graduate School of Economics and 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.

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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

Interview

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Congratulations to the 8 laureates!

On June 19th, the new board of the "Networks, Information, and Digital Society" (RISE) Academy met for the first time, marking an important milestone in the life of this Academy of Excellence, supported by the IdEx initiative of Université Côte d’Azur.

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

EUR ELMI is launching a call for applications to fund two PhD theses (2025–2028) in economics, management, business administration, or sociology, aligned with its research areas or the “Economics of AI and Innovation” chair. The contract (€2,200 to €2,596/month) includes 40 hours of paid teaching per year.

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 first study day in the cycle devoted to innovation in the media was held on May 7 at MSHS Sud-Est, bringing together researchers from a number of disciplines to discuss the challenges of responsibility in the digital age and artificial intelligence.

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 "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

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.

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

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.

The Institute 3IA Côte d'Azur is very proud to announce that Serena Villata, 3IA Deputy Scientific Director and Chairholder, was appointed member of the Conseil de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique.

Nicholas Ayache, 3IA Côte d'Azur Scientific Director and Chairholder, and Marc-Olivier Gauci, 3IA Côte d’Azur Fellow, were invited speakers at the Digital Twin Day in Medicine organized by the French Academy of Medicine on June 19.

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.

Five Internship Grants Available for the Thematic Semester “Machine Learning + Simulation” (ML+Sim 2026)

The 3IA Côte d'Azur Institute, a key regional AI actor in France, is proud to be part of the network of AI Ambassadors under the national “Osez l’IA” (“Dare AI”) plan.

3IA Côte d'Azur Director Charles Bouveyron discusses the institute's vision for sustainable AI development in a new SophiaMag interview.

Rafael Silva, a 3IA Côte d'Azur PhD student under the supervision of Maxime Sermesant, 3IA Chairholder, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the FIMH 2025 conference for his groundbreaking research on "Frugal AI for Automated Cardiac Defibrillation: Balancing Performance & Hardware Constraints."

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

Nicholas Ayache and Marc-Olivier Gauci are invited speakers at the Digital Twin Day organized by the French Academy of Medicine.

The 3IA Côte d’Azur is hiring three Teachers & Researchers in AI.

On June 18, Maxime Sermesant, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder, co-organized a cardiac imaging and rhythmology workshop with Gabriel Latcu, Head of Rhythmology Department at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace.

Paolo Papotti, 3IA Chairholder, will be one of the keynote speakers of the 33rd Symposium On Advanced Database Systems.

Juliette Raffort-Lareyre is invited speaker at Edinburgh Aortic Summit 2025.

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

The 3IA Côte d'Azur community gathered on June 5th at the Business Pôle in Sophia Antipolis for an inspiring lunch break focused on partnerships between academic research and AI innovation.

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is pleased to announce that two of its Chairholders have been selected as new Institut universitaire de France (IUF) laureates.

Are you building the future with AI? Join us at SophI.A Summit 2025!

On Tuesday June 3, Kilian Bürgi had the great opportunity to present his PhD research project CleverFish with a demo developed by Stéphane Petiot on the occasion of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

We are proud to announce that on May 27, Xavier Pennec, 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholder, was invited to the Académie des sciences as the 2024 Prix Ampère laureate in the Mechanical and Computer Sciences section.

Alain Prette was interviewed by journalist Isabelle Auzias at the Springtech Industrie event.

Alain Prette will be taking part in the Springtech Industrie event organized by Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.

The paper titled "Kastor: Fine-tuned Small Language Models for Shape-based Active Relation Extraction" has been accepted at The Extended Semantic Web Conference 2025.

Interview of Carole Deumié, Director of Centrale Méditerranée

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!

The 3IA Côte d'Azur is proud to participate in the "Choose France for Science" program launched by President Emmanuel Macron, featuring the AI Faculty initiative.

The NeuroMod Institute is looking for a temporary replacement of its head of office.

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

What happens when you bring together students, alumni, young researchers, and ocean professionals from across the globe… for 24 hours straight? As part of UNOC 2025, we are organizing an official online side event like no other: a 24-hour live relay, following the sun across all time zones.

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.

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.

Welcome to Université Côte d'Azur! Find out about the facilities we have put in place to welcome you in the best possible conditions, so that your new academic year at the University is a success.

With the start of the 2025 academic year just around the corner, Université Côte d'Azur is mobilizing its teams to provide enhanced support for new students and ensure their successful integration into its courses. From administrative welcome to campus discovery, the establishment is putting in place a series of structuring and innovative measures, reflecting its commitment to student success.

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.

At a time when the success of undergraduates is a key issue for higher education, Université Côte d'Azur is innovating with the Student Passport, an innovative system designed to welcome, understand and support new students from the moment they arrive at university.

Take part in an augmented reality walk to "make the invisible visible". Located between the Jardin de la Bourgade and the miroir d'eau, this unique tour highlights the work of local researchers.

On Friday, July 11, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur and the Délégation Militaire Départementale (DMD) des Alpes-Maritimes signed a partnership agreement on the Valrose campus in Nice, with the aim of developing synergies between academia and the Ministry of the Armed Forces.

Don't miss the new Fast and Curious video with Marcel Deckert and Philippe Gual, researchers at the Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (Université Côte d'Azur, Inserm).

Discover the portrait of Andréa CHIAVASSA, astrophysicist CNRS, member of the Lagrange Laboratory (Université Côte d'Azur, OCA, CNRS, LAGRANGE).

The former French President was the guest of honor at the Université Côte d'Azur for a unique conference on the exercise of presidential power, closing an international symposium dedicated to this theme. Watch the exclusive video interview with François Hollande on the occasion of this conference and his message to the entire university community.

The Sciences et Recherches Participatives (SRP) Summer School was held on July 3 and 4, 2025 at the Valrose Campus in Nice, to share the diversity of practices and encourage exchanges between disciplines.

Thursday, July 03, 2025 saw the launch of the partnership chair, Patrimoine Arômes, Parfums et Cosmétiques en Pays de Grasse, at the Musée International de la Parfumerie.

As a postdoctoral fellow at the Institut de Chimie de Nice, Anna Lesiak took part in one of the world's most prestigious scientific gatherings: the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 2025. For almost a week on the shores of Lake Constance, Anna was able to exchange ideas with Nobel Prize winners. She shares with us her experience, marked by conferences, exceptional encounters and unforgettable moments.

On July 8, 2025, a ground-breaking conference was held in Brussels, entitled "Europe-Africa scientific diplomacy: what contribution can the world's leading university network make?

From June 17 to 20, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur hosted the 11ᵉ edition of the International Workshop on UI GreenMetric (IWGM), organized in partnership with Universitas Indonesia.

Are you joining Université Côte d'Azur in September? To help you make the transition to higher education as smoothly as possible, we've put together a list of useful resources to help you prepare for the start of the new academic year: administrative procedures, digital tools, pre-entry dates, webinars and the complete "Student Passport" guide.

Meet Giorgio KRSTULOVIC, CNRS researcher, member of the LAGRANGE Laboratory (Université Côte d'Azur, OCA, CNRS)

Meet Marco DELBO, researcher, member of the LAGRANGE Laboratory (Université Côte d'Azur, OCA, CNRS).

Imagine being able to do everything in less than fifteen minutes from home: go to school, work, do your shopping or relax in a park. It's the "quarter-hour city".

The 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, published on June 19, 2025 by the British company Quacquarelli Symonds, confirms the progression of Université Côte d'Azur on the international scene. Once again this year, 35 French universities feature in the world rankings, 13 of which have improved - among them, Université Côte d'Azur has strengthened its position in several strategic indicators.

On the occasion of the 24th edition of the "Les Entrepreneuriales" trade show organized by UPE06, Optimiste Business magazine is devoting a double-page spread in its "Collector 10 years" edition to Université Côte d'Azur, a major player in higher education, research and innovation in the region for 60 years.

This agreement, signed during the UNOC3 diplomatic discussions, strengthens cooperation between the two universities in terms of student and researcher mobility, and announces the launch of several research programs.

This Manifesto is addressed to all the scientific players present at the "Ocean Rise" congress, and to all those who wish to support the approach.

The Department of International Development and Europe (DDIE) organized International Digital Week, an unmissable event dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and collaboration around digital transformation and technological innovation. The program included conferences, workshops and networking events bringing together experts, academic and administrative staff from a wide range of partner universities.

On Thursday June 19, 2025, the Fabron campus hosted the first graduation ceremony for the "Secrétaire Général de Mairie" course offered by IUT Nice Côte d'Azur.

The 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) was held in Nice from June 9 to 13, 2025. It was preceded by three official events between June 3 and 8. Université Côte d'Azur was present in diplomatic forums, during scientific exchanges, with civil society and on its campuses, providing a strong scientific voice to shape the future of the ocean.

Did you know? The deep ocean, between 200 and 11,000 meters below the surface, remains one of the most mysterious environments on our planet. This silent, dark world alone accounts for 97% of ocean volume. Yet it plays a crucial role in climate regulation, storing heat and CO₂.

What if Nematostella one day pushed back the limits of human aging?

On June 5 and 6, the Institut Méditerranéen du Risque, de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (IMREDD) hosted "ONE HEALTH: Well-Being and Sustainability in the Blue Economy", a major international event in the context of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans 2025 (UNOC 2025).

Innov&Sea provides a technological solution for companies wishing to estimate the impact of their activities on marine ecosystems.

On land, measuring your speed and position is easy! In the car, all you need is an odometer. On a bike, you can calculate your speed using your wheel. But underwater, it's a different story: no GPS, expensive sensors, vision limited to a few meters in the water...

Discover the stories of Camille Boucaud, Florina Jacob and Lionel Pourchier, three alumni of the MARRES program, each illustrating in a unique way how science, community involvement and innovation can contribute to marine conservation.

Immerse yourself in the past of the Mediterranean seas through a unique exhibition and discover how marine ecosystems have evolved over time. Visit the Terra Amata Museum of Prehistory until September 29, 2025, for the "Prehistory at the Beach" exhibition!

On June 7, Université Côte d'Azur took part in the World Summit of the Coalition of Coastal Cities and Regions, held in Nice in conjunction with UNOC3. Over 1,200 participants, including 200 representatives of coastal cities and regions from around the world, gathered to affirm a common desire: to strengthen the adaptation of coastal territories to rising sea levels and the effects of climate change.

A marine protected area (MPA) is a maritime zone where certain activities are restricted or prohibited to protect biodiversity. It's like a nature reserve, but at sea.

Our oceans are subject to numerous environmental pressures, mainly due to human activities that have an impact on marine ecosystems. Among the emerging pollutants: lithium.

The first International Forum of Marine Universities was held on June 7, 2025 in Nice, as a prelude to UNOC 3. Organized as a follow-up to the One Ocean Science Congress and dedicated to cutting-edge ocean research, the event brought together marine universities from every continent.

On June 10, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur had the pleasure of welcoming a high-level Canadian delegation to the UNOC (United Nations Ocean Conference), for a morning of exchanges focused on innovation and international cooperation in the sustainable use of the oceans.

Protecting the oceans and regulating their use are key international concerns. Université Côte d'Azur's Master 2 in Law of the Sea and Maritime Activities prepares future experts in maritime law, at the crossroads of legal, environmental and economic issues.

On Tuesday June 3, Kilian Bürgi had the fantastic opportunity to present his doctoral research project CleverFish or AI in the service of marine conservation at UNOC3.

On June 3, 2025, as part of the UNOC (United Nations Ocean Conference), the IdEx Innovation Program of Université Côte d'Azur took part in a round table organized by Pépite PACA-Est, at the Pavillon Région Sud / Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in the La Baleine public area.

From June 2 to 13, 2025, the city of Nice will host the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), co-organized by France and Costa Rica. On this occasion, Université Côte d'Azur's commitment is illustrated on many levels, first and foremost through its academic and student community.

At a time when the whole world is meeting at UNOC 2025 (June 09-13, 2025) to rethink the future of the ocean, the MSc MARRES is already shaking things up by training professionals capable of taking concrete action for the ocean of tomorrow.

In a Europe that upholds science and research as core values, designating May 13th as European Doctoral Day would affirm the importance of doctoral education, doctoral candidates and PhD holders for Europe as a whole.

Has the University made an impression on you? Mark its history! To mark the University's 60th anniversary, we'd like to highlight the voices of those who have written its history, day after day, class after class.

To mark Europe Day, Université Côte d'Azur is highlighting its European commitment through its active participation in the Ulysseus Alliance, of which it has been a founding member since 2020. This strategic partnership illustrates the growing international dimension of the University, which is fully contributing to building the inclusive, sustainable and innovative European university of the future.

Supporting Université Côte d'Azur is much more than a tax commitment. It's a concrete way to train your future employees, strengthen educational innovation and contribute to the development of your region.

This second issue explores the theme of the ocean through research carried out at our university. You'll find articles on climate, marine biodiversity, underwater robots, culture and territory.

The creation of France's 25th Faculty of Pharmacy, scheduled to open at the start of the 2025 academic year, marks a turning point in the structuring of the Côte d'Azur's healthcare training offering. The decree establishing the pharmacy department was published in the Bulletin officiel on May 1, 2025.

Université Côte d'Azur and Université Laval (ULaval) strengthened their privileged partnership at their institutional meeting in Quebec City on April 24 and 25.

The partnership with SKEMA Business School has been strengthened with the launch of an academic chair dedicated to access to healthcare and prevention. Approved by the French Initiative d'Excellence (IdEx), this chair aims to analyze the determinants of health and combat health inequalities in France, by providing concrete, sustainable solutions through a union-based approach.

On Thursday April 24, we had the pleasure of organizing a special Networking Afterwork at the Gare du Sud - Méditerranéo in Nice. Discover the pictures of this evening!

On April 22 and 23, 2025, the University of Ottawa hosted the annual Presidential Summit of the U7+ Alliance. A high point marked by the exceptional mobilization of 36 presidents of member universities to reflect together on the major global challenges facing universities and society.

Université Côte d'Azur, in partnership with Givaudan, Onepoint and CHU de Nice, has developed an application and kit to improve olfactory rehabilitation for people whose sense of smell has been affected by Covid-19 in particular. Unique in this field, the performance of this new solution has been validated by a clinical study.

David Cronenberg returns to cinemas on April 30, 2025 with "Les Linceuls", starring Diane Kruger and Vincent Cassel. A new film that raises the question of the recurring narrative pattern in the director's work.

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

Are there asteroids orbiting the Earth that pose a danger to us? How can we prepare for a possible collision with the Earth? Can an asteroid be diverted from its trajectory? Why study asteroids?

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 !

At its meeting on Thursday July 17, 2025, the Board of Directors of Université Côte d'Azur approved the signature of a framework association agreement with ISART Digital, a leading school in the fields of video games, 3D animation and sound design. This agreement marks ISART Digital's entry into the Université Côte d'Azur community of associate institutions.

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.