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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.

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!

Academy 3 ‘Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience’ is delighted to share with you the 2024 edition of the Green Book!

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.

For over a month and a half, second-year MSc RISKS students have been working hard on their Landslides Module : take a look at one of their field trips to Caire Gros, near Saint Dalmas de Valdeblore in southern France's Mercantour Park.

Inaugural seminar of Academy 3 "Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience": a look back at a second successful morning of interdisciplinarity!

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!

Status of the 2022-2027 action plan at end-2023 : 47% of actions completed.

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

Join BoostUrCAreer Doctoriales 2023!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn to create and act on tomorrow's health!

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

Congratulations to the winner, Giulia Rocco!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can find daily reports from our COP29 delegates!

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

Apprenez-en plus sur la COP avec notre délégation !

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

The 2025/2026 campaign, organised by Campus France, is now open!

The Autumn Institute in Artificial Intelligence (IA2) aims to offer a generalist school in artificial intelligence, in order to provide an overview of the different sub-disciplines of artificial intelligence and their main techniques.

Interview

Offer reserved for PhD Students. First come, first served!

Classes for most minors start this Thursday, October 10.

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

A visit funded by the RISE Academy.

First rendez-vous of VOILA! seminar season 2 with Ben Green, University of Michigan School / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy!

Application deadline: 2024, November 18

until Sept 16 (23h00)

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!

Thesis defended on June, 18 2024. Congratulations!

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

Read their enthusiastic feedbacks

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

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

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

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

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

Deadline: Feb, 8th, 23h00

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

Registration for the 2025 edition of the 3IA Research Week for Companies is open until December 18.

Third VOILA! season 2 seminar with Susannah Glickman, Stony Brook University.

All students from L1 to M2 at Université Côte d'Azur are invited to take part in the hackathon, whatever their chosen course of study.

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

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

What legal approaches are needed to regulate total innovations?

Second VOILA! season 2 seminar, in person, with Jack Stilgoe, University College London!SEMINAR CANCELLED

Elena Cabrio, Serena Villata, Greta Damo and Nicolás Benjamín Ocampo win the Outstanding Demo Award 2024, warded by ECAI, for PEACE.

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

Xavier Pennec wins the Prix Ampère de l'électricité de France awarded by the Académie des sciences.

The Institut d'Automne en Intelligence Artificielle (IA2) aims to offer a generalist school in artificial intelligence, providing an overview of the different sub-disciplines of artificial intelligence and their main techniques.

First rendez-vous of VOILA! seminar season 2 with Ben Green, University of Michigan School / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy!

This morning, Vincent Vandewalle, EFELIA-3IA Côte d’Azur Deputy Scientific Director, was invited to speak at the "Technological innovations change the game" round table organized as part of Talent in Tech 2024, in Azur Arena (Antibes).

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!

Labeled as an AI-Cluster, 3IA Côte d’Azur Institute is strengthening its pool of high-ranking researchers.

Nicholas Ayache, Scientific Director of 3IA Côte d'Azur, was invited by the Comité pour l'histoire de l'Inserm to speak at the latest Fondation Singer-Polignac symposium.

Throwback to our graduation ceremony 2024!

With an expanded team, the Center of Modeling, Simulation and Interactions strengthens its support for Université Côte d'Azur’s research projects and fosters the development of new skills.

Thomas Mathieu, audiovisual and multimedia engineer, joined the University Côte d’Azur in September in EFELIA-3IA Côte d’Azur.

Andrea Pellizzeri, training coordinator, joined the University Côte d’Azur in September in EFELIA-3IA Côte d’Azur.

In September, Valrose university campus will host a premier European colloquium on theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics.

"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."

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

Join the 3IA Côte d'Azur, a fast-growing Institute embracing three key areas: research, innovation and training.

"Frédéric Precioso, a lecturer at Université Côte d'Azur and Polytech Nice Sophia, and a researcher in the MAASAI team, a joint venture between Inria, the University and CNRS, talks to us about the major Artificial Intelligence event to be held in the technology park from July 1 to 5: the Deep Learning School."

Join the 3IA Côte d'Azur, a fast-growing Institute embracing three key areas: research, innovation and training.

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

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 2024.

Emilie Banks, AI diversity engineer, joined the University Côte d'Azur in January to contribute to the development of courses and training programs at EFELIA Côte d'Azur.

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

Polytech Nice Sophia, the Polytechnic Engineering School of the Université Côte d'Azur and a member of the Polytech network, is celebrating forty years of engineering training this year. To mark this milestone, a series of events took place throughout the academic year, including a "Soirée Prestige" on the SophiaTech Campus. This special event featured a lecture on innovation by Philippe Boulanger, an alumnus of the school and expert in innovation strategy.

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

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

Mathilde Hugbart et Robin Kaiser are leading a new international research project on the quantum transport of light and cold matter, due to start in 2025.

This conference is the oldest in South America and is strictly dedicated to the study of nonlinear science and statistical mechanics. The workshop has been a fundamental element for the development of the discipline in the region. Through collaboration between researchers from the region and from all continents of the planet and through the exchange of young researchers and students. On this occasion, an extraordinary event will be held in Europe to continue strengthening ties between nonlinear science researchers around the world.The XX workshop will take place at the Institut de Physique de Nice (INPHYNI), October 7-9, Nice, France.

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

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

Three prestigious Prizes awarded to INPHYNI researchers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new range of courses, the widespread introduction of AI training and the development of lifelong learning are the major innovations proposed by Université Côte d'Azur for the new 2024-2025 academic year.

Thanks to UniCA Entreprendre, Université Côte d'Azur stimulates the entrepreneurial spirit of its students and researchers to strengthen its territorial impact and promote professional integration.

Université Côte d'Azur pursues its role in scientific diplomacy by getting involved in international networks and taking part in major world events in the field of climate change.

Université Côte d'Azur attaches great importance to the physical and psychological health of its students, as well as to their well-being, thanks to a number of measures that have been or will be put in place during the new academic year.

Université Côte d'Azur offers social support for students in precarious situations.

Université Côte d'Azur, winner of an AI Cluster and a university innovation cluster, is pursuing an ambitious policy of innovation and research in the service of the territory and society.

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.

The second edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Summer University was held in Nice from July 16 to 19, 2024, with the support of EUR HEALTHY and Ulysseus European University.

The MemBioMed project has been selected by the Erasmus+ program as part of the EMJM 2024 (Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters) call for proposals. This new 2-year international master's program offers a high-quality, fully integrated training program focusing on multidisciplinary research in membrane biology.

The 60th meeting of the subsidiary bodies of the Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Bonn from June 3 to 13, 2024.

A project that's coming to an end, but a device that's only just begun!

For those lucky enough to be at the summer crossroads, this question is undoubtedly a key criterion when choosing a vacation destination. What processes are involved in the creation of a deposit, whether sand or pebbles?

By Decree n°2024-845 published on July 16, 2024, Université Côte d'Azur acquires the status of EPSCP - Grand Etablissement. This change in status validates the modern and innovative transformation undertaken by Université Côte d'Azur since 2020.

Every year, at the start of the summer vacations, hundreds of thousands of youngsters pack their bags (or backpacks) to head off to summer camp.

On July 9, the Université Côte d'Azur, via its IMREDD Institute for Innovation and Partnerships, the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur and the CNRS inaugurated the center of expertise in additive manufacturing (3D printing) at the IMREDD. As part of the "Smart City Innovation Centre", this center pools material and human resources to respond to more diverse and numerous requests, and to support projects aimed at accelerating the region's move towards the industry of the future.

By binding to their receptors, intercellular communication molecules of the TGF-beta family can have agonist or antagonist effects, effects that are essential for the establishment of the dorsal and ventral regions of the embryo. In a paper published in the journal PLOS Biology in June 2024, Thierry Lepage's team at the Institut de Biologie Valrose reveals that, in the case of the antagonistic sea urchin TGF-beta PANDA, this dichotomy is based on the nature of a single amino acid in the interaction domain of the ligand to its receptor.

Researchers from the GEOAZUR laboratory (Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, IRD) and the GEGENAA laboratory at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne published a study in the American Geophysical Union's journal Earth and Space Science in June 2024, highlighting an interaction between fluids and asismic slip in the triggering and maintenance of seismic activity following extreme weather events.

The Institut de Chimie de Nice (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS) has collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop composites made entirely from biobased materials from sustainable sources for the space industry. The cooperative project takes the form of a co-sponsored PhD and post-doctoral research.

From July 1 to 4, 2024, Université Côte d'Azur hosted the Rencontres des Études Africaines (REAF) for the first time. Find out more about this 8th edition in a few figures and images.

Sharing science and research with the Côte d'Azur community is the aim of a project run by the Université Côte d'Azur and its partners, which was awarded the "Science with and for Society (SAPS)" label by the MESR on June 29, 2024. This 3-year label is accompanied by funding of 720,000 euros, and will enable the project to implement scientific mediation initiatives for the public on the Côte d'Azur.

Université Côte d'Azur and the City of Nice signed an agreement on Monday June 24 to involve volunteers in the practical clinical examinations of students in their 6th year of medical studies, in preparation for their internship assignment.

In a paper published in the journal Neuron in June 2024, Dr. Marie's team at the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellualire ( Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS), in collaboration with other national and international researchers, identifies the endogenously secreted protein, called AETA, as an essential modulator of the NMDA receptor. The identification of this new AETA-dependent mechanism promises to be a potential therapeutic target for many brain pathologies associated with NMDA receptor dysfunction.

Researchers at the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC) have succeeded in identifying a "brain signature" in animal models that heralds an epileptic seizure. This has led to the development of a seizure prediction tool that could be of real clinical use to patients in the future. The results of this study will be published in the journal PNAS in June 2024.

Université Côte d'Azur appears for the first time in the THE Impact 2024 ranking published on June 12 by Times Higher Education. This ranking is based on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which came into force on January 1, 2016, and presents the institutions working hardest in this direction.

Would you like to go back to school? Upgrade your career? Université Côte d'Azur's Continuing Education department offers several information meetings throughout the year to help you with your project!

On Thursday June 13, 2024, Université Côte d'Azur, the Fondation Université Côte d'Azur and the Alpes-Maritimes department, in partnership with all the intercommunal bodies, signed a partnership chair on water at the IMREDD. The aim is to gain a better understanding of this vital resource in order to guide actions in the field and experiment with innovative solutions.

From June 30 to July 5, 2024, students from Université Côte d'Azur and Université de Strasbourg will be taking part in the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Launched in 1951, this meeting aims to create a multi-generational, multi-disciplinary and multicultural forum for discussion.

TheEngineRoom, a cutting-edge lab at the University of Genoa, is seeking talented PhD students to conduct research in the fields of Human-Robot Interaction and Artificial Intelligence.

Congratulations to the 5 researchers from Université Côte d'Azur who are part of the Institut Universitaire de France's Class of 2024. Marc Guerrini, Simona Rota Nodari and Jérémy Toulisse are appointed junior members, Serge Audier and Fabrice Raineri senior members for 5 years from October 1, 2024.

Université Côte d'Azur joins France Universités in affirming that universities are the compasses of democracy.

The Fondation Université Côte d'Azur honored students with outstanding achievements at its annual awards ceremony.

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

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

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

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

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

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