Project funded by Academy 3 in 2025

"FIRST" PROJECTS

Thanks to the "First" call for projects that Academy 3 launched in 2023 in order to support innovative research projects that contribute intensively to one or more of its five priority themes, 5 projects were supported for a total of €31,500.

  • M.-R. Beccia (ICN) : URANOMICS - Uranium Complexation by Marine Macroalgae: Identifying Key Proteins through Proteomics and Spectroscopy
  • A. Bivolaru (GEOAZUR) : ARCHEO-GEORISK - Geoarchaeology of UNESCO wetlands: diachronic analysis of environmental and anthropogenic risks in Venice lagoon and Danube delta
  • M.-C. Dumargne (IPMC) : SNACK - Impact of Ultra-Processed Food Pollutants on Sperm Health
  • F. Jouffray & A. Ribodetti (GEOAZUR) : Q-DELO - Qualité de l'eau à Yaoudé
  • A.-S. Rousseau (IBV) : PLASTIMET - PLASTic Impact on METabolic Health

The "First" call for projects was reopened in September 2025 and supported 4 projects, for a total amount of €26,390.
 
  • G. Carles (PHEN-X) : AUTO-CORAIL - Etude du processus Autophagique chez le Corail 
  • M. Caglioni (ESPACE) : VISUCLIM - Immersive and interactive visualization of the Urban Heat Islands: towards a resilient planning of Nice
  • D. Moreno (ESPACE) : SIBO - Spatial Inequality, Built environment and flOod Exposure
  • L. Bottin (ECOSEAS) : BIOCOAST - Etude exploratoire de l'impact d'une digue côtière sur les communautés benthiques des fonds meubles littoraux

CONSORTIUM PROJECTS

As part of its call for "Consortium" projects aimed at intensifying collaborative and transdisciplinary approaches, Academy 3 has funded 2 large-scale project, for a total amount of €100,000.
 

  • V. Durand (GEOAZUR) : VEGASS - The Aftermath of the 2024 Vanuatu Earthquake: Geophysical Analysis and Social Study
  • M. Mehiri (ICN) : MARVIR - Marine Fungal Virulence and Ecological Resilience in the Mediterranean Sea, Exploring Chemical Mediators 

SCIENTIFIC ANIMATION PROJECTS

As parts of its "Fil de l'eau" dedicated to scientific animations, the Academy has already co-financed 4 events:

  • B. Blanc (IPMC) : fcomplexity4 - Fluids and Complexity 2025
  • M.-Y. Dechraoui Bottein (ECOSEAS) : OneHealth-Med - International Technical Workshop on Environment & Health 
  • C. Den Auwer (ICN) : ECOS Coloquio : Séminaire Franco-Mexicain/Coloquio Mexicano-Francés - X-ray spectroscopy of metals in biology
  • N. Jourdainne (ICN) : PSD ICN 2025 - PhD Students’ Day – Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN) – 2025