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Beef has not had the last word

… meat is on trial. With the end of COP26, certain experts recommend limiting the production of red meat, favouring … work by French and British researchers, some of which are from the laboratory Sciences for the Action and … that mean we should give up beef? The team of researchers from the SADAPT laboratory and their colleagues are not so …

Published on: Thu 06/01/2022 - 17:03

François Robinet: Shedding light on the links between media discourse, republican institutions and political crises in Africa

… discourse is a vehicle for extremist messaging when it comes to the work of French parliamentarians. “Since then, I … particular, he was interested in conflicts that took place from 1990 to 2000, including the Rwandan genocide. The … I didn’t necessarily have access until then. I learnt a lot from them.” Papers from the event were released by ‘Les …

Published on: Fri 18/02/2022 - 10:56

Stefan Haar: Pushing the boundaries of discrete event dynamic systems

… and Inria), and Deputy Director of Research at the Computer Sciences Graduate School at Université … he defended in 1997, about the behaviour of Petri nets from a binary relation perspective. This involved analysing … needed to model these processes. “By detaching timestamps from erroneous events, this theory made it possible to go …

Published on: Thu 05/05/2022 - 15:16

Claire Thomas-Junius: Studying metabolism to customise sports coaching

… muscle fibres. “It’s still my area of research, which goes from male and female physiology to cellular and molecular … in sports that need constant effort or those with intervals from around 30 seconds to seven minutes, such as long … Pyruvate is then converted into lactate, which is more commonly known as lactic acid, or is used by the oxidative …

Published on: Wed 25/05/2022 - 09:54

Franck Courchamp: understanding the impact of human activities on biodiversity

… scientists in his field, as well as being an outstanding communicator. Describing himself as a hyperactive … the impact of climate change on biodiversity there. “I came from a background in fundamental ecology and the study of … also resulted in him receiving a prestigious silver medal from CNRS in 2011.   Monitoring invasive ant species Another …

Published on: Fri 29/07/2022 - 12:24

Marie Gernigon: understanding and optimising physical performance for all

… Gernigon is a lecturer at Université Paris-Saclay, at the Complexity, Innovation, Motor Skills and Sports Activities … Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, UK). From 2008 to 2011, she was a research assistant, deepening … obtained at Université de Montpellier, and on her return from England, she joined the University Hospital Centre …

Published on: Fri 25/11/2022 - 18:51

Aurélie Gentils: Optimising materials with nuclear applications

… words that characterise its research. "What they have in common is the study of materials subjected to effects such … end, Aurélie Gentils uses model materials, which are free from impurities. "We form hypotheses with respect to the … supervising interns and PhD candidates (she obtained her Accreditation to Supervise Research - HDR in French - in …

Published on: Fri 23/06/2023 - 14:49

Claire de March: the discovery of the experimental structure of an olfactory receptor

… Research Claire de March excelled in chemistry right from secondary school. Ignoring advice to take a certificate … she was accepted into a professional Master's programme and completed a work-study programme with the Bel group, working … to computational chemistry during her thesis, carried out from 2012 to 2015 at Université de Nice. "I didn't touch a …

Published on: Fri 15/03/2024 - 17:11

Philippe Langella: a brilliant career marked by major discoveries on probiotics and intestinal microbiota

… Food, and Environment (INRAE) and Leader of the Commensals and Probiotics-Host Interactions (ProbiHôte) team … he continued his research on lactic acid bacteria and, from 1994, led a team dedicated to this field. In 2005, he … approach allowed him to explore the effects of bacteria, from test tube to digestive tract. He embarked on studying …

Published on: Fri 12/04/2024 - 10:42

Kęstutis Česnavičius, tackling mathematical conjectures

… The researcher's taste for problem solving stems from his years at secondary school in Lithuania. "At the … me about mathematical research: the fact of starting from what we know and looking for a way to get where we want … University, Germany. He then moved to the USA, where he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of …

Published on: Fri 03/05/2024 - 17:22

Incorporating quantum science into the corporate world

… October 2023, Université Paris-Saclay hosted an event for company directors from across the Essonne department at ENS Paris-Saclay, in … had the chance to learn more about two quantum start-ups from the Paris-Saclay area: Quandela , developed by the …

Published on: Thu 26/10/2023 - 08:36

Jacqueline Bloch: Light! Physics in action

… which means they can be used to simulate physical systems composed of interacting particles.” Unexpected creations … which is very educational for students.” Researchers from various fields use these systems as a platform for … French Académie des Sciences The renown of this work comes from “the wide range of physics problems we study, thanks to …

Published on: Fri 24/04/2020 - 08:41