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Developing astronomy under Madagascar's starry skies

… workshops, observation sessions, outreach events and educational projects ," she explains. Passionate about … later, the founder, joined by other enthusiasts she had met during a travelling planetarium project, organised her first … with the help of Charles Gassot, a former French film producer and founder of the NGO Écoles du monde (World …

Published on: Fri 18/07/2025 - 15:14

Gender Equality Week 2021: “Does health have a gender?”

… medical treatment and healthcare they receive. Mental loads during lockdown, Toxic Shock Syndrome, gynaecological … be available from 8 March at the University Library, rue du Doyen-Poitou 91405, Orsay cedex (Building 407). See the … 12-1.30pm, ‘The wellbeing of LGBT students in higher education’ (Bien-être des étudiant.e.s LGBT dans …

Published on: Wed 03/03/2021 - 11:27

Claude Noguès - surface chemistry for health

… and the other molecule of interest (the enzyme) is introduced in solution into the biosensor using a microfluidic … follow the formation of the complex and its dissociation during rinsing,” says Claude Noguès. Thanks to this … pure solutions, signal detection was impaired by the introduction of a more complex liquid. The thousands of different …

Published on: Fri 09/04/2021 - 12:17

The LISN - a new digital science laboratory at Paris-Saclay

… Research The “Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des sciences du numérique” (Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Digital … and interactive summary. This greatly simplifies medical education planning and access to information.  Another … language processing. It will be launched soon and is conducted in partnership with the start-up Hugging Face . …

Published on: Thu 22/04/2021 - 10:18

Johanne Cohen and Sophie Rosset: the new directors of the LISN

… created Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des sciences du numérique (Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Digital … in language sciences since she started her university education in 1988. She first attended Université Lumière Lyon … team at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) during a recent international challenge where teams from …

Published on: Thu 29/04/2021 - 10:13

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

… and public debates concerning Franco-African relationships during the Fifth Republic.  In 1994, François Robinet began … discourse in the weakening of our republican institutions during moments of crisis.” He sat the CAPES exam in 1998, … played by the different stakeholders in Rwanda, before and during the genocide. With this in mind, he carried out an …

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

Intertox: predicting breast cancer toxicities

… cancer patients personalised treatment based on their individual characteristics. The goal is to better anticipate the … treatments used, women experience their quality of life reducing in the years which follow. Tiredness, anxiety, weight … well as more subjective information, such as their feelings during this period. “One of the aims of Intertox was to …

Published on: Thu 01/09/2022 - 12:18

CoCaBio: synthesis of bio-based polymers via organocatalysis

… of petrochemistry In the early 20th century, human productivity began to increase exponentially. Demand for … and James Tennant Dickson, and acquired by the American Du Pont de Nemours group in 1945, is a highly sought-after … of synthetic fibres in clothing (60% of current plastic production), but also in plastic bottles and other food …

Published on: Fri 22/09/2023 - 08:56

Aline Lefebvre-Lepot: modelling and simulating granular flows

… which brings together some thirty mathematicians conducting research directly linked to applications, the … in a fluid, how can we limit the grains becoming stuck during their flow?  How fast do they flow? Under what … arise in a wide range of areas of application, from the industrial production of granular materials (such as pastes …

Published on: Wed 24/01/2024 - 09:45

Anne Davaille: at the heart of planetary dynamics

… Mid-Atlantic Rift. Anne Davaille began studying physics, graduating in the late 1980s with an engineering degree from the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI, Paris School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry) and a Master's degree in …

Published on: Fri 11/10/2024 - 08:00

Our inspiring stories No. 2: Alumni astrobiologists and explorers of (extra)terrestrial worlds

… 2023 by Université Paris-Saclay, which aims to introduce the public to figures with particularly inspiring … as they arose. " There isn't really a typical educational route to becoming an exobiologist ," explains … biology project applied to space exploration. After graduating, he began a PhD in molecular and cellular biology at …

Published on: Fri 14/03/2025 - 10:48

Intervening musician: discovering a largely unknown profession on the Orsay campus

… in L'Édition n°26 . Based on the Orsay campus, the Education Centre for Teaching Musicians (CFMI, Centre de … the largely unknown profession of intervening musician. Education Culture Campus life On 8 November 2024, a unique … CFMI ( Centre de Formation de Musiciens Intervenants , or Education Centre for Intervening Musicians) Île-de-France on …

Published on: Tue 25/03/2025 - 15:45