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Standing for Freedom – Portraits of exiled scientists

… 21 November. International-Europe Research Science and society The exhibition The exhibition, Poser pour la Liberté / … with the support of the PAUSE programme and the Open Society Foundation. In three years, 51 portraits of exiled … to exile. A catalogue was produced by the magazine Hommes et migrations, containing most of the portraits and numerous …

Published on: Mon 23/10/2023 - 15:04

Aurélien de la Torre is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant

… grants. A total of €678 million in funding will be shared between 328 winning scientists, including Aurélien de la … centres”. This is the main message of F. Lovering et al. in their seminal article “Escape from Flatland” … recommendation (more stereogenic centres 4 ) was largely unmet due to the lack of efficient methods for the …

Published on: Tue 17/12/2024 - 10:14

Kfé EFE, Water sports and gender in PE: The case of sailing and surfing

… success. The qualitative analysis, combining interviews and ethnographic observations, highlights the socialization … the impact of gender and social class as these factors determine the production and/or maintenance of inequalities. … domination characterizes the gendered social relationships between young people in the distribution of surfing waves and …

Published on: Tue 06/02/2024 - 19:07

Algorithms and the human brain (L'Edition #12)

… (Article from  L'Edition N°12 - march 2020 )   Statistical methods inspired by machine learning are becoming … information systems can analyse large quantities of data, detect common patterns and learn from examples as well as … by neurological disorders – for the purpose of developing methods that will optimise clinical validation. “The …

Published on: Tue 09/06/2020 - 10:06

When the mix changes

… Paris-Saclay, who are providing predictive models and methodologies to support these changes.  A carbon-neutral mix … energy when there is no wind) in order to continue to meet the country’s energy needs. “As we still have an ‘electricity whenever we want’ mindset, we need systems which respond to that demand,” says …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 13:39

James Webb Space Telescope: when astrophysicists see (infra)red

… Telescope (JWST) is the latest in a 25-year collaboration between the US (NASA), European (ESA) and Canadian (CSA) … Space Telescope, which was launched in 2003 and has completed its mission, and with which the JWST also shares the … the interstellar dust and gas from which new stars and planetary systems form. It also makes it easier to observe …

Published on: Thu 16/12/2021 - 11:36

Jean-Yves Le Gall elected Chair of Université Paris-Saclay’s Strategic Advisory Board

… of France’s national space agency, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) until April 2021, was unanimously … Jean-Yves Le Gall was President of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French national space agency. … the "Space Circle" at the French think-tank CEPS (Centre d’Etude et de Prospective Stratégique). He chairs Medef …

Published on: Mon 21/06/2021 - 14:26

Science for All: putting secondary school students at the heart of research

… school students at the heart of research Science and society As part of the operation ‘Science for All’, from 29 … for Science Initiation and Awareness (Maison d'initiation et de sensibilisation aux sciences – MISS), giving them an introduction to the debates surrounding science in society. They were also able to visit an exhibition organised by …

Published on: Wed 08/12/2021 - 15:33

A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet!

… A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet! A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet! Until 7 August, the Cité des Sciences will host Banquet, a fun science exhibition on the many delights of …

Published on: Wed 16/02/2022 - 14:47

Canada-France Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation

… French universities at the first strategic council meeting of the Canada-France Joint Committee on Science, … collaborations and partnerships in research and education between French and Canadian universities. … French universities at the first strategic council meeting of the Canada-France Joint Committee on Science, …

Published on: Sat 06/05/2023 - 10:00

Reaction to France’s new Immigration bill

… at the end of the parliamentary debates, we strongly regret the bill’s current version, which is an attack on the … of our academic community.  Furthermore, introducing a blanket increase in tuition fees for non-EU students, without exception, will have a detrimental effect on the number, geographic origin and …

Published on: Wed 20/12/2023 - 13:52

Thomas Pesquet live from space on 17 June

… Thomas Pesquet live from space on 17 June Thomas Pesquet live from space on 17 June   Don’t miss out on the chance to follow a live conversation between Thomas Pesquet and local secondary school and …

Published on: Mon 19/04/2021 - 23:05