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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 … for music a two- to three-year professional programme designed to prepare them for the largely unknown profession … of education over two to three years The DUMI has been designed to be as comprehensive as possible, to provide the …

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

Will language be deciphered by new technologies?

… the neural activity of 30,000 resting British individuals, together with genomic data, and made them available … A model such as this (BERT or GPT-2, for example), which is designed to mimic human linguistic performance to a greater … team (ILES) at Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Digital Sciences (LISN - Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupélec, …

Published on: Thu 21/07/2022 - 10:53

The unknown inner workings that control our genes

… all the genetic information (or genome) of an individual. This molecule is organised into functional units, the … recipes. Like a constantly active kitchen brigade, multitudes of molecules are busy in both the nucleus and the … grant, Moussa Benhamed’s team, from the Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2 – Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS, …

Published on: Thu 23/02/2023 - 16:58

Concrete research for improved understanding of cement

… materials in the world – billions of tons of it are produced every year, emitting a huge amount of CO2 into the … know how it works! ,” points out Ivan Palaia, a recent graduated PhD from LPTMS. This enigma still remains a major … reactions, as well as physical processes involving the products of these reactions,” explains the young researcher, …

Published on: Tue 31/08/2021 - 13:51

SARS-CoV-2: Predicting spike mutations using geometry

… the cell. Robert Penner, a mathematician at the ‘Institut des hautes études scientifiques’ (IHES) and a specialist in combinatorial … variants of concern of the virus.   H-bonds hinder the introduction of mutations The majority of amino acids modified by …

Published on: Fri 25/02/2022 - 10:07

Dalida, a system for reporting violence, harassment and discrimination at the university

… d'Alerte Inclusion - Diversité Accueillant ). Besides the name change, the overhaul also marks a step forward … the victim again, particularly in urgent cases, where describing the facts in legal terms requires crucial … university's Student Health Services (SSE) or the Maison des Femmes (Women House).  In addition to the advisory …

Published on: Mon 07/07/2025 - 16:30

A better understanding of urban microclimates: a challenge to cope with climate change in cities

… This figure will continue to rise over the coming decades, with the number of city dwellers set to almost double … areas.  While urban areas have a decisive impact on the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs) – accounting for 75% of … team from the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Sciences (LSCE - Univ. Paris-Saclay/UVSQ/CNRS/French …

Published on: Wed 02/07/2025 - 14:34

Viruses: potential genetic vectors for transfer between species

… transferred from generation to generation via reproduction. This is referred to as vertical transmission. … to their mode of horizontal transmission: group 1 includes those that use “copy and paste” mode and group 2 … of their activity since the enzyme responsible for transporting them does not recognise this state. Over time, …

Published on: Mon 14/12/2020 - 10:30

Patricia Bouyer-Decitre: making safety-critical software more reliable through mathematics

… of formal methods and director of the “Laboratoire méthodes formelles” (Formal methods laboratory) - LMF (Université … - LSV (Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS). “During this period, I formed very strong friendships and … all her work since the beginning of her career.   Great strides ahead thanks to an ERC research grant That same year she …

Published on: Fri 23/04/2021 - 09:08

Valérie Camel: analytical methods for health security

… and a researcher at the SayFood Laboratory (Food & Bioproduct Engineering / Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, … day, alongside carrying out research with the team at Génie des produits (Product engineering, GéPro) in the SayFood … new area attracts nearly a hundred students a year.”     A desire to contribute to communities Valérie Camel’s …

Published on: Fri 28/05/2021 - 15:13

Genetic origin of a rare form of Cushing’s syndrome finally identified

… Cushing’s syndrome finally identified Research The macronodular adrenal hyperplasia form of Cushing’s syndrome is a … from the pituitary and adrenal glands. The researcher describes the main endogenous causes of Cushing's syndrome … from the pituitary and adrenal glands. The researcher describes the main endogenous causes of Cushing's syndrome …

Published on: Thu 02/12/2021 - 17:38

Rémi Métivier: The beauty of molecules

… important. In just 15 minutes, we can spontaneously schedule meetings at the CEA or with our synthetic chemist … community. In 2014, he obtained his ‘Habilitation à diriger des recherches’ (authorisation to direct the research of … community. In 2014, he obtained his ‘Habilitation à diriger des recherches’ (authorisation to direct the research of …

Published on: Fri 14/01/2022 - 14:18