The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan, Professor Emeritus of Université Paris-Saclay

Henri Kagan, Professor Emeritus of Université Paris-Saclay, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of nonlinear effects in asymmetric synthesis, work he carried out at the Orsay Institute of Molecular Chemistry and Materials (Université Paris-Saclay/CNRS).

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UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF GLOBAL RESEARCH

Université Paris-Saclay was born from the shared ambition of French universities, grandes écoles and national research organisations. As a leading university in Europe and the world, it covers the fields of science and engineering, life sciences and health, and humanities and social sciences. The university’s science policy closely intertwines research and innovation, incorporating both basic and applied science to tackle major societal challenges.

Education

Organised according to the European LMD scheme, the education offer is rich, interdisciplinary and backed by cutting-edge research. 

Innovative territory

The university is geographically close to R&D centres of major French industrial groups, SMEs (energy, health, technology, aeronautics...) and a very...

International

Paris-Saclay University is open to the world with over 400 international partnerships, member of the CEASER and European University Association...

Campus life

Culture, sports and associative life are very dense, many activities are organized on all the campuses. 

Faculties, university technical institutes, an engineering school, grandes écoles, associate member universities, national research organisations

Université Paris-Saclay coordinates the EUGLOH European University Alliance

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