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In preparation for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and as part of the SCIENCE AZUR project, recently awarded the Science Avec et Pour la Société (SAPS) label by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, we're delighted to invite you to a virtual event! On February 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., join us for a live chat with inspiring women scientists. -
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Jeune Morty, a Franco-Ivorian artist who blends coupé-décalé and hip-hop, is establishing himself as a new voice in rap thanks to his introspective and innovative style. He will be performing on Thursday, January 22 at 7 p.m. at the Gare Croisette (Cannes). Admission is free for students with reservations, and shuttle buses will be available between Nice and Cannes. -
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2025 was an intense, rich, and deeply collective year. A year of encounters, shared knowledge, innovation, and commitment. Discover the 2025 retrospectives in video format. -
- Education
On European Data Protection Day on January 28, Université Côte d’Azur is highlighting two forward-looking programs dedicated to governance, compliance, and personal data protection—skills that are essential in today's digital transformation: the Master's in Algorithmic Law and Data Governance and the University Diploma in DPO – Digital Compliance. -
- Sustainable Development
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Faced with the climate emergency, Université Côte d'Azur is committed to a low-carbon strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through the Act'Sup step-by-step approach. -
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How to learn effectively and memorize for the long term: in this episode of INTERVALLE, Émilie Gerbier, a psychology professor and researcher at the BCL laboratory (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS), breaks down the mechanisms of memory and the learning strategies that really work. -
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Éric Gilson, University Professor and Hospital Practitioner, and Frédéric Cappa, University Professor, will join the Academy of Sciences, an institution that brings together the leading figures in scientific research, in 2026. These appointments reflect the excellence and international influence of the research carried out at Université Côte d'Azur. -
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How does the brain encode memories of fear... and, more importantly, how can it attenuate them? In INSIGHTS magazine, Bianca Silva, a researcher at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (IPMC), sheds new light on the mechanisms of traumatic memory. -
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In a study published in Current Biology, Bruno Hudry's team (Valrose Biology Institute) shows that dosage compensation, a mechanism that balances the expression of X chromosome genes, is essential for the survival of respiratory stem cells in Drosophila flies. This work, published in December 2025 in Current Biology, reveals the first cellular defects explaining the effects induced by X chromosome monosomy. -
- Staff life
On Friday, December 12, 2025, the university community gathered at the Théâtre du Grand Château on the Valrose Campus for an emotional ceremony filled with recognition. The event honored staff members who had recently been appointed to the Order of Academic Palms, one of the most prestigious civilian distinctions in France. -
- Staff life
- Sustainable Development
The university is rolling out an experimental pilot site on the de-impermeabilization of a parking lot surface for sustainable rainwater management. -
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It's a box office hit. Intermarché's film, "Le Mal-Aimé" (The Unloved), has been viewed a billion times in just a few days. How can we explain this unexpected success for a campaign that is 100% Made in France? -
- Institutional
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Université Côte d’Azur held a press conference at the St Jean d'Angély campus to present the future health campus, a major project aimed at strengthening education, research, and innovation in health in the Alpes-Maritimes region. -
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In 2025, Université Côte d'Azur registered seven projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC), one of the most competitive research support schemes in the world. These results testify to the international scope of the work carried out by our researchers and the diversity of the fields of excellence represented: environmental sciences, biology, physics, computer science, humanities and social sciences. -
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This new edition of the Prix d'Excellence took place on Thursday December 11, 2025 at the Théâtre du Château de Valrose in the presence of the 73 winners, their families and the Université Côte d'Azur community. -
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Following on from its launch at the SophIA Summit last November, a first event of the PUI MED'INNOV Digital Network dedicated to Digital Health took place on December 11, 2025, at the Inria Center at Université Côte d'Azur. -
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From her early student commitments at the Université Côte d'Azur to her leadership of a vast Citizens' Convention at the CESE (Conseil économique et social et environnemental) on the subject of children's rhythms, Kenza Occansey has built a career in which commitment, participatory democracy and service to the community form a common thread. -
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Why does the sky change color? How does artificial intelligence work? What do we know today about the living world, the environment or our brains?Faced with these questions that affect us all, the Université Côte d'Azur and the Côte d'Azur's research establishments, in partnership with Nice-Matin, are launching Science Azur, a new participative section that gives a voice to those who like to understand the world. -
- University life
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The University recorded a significant increase in the apprenticeship tax and maintained a solid level of work-study contracts, despite the unfavorable national context. These results testify to the commitment of our teams and the work carried out with our partner companies. -
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Rediscover the episode dedicated to the 1956 Amorgos earthquake with researcher Frédérique Leclerc, as the region experienced new tremors earlier this year. -
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Université Côte d'Azur strengthens its commitment to digital inclusion by partnering for the first time with the Emmaüs Connect association. On December 4, 20 refurbished computer kits were handed out to students in precarious social and digital situations, identified by the University's social workers. -
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Université Côte d'Azur is an active participant in the European Erasmus+ CULT (Culture and Technology) project. Coordinated by the University of Camerino in Italy, this two-year project begins in 2025 and is co-financed by the European Commission's Erasmus+ program. -
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A partnership agreement was signed on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 between Université Côte d'Azur, represented by its President, Prof. Jeanick Brisswalter, and the Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Prof. Eva Mouial Bassilana, and the Grasse Judicial Court, represented by its President, Françoise Decottignies, and the Public Prosecutor, Eric Camous. -
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On Tuesday December 02, a ceremony was held to award the "HandiManagement" label to some thirty students in the MIAGE 3 Bachelor's degree program, at the end of a training program lasting several weeks and delivered by Companieros on their own time. -
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- Culture
Discover the first video in our series dedicated to debunking scientific fake news! You've probably heard it said that there's no gravity in space... But it's completely untrue! Find out why in this video! -
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On Tuesday December 2, the Pasteur Campus (UFR Médecine) hosted the first official opening of the Pharmacy Department of the Faculty of Medicine/Health, recently installed on the campus. -
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The disciplinary rankings of Shanghai (GRAS 2025) and Leiden (CWTS 2025) once again confirm the quality of research carried out at Université Côte d'Azur. The institution stands out in many disciplines, both in France and internationally. -
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Université Côte d'Azur and the Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants (CJD) Nice officially signed a partnership agreement on November 27, 2025 on the Valrose campus, aimed at bringing the academic and business worlds closer together, in the service of students' professional integration and the development of entrepreneurship in the region. -
- Research
A team from the INPHYNI laboratory has participated in an international study that deciphers how microscopic rearrangements - the movement of individual bubbles in a foam - determine the overall mechanical response of the material. This work, published in Nature Communications in October, opens up new perspectives for understanding and modeling soft and amorphous materials. -
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Throughout these two weeks, the "Science For Climate Action" Pavilion in Belém was a unique space for sharing and disseminating knowledge, bringing together scientists, journalists, philanthropists, decision-makers and members of civil society. -
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On Thursday, November 06, at the Chateau Theater on the Valrose campus, the seniors of the "Sur les bancs de la Fac" program returned to school, and the previous class received their honorary certificates. -
- Institutional
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The exceptional Isba building on the Domaine de Valrose (Nice) is now the focus of a major campaign: Université Côte d'Azur and the Fondation du Patrimoine are launching a donation campaign to preserve this unique architectural treasure. -
- University life
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The Prix Pépite Méditerranée 2025 once again brought together a community committed to student entrepreneurship. Since 2013, this event has been highlighting the innovative initiatives of the young talents supported by Pépite Méditerranée. -
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Nucleate France UniCA, the accelerator program supported by Université Côte d'Azur, confirms its pioneering position in supporting scientific entrepreneurship. -
- Sustainable Development
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Université Côte d’Azur was represented by a master’s student and a PhD candidate at the international climate negotiations simulation organized by the School of Advanced International Studies at Université Laval (Canada) from October 27 to 31, 2025. -
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Join the Continuing Education team from Université Côte d'Azur at the Salon Emploi, Formation, Entreprises to ask all your questions about continuing education and VAE. -
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On Tuesday November 04, Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azura, welcomed Laurent Hottiaux, Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, to the Château de Valrose for a moment of exchange and sharing around common ambitions. -
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On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, over 350 guests gathered for the Soirée Privilège to mark the 60th anniversary of Université Côte d'Azur - a moment of recognition and mobilization for the future of research, teaching and innovation in our region. -
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Diana Sebbar and Serena Villata are the new directors of the 3IA Côte d'Azur. Created in 2019 and awarded the IA-cluster label in 2024, the 3IA Côte d'Azur is a cluster of excellence in artificial intelligence research and training led by Université Côte d'Azur. It brings together the region's major academic, scientific and economic players to develop an innovative and influential AI ecosystem with national and international reach. -
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To mark World Philosophy Day on November 20, (re)discover the views of Mélanie Plouviez, researcher at the Centre de Recherches en Histoire des Idées (CRHI) - Université Côte d'Azur, through an article in Intervalle magazine. -
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A new meeting of Engagement Center partners took place on October 07 on the Saint Jean d'Angély campus. Around twenty associations and local authorities (Afev, Ville de Nice, Nice Plogging, Article 1, Banque alimentaire 06, etc.) were present to discuss the program and improve the student experience. -
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Université Côte d'Azur, with the support of its Excellence Initiative, is stepping up its commitment to the fight against climate change with the third edition of En Route pour la COP Climat. From October to December 10, 2025, the student and academic community will be mobilizing through a series of events on campus, while a University delegation travels to Belém to represent science on the international stage. -
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Are you currently studying for a Bachelor's degree (Licence 3) and planning to study for a Master's next year? Or perhaps you'd like to switch to another master's program? Find out more about the Mon Master 2026 campaign and prepare for your future entry into a Master's program! -
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The Créathon Scientifique is back on January 23 and 24, 2026, at the Musée National du Sport, in partnership with Museomix Azur. The aim? Imagine concrete ways of talking about science in a different way: games, interactive installations, objects to handle, immersive experiences... anything is possible. -
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Océane Tournière, a post-doctoral researcher in embryology and developmental biology at the Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), is one of 34 young female researchers to win the France 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO Young Talent Award for Women in Science. Created in 2007, this program aims to encourage the participation of women in scientific careers by supporting outstanding PhD and post-doctoral students each year. -
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As part of World Diabetes Day on November 14, discover the research work of Jennifer Jager, Inserm researcher at the Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (Université Côte d'Azur, INSERM, CNRS), dedicated to understanding the molecular mechanisms behind obesity and type 2 diabetes. -
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Discover the portrait of Jacques Barik, CNRS researcher, member of the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM). -
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Students from five continents who are studying here today are sending a birthday message to Université Côte d’Azur in their native languages. -
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The Eye-Onic project joins the winners of the Call for Start-Up Deeptech Projects supported by the Innovation Program of the Université Côte d'Azur's Initiative d'Excellence (IdEx). -
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On Monday October 20, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur and Inserm signed a new gender diversity agreement on the Valrose campus in Nice, in the presence of Didier Samuel, President and CEO of Inserm, and Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur. The signing took place during the visit of an Inserm delegation to the Nice campus. -
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On Tuesday October 14, the Université Côte d'Azur's Mission Handicap welcomed the Club des employeurs conventionnés du Fonds pour l'insertion des personnes handicapées dans la Fonction publique (FIPHFP) to the Grand Château on the Valrose campus for a day on the theme of "Recruitment". -
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Discover the portrait of Sebastian Fernandez, CNRS researcher, member of the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM). -
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With the development of digital tools, are we losing this sense of direction that is forged during the first years of life? -
- Institutional
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From October 13 to 17, Université Côte d’Azur welcomed a delegation from Denis Sassou N’Guesso University (UDSN) in Brazzaville, a pan-African institution of excellence specializing in international scientific and technological research. -
- Science and society
The third issue of Université Côte d'Azur's scientific mediation magazine INTERVALLE has just been published! -
- International
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Registration is now open for the Summer School “Systems Thinking and Innovation for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and for Healthy Ageing in the WHO European Region,” organized by WHO/Europe, Université Côte d’Azur, and Ulysseus European University. -
- Knowledge transfer - Industry
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The Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation MED'INNOV officially launched its Marine Network on October 16 at the Hôtel Le Saint Paul in Nice, on the occasion of the annual seminar of the Institut Fédératif de Recherche Ressources Marines (IFR MARRES) of the Université Côte d'Azur. -
- Innovation
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ExAdEx-Innov, a startup supported by Université Côte d'Azur's IdEx Innovation Program, was present at the L'Oréal Innovation Village during WC13 in Rio. -
- Institutional
- Health
- Student life
To coincide with mental health information weeks, Université Côte d'Azur is launching a new prevention tool: the Student Mental Health Barometer. Designed by the Centre de Santé Universitaire, in partnership with all those involved in the Conseil Local en Santé Mentale de la Ville de Nice, this tool aims to raise awareness, encourage listening and referral to the help resources available on campus. -
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Université Côte d'Azur extends its warmest congratulations to Peter Howitt, Philippe Aghion and Joel Mokyr, winners of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2025. This prestigious award recognizes their work, which has profoundly renewed our understanding of the mechanisms of innovation-driven economic growth. -
- Staff life
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This recognition took place at the ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of the FIPHFP (Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique), on September 25 in Marseille. -
- Research
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On October 10, at the Théâtre du Grand Château de Valrose, Université Côte d'Azur officially welcomed its new class of doctoral students during a day dedicated to their integration and the discovery of the resources available to them throughout their career. -
- International
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From October 6 to 11, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur's Faculty of Medicine will be hosting the DiWA conference. Organized by the RETINES laboratory, this is the first European conference dedicated to digital health in France. -
- Education
EFELIA Côte d'Azur, the French School of Artificial Intelligence, is funding several scholarship programs for students wishing to develop their understanding of artificial intelligence. Three schemes are proposed for the year 2025-2026. -
- Research
On September 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission brought back 121.6g of samples from the asteroid Bennu, a veritable witness to the origins of the solar system. Their analyses, published in Nature Geoscience on August 22 and September 11, 2025, reveal the key role of fluids in its evolution. This research involved an international team, including the Lagrange and CRHEA laboratories of Université Côte d'Azur and CNRS. -
- Knowledge transfer - Industry
Université Côte d'Azur and its Fondation invite their academic, economic and institutional partners to an exclusive evening celebrating academic excellence and its essential role in competitiveness and economic development. A unique event at the heart of IMREDD to celebrate the synergy between scientific innovation, entrepreneurship and social commitment. -
- Health
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Université Côte d'Azur has made health and well-being a priority area of action, with the launch of the "UniCA promotrice de santé durable" project. This ambitious initiative aims to bring about a lasting transformation in university life by placing health at the heart of the institution's policies and practices. -
- Sustainable Development
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In an ambitious move to revolutionize water management, the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolitan area, its Water and Sanitation Authority, Xylem, world leader in digital water technologies and services, the IMREDD and the Université Côte d'Azur's Géoazur laboratory have launched the "Agir et Innover pour l'Eau" project. Combining field expertise, digital innovation and university partnership to support a more sustainable future for water management in the metropolitan area. -
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Every first Wednesday of the month, Université Côte d'Azur organizes "les rendez-vous de Valrose", guided tours of the Valrose park, enabling the general public to discover this remarkable site. -
- Sustainable Development
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Université Côte d'Azur and Enedis signed an agreement on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, on the Valrose Campus in Nice, to set up a collective solar energy self-consumption loop linking three of its Nice campuses: the Trotabas campus, the Carlone campus and the Fabron campus. -
- International
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The conference provided a dynamic framework for sharing knowledge, innovations and best practices, stimulating international and interdisciplinary exchanges within the Ulysseus ecosystem. -
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The course is offered online via Moodle in the form of an escape game, and is one of the compulsory cross-disciplinary skills for all undergraduates at Université Côte d'Azur. -
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Starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, a brand-new degree will open its doors: the DIU "Communication, Médias et Cancer" ("Communication, Media and Cancer") run by Université Côte d'Azur, in collaboration with several French universities (Sorbonne Paris Nord, Clermont Auvergne, Montpellier and Lyon 1). -
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Université Côte d'Azur's Institut méditerranéen du risque de l'environnement et du développement durable (IMREDD) was awarded one of three prestigious prizes at the "La Nuit de l'Immo" evening, organized by Club Immobilier Côte d'Azur (CICA) on September 18, 2025 at the Palais des Congrès in Grasse, in the presence of Jérôme Viaud, Mayor of Grasse. -
- International
- Student life
With the start of the new academic year, Université Côte d'Azur is reaffirming its commitment to its international students through a range of measures designed to facilitate their integration. This approach illustrates the extent to which the international dimension is at the heart of our university's identity. -
- Innovation
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The SophI.A summit returns for its 8th edition from November 19 to 21, 2025 in Sophia Antipolis. The program has already been published, and registrations to attend the event are now open. -
- University life
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Thursday September 11, 2025 was a symbolic day for the Université Côte d'Azur, which organized its first official academic year. -
- Education
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- Student life
Discover the key projects for the 2025-2026 academic year, presented at the back-to-school press conference held on September 11, 2025 on the Valrose campus. -
- Science and society
From October 3 to 13, 2025 in the Alpes-Maritimes: come and take part in the 34th Fête de la Science -
- IDEX
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- Knowledge transfer - Industry
French start-up Roca Therapeutics announces that its drug candidate RCT002 has received orphan drug designation (ODD) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of radiation maculopathy, now recognized as a disease in its own right. -
- University life
Classified as a historic monument since 1991 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Valrose ISBA now benefits from the support of the Heritage Lottery. -
- Innovation
- Knowledge transfer - Industry
- IDEX
Start-up Pearcode has reached a major milestone by winning the Tech for Future 2025 prize, organized by La Tribune. -
- Research
- Science and society
How do certain sounds disrupt our attention and health at work? Édith Galy, a researcher at LAPCOS, reveals the effects of noise in open spaces and solutions for dealing with them. -
- IDEX
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- Knowledge transfer - Industry
French startup DareWin Evolution, backed by the Université Côte d'Azur's Initiative d'Excellence (IdEx), has been selected as one of seven innovative companies in the second round of Big Idea Ventures' Global Food Innovation (GFIF II) investment fund. -
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With a view to hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the French Alps in 2030 and in Salt Lake City (Utah) in 2034, Université Côte d'Azur, through its Initiative d'Excellence, and the University of Utah have set up a mirror research program. -
- Institutional
Université Côte d'Azur has decided to move away from its experimental status and become a Grand Établissement. This change of status validates the modern and innovative transformation undertaken by Université Côte d'Azur since 2020. -
- Employment
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Do you want to become a "doctoral student expert” in European research project-writing?Submit your application to the call for expressions of interest to “Doctoral expertise mission to support European projects in Research Units"! -
- Science and society
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It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming International Symposium on Thermodynamics of Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2024), that will be held in Nice, France, from June 10th to 13th, 2024. -
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The CNRS Medal for Innovation in 2023, the Prize of Excellence 2022 awarded by Université Côte d'Azur and the iPhD prize in 2021, these are just a few of the many awards Marc Antonini has won for his research that has led to major technological innovations, notably in the field of data storage on synthetic DNA. Find out more about this disruptive innovation, which recently led to start up of the PEARCODE company. -
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It is intended to present recent results and new ideas in the field of synthetic and medicinal chemistry, both at the academic and industrial levels. The FJS allows confronting the scientific and cultural approaches of both countries in addressing the complex and multiple issues and problems of modern chemistry in interaction with other research areas. -
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The Ulysseus European University will support you throughout the application process for the MSCA Fost-doctoral Grant ! -
- Education
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On Thursday September 11, 2025, Université Côte d'Azur celebrated the signing of two major agreements on the Valrose campus, in the presence of Jeanick Brisswalter, President of Université Côte d'Azur, Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, Karin Houpillart and Xavier Rousselle, Director and Principal of ISART Digital, alongside students from the new pharmacy department and ISART pupils. -
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Université Côte d’Azur and École Polytechnique de Thiès (Senegal) co-organized a three-day international symposium in Senegal entitled “Remote sensing applied to mapping the status and dynamics of West African mangroves: towards an end to the controversies?”
