HEADLINES
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- Culture
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March 17, 2026Good news for music lovers: Jazz à Valrose is expanding and, for the first time, will be a three-day festival. From June 4 to 6, 2026, the grounds of the Château de Valrose will be transformed into an open-air stage to celebrate jazz in all its forms.
INSTITUTIONAL
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- Institutional
March 17, 2026At its meeting on March 16, 2026, the Board of Trustees of Université Côte d’Azur adopted a resolution condemning the institution’s chronic underfunding and calling on the government to make a sustained investment in higher education and research. -
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March 16, 2026Université Côte d’Azur has been included in the Nature Index, an international benchmark that measures scientific contributions published in 145 leading journals in the natural and health sciences. It ranks 12th in France in the “Academic” category, confirming the international visibility of its research.
PARTNERSHIP
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- Institutional
- Innovation
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March 16, 2026The World AI Cannes Festival 2026 was inaugurated on February 12, in the presence of Anne Le Hénanff, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology, alongside the region's leading institutional and economic players. On this occasion, the minister made an official visit to the stand of the Institut 3IA Côte d'Azur, supported by Université Côte d'Azur. -
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- Knowledge transfer - Industry
March 18, 2026On March 9, 2026, Université Côte d’Azur, through its Foundation, will launch Le Cercle, an initiative designed to bring together—in a deliberately exclusive and demanding setting—business leaders, academics, patrons, and institutional stakeholders around a common goal: to strengthen the strategic dialogue between knowledge, innovation, and action in order to amplify the collective’s impact on the region. - XR2C2 Artistic Research Residency 2026 – International CallMarch 16, 2026The XR2C2 Center (eXtended Reality Research and Creation Center) of Université Côte d’Azur launches its call for applications for the 2026 XR Research and Creation Residency.
FOCUS: CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
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- IDEX
- Innovation
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March 16, 2026Film, extended reality, dance, visual arts, video games… The cultural and creative industries (CCI) are reinventing themselves in the digital age and becoming a prime testing ground for research and innovation. The fourth issue of the INSIGHTS magazine from Université Côte d'Azur’s IdEx features a special section dedicated to these rapidly evolving sectors. -
- Education
March 16, 2026On March 10, the College of Art and Design Schools at Université Côte d’Azur convened at the Valrose campus to bring together the heads of the university’s art schools and engage in a collective discussion on potential directions for an action plan for 2026. -
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March 16, 2026Come (re)discover Nice’s museums through an offbeat, innovative, and daring program from March 6, 2026, to March 29, 2026, presented as part of this cultural festival organized by students in the EMIC Master’s 2 program at Université Côte d’Azur! -
- Student life
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March 19, 2026Watch a video of a poem by Paul Der-Ohanessian, a second-year Information & Communication student at the Carlone campus -
- Culture
- IDEX
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- Campus Life
March 16, 2026From April 27 to 29, 2026, the XR2C2 Center is organizing a three-day conference on the relationship between creativity and AI in collaboration with the University of Montreal (CRIHN), EFELIA, Sic.Lab, and the City of Nice.
EDUCATION
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- Education
- University life
March 16, 2026This charter, which has been widely endorsed by the university’s constituent bodies, sets forth the guidelines adopted by Université Côte d'Azur regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools in teaching and learning. It was adopted by a vote of the university’s Academic Council on January 29, 2026. -
- Education
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- Research
March 17, 2026On March 13, 2026, Université Côte d’Azur brought together its PhD graduates at the Antipolis Convention Center in Antibes Juan-les-Pins for a graduation ceremony—an opportunity to celebrate their academic journey, scientific commitment, and contribution to research. -
- Institutional
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March 17, 2026As part of the Plan Sud Ingénieurs initiative, the Région Sud is awarding a grant of €800,000 to Polytech Nice Sophia, the engineering school of Université Côte d’Azur. Ranked as the top engineering school in the South Region in L’Étudiant’s 2026 rankings, Polytech Nice Sophia thus confirms its leading role in engineering education and its contribution to the region’s scientific and economic development. -
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- Science and society
March 16, 2026On March 5 and 12, EUR LIFE, the Valrose Science Student Union, and the Science & Society Department hosted high school students for Biology Study Immersion Days on the Valrose campus.
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
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- International
- Science and society
March 16, 2026The new scientific journal Ulysseus Young Explorers in Science (UYES) is launching its first call for submissions and invites high school students to submit their research papers and gain their first experience with scientific publication. Submission deadline: April 30, 2026. -
- Culture
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March 19, 2026The ProPhilia Festival returns for its second edition from March 24 to April 1, 2026, in Nice. Concerts, exhibitions, dance performances, lectures, and academic events will highlight this new edition, which is dedicated to the relevance, importance, and diversity of philosophical thought. -
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March 16, 2026Following the success of previous editions, the fourth Printemps des Migrations will take place in Nice from March 16 to April 12, 2026. This festival, which explores issues related to migration and otherness in a festive spirit, will feature artistic performances, screenings, lectures, debates, and gatherings in various neighborhoods throughout the city. -
- Science and society
March 16, 2026The goal of these exhibitions is to introduce the general public to the scientific advancements taking place in the Côte d'Azur region. - Clinical Study on the Well-being of Informal CaregiversMarch 16, 2026Do you regularly care for a loved one who is in a vulnerable situation? Your experience is invaluable. Take part in this study conducted by the IA association, in partnership with the CoBTeK laboratory and students in the Master’s program in Integrative Clinical Psychology and Aging at Université Côte d’Azur.
RESEARCH
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- Research
March 16, 2026In a study published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering in February 2026, Alice Mija, Sandra Olivero, and Véronique Michelet of the Nice Institute of Chemistry developed new, fully bio-based epoxy polymers derived from carvone, a natural compound found in plants and present, in particular, in certain essential oils. -
- Science and society
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March 16, 2026In her book *Lever la tête: The Forbidden Research on the Kurdish Resistance*, Turkish sociologist Pinar Selek reflects on the investigation that turned her life upside down and on the relentless legal persecution she has faced.
