News - University of Bordeaux

03 September — Latest updates [Update 09/03 - 4:00 PM]

All the updated information and latest messages from the President of the University of Bordeaux about the Covid-19 epidemic are available on this page.

02 September — Microplastics: lifelong exposure harms key biological functions in fish

A team of scientists, including researchers from the Bordeaux laboratory EPOC*, studied the toll taken by long-term ingestion of toxic microplastics on growth and reproduction in fish. Published on Au...

Flowstone formation at Cueva de Ardales (Malaga, Andalusia), with traces of red pigment © João Zilhão, ICREA

01 September — Confirmation that Neanderthals painted Andalusia’s Cueva de Ardales

A study conducted by scientists, including Francesco d’Errico from the Pacea laboratory, supports the idea that the color deposits found in the Ardales cave are intentional and date back almost 65,000...

Surfeur équipé d'un kit d'échantillonneurs passifs dans le cadre du projet CURL ©Camdamphotography

20 July — Surfers equipped with sensors to measure chemical pollution in the ocean

This summer sees the start of the CURL project, run jointly by the EPOC laboratory, Ifremer (France’s oceanographic institution) and the Surfrider Foundation Europe association. This original operatio...

Des étudiants lors d'un atelier de sensibilisation sur la plage © Oceani 3

29 June — Ocean i3 dives into the fight against plastic

Ocean i3 is taking up the challenge of fighting plastic pollution in the oceans to help reduce pollution along the Basque-Aquitaine cross-border coastline. We take a look at this inter-disciplinary, m...

BSS African cities in 2030 (May/June 2021)

24 June — The University of Bordeaux and the Ban Ki-moon Centre: preparing the citizens of the future

The University of Bordeaux (UBx) and the Ban Ki-moon Centre (BKMC) have developed a strong partnership since the Honoris Causa degree ceremony of his Excellency Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Un...

Formation de syncytia sur l'épithélium bronchique infecté. SARS-CoV-2 (vert), cellules épithéliales ciliées (magenta), actine (rouge) et noyaux (bleu) © Harald Wodrich - MFP

16 June — Study of the Covid-19 virus: from the patient to the laboratory

Virologists have been closely involved in the battle against Covid-19, especially those from the Bordeaux campus. Read on for an interview with Marie-Édith Lafon and Harald Wodrich, co-leaders of the ...

11 June — Université de Sherbrooke and the University of Bordeaux: 3 years of interdisciplinary collaboration

In 2018, an official framework agreement was signed between the Université de Sherbrooke and the University of Bordeaux. Read on to discover about the ever-expanding interdisciplinary collaboration be...

07 June — The University of Bordeaux holds its place in the Shanghai 2021 thematic ranking

The new edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) was published on May 26th 2021. The University of Bordeaux shows relatively stable results.

07 June — 4 new Graduate Programs launched within the University of Bordeaux

In 2018, the University of Bordeaux created its “Graduate Research School”, in order to coordinate, strengthen and promote doctoral studies along with our partner research organizations. In 2021, the ...