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01 February — Three questions to Dean Lewis, President of the University of Bordeaux

Dean Lewis, aged 56, Professor of electronics, was elected President of the University of Bordeaux by the Executive Board on Monday January 24, 2022. He succeeds Manuel Tunon de Lara, who has headed t...

31 January — Seasonal School ASSETs+

This initiative will develop and prototype training in the fields of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and robotics within several training establishments and higher educatio...

25 January — Dean Lewis elected president of the University of Bordeaux

On the 24th January 2022, the Board of Directors of the University of Bordeaux elected Dean Lewis as president, in the first round of voting by a large majority: 29 votes for out of 35 voters, 5 blank...

24 January — E-book on social inclusion published, available for free access

Two research professors from the Faculty of Psychology have contributed to an educational e-book, “Building Inclusive Societies by Promoting Social Inclusion and Reducing Discrimination: Theories, Res...

Fabien Wagner, lauréat ERC Starting Grant © Arnaud Rodriguez / Bordeaux Neurocampus

10 January — An ERC Starting Grant awarded to Fabien Wagner

On the 10th January, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the list of researchers who have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. Fabien Wagner, a researcher at the University of Bordeaux within t...

Artist's impression of a free-floating planet lost in deep space © University of Bordeaux

05 January — Largest group of free-floating planets found in the Milky Way

A team led by astronomers of the Laboratoire d’astrophysique de Bordeaux has reported the discovery of about 100 free-floating planets roaming in our galaxy. This study published 22 December 2021 in t...

05 January — Bordeaux research shines at the Étoiles de l'Europe awards

On December 2nd, at a ceremony in Paris, Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, announced the 12 winners of the Étoiles de l'Europe awards. Two of the winning projec...

22 December — Looking back on 2021!

In 2021, the University of Bordeaux continued its many actions within the domains of training, research and innovation, as well as for social and environmental transition. All this, throughout the ong...

21 December — Bordeaux International Support (BIS) – UK universities

The exit of the UK from the European Union requires us to adjust the way in which we envisage collaboration with British Universities. In this first phase, the program will be specifically aimed at in...

15 December — University of Bordeaux’s InnovationS project wins “ExcellencES” call for projects

On November 30, 2021, the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frédérique Vidal, announced the 15 winners of the “ExcellencES” call for projects, which aims to support higher educati...