Ecological Transition Week
For its very first edition, the University of Montpellier invites you to learn about, explore, and discuss environmental issues during its Week Dedicated to Ecological Transition.
From October 12 to 16, students and staff will be able to take part in a varied program of events, including bike repair workshops, tours of the University of Montpellier Herbarium, exhibitions focused on research, biodiversity, and living organisms, and much more.
A week to gain a better understanding of environmental challenges and discover accessible initiatives and solutions that can be put into practice in everyday life.
The schedule for Ecological Transition Week
October 13 – MDE Richter plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
October 15 – (S)PACE plaza (Triolet campus) from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Triolet Campus, Building 35.
Friday, October 16, 2026, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Montpellier Botanical Garden.
Tour of the University of Montpellier Herbarium
October 13, 2026, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Institute of Botany.
October 16, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Student Union (MDE).
Manufacturing Household Products in English
October 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Student Union (MDE).
October 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Richter Campus – Student Union (MDE), Meeting Room B018.
October 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Student Union (MDE).
October 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Richter Campus – Student Union (MDE), Meeting Room B018.
October 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Richter Campus – Student Union (MDE), Meeting Room B018.
October 14, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Student Union (MDE).
October 13, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Richter Campus, in front of the MDE Richter.
October 15, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Triolet Campus, in front of the MDE Triolet.
October 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Richter Campus – Student Union (MDE), Meeting Room B018.
October 16, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Student Union (MDE).
October 13, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Richter Campus, in front of the MDE Richter.
October 15, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Triolet Campus, in front of the MDE Triolet.
October 13, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Triolet Campus – Science Library, 1st floor, mezzanine training room.
October 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
October 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
October 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Triolet Campus – Science Library, 1st floor, Room C – Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier.
From July 22 to October 30, 2026, Tuesday through Sunday, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. through September 30; from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. starting October 1.
Jardin des Plantes – Boulevard Henri IV – Montpellier.
Things are heating up among scientists
October 12–16, 2026 – Student Center (MDE) – Triolet Campus.
Francis Hallé, the man who drew trees
October 8 through December 13, 2026 – Sciences Library – Lobby – Triolet Campus, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier.
Thematic displays in university libraries on environmental issues and global health
October 5–25, 2026 – Triolet Campus – Science Library; Richter Campus – Law, Economics, and Management Library; and Arnaud de Villeneuve Campus – UPM Medicine Library, Montpellier
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