The Occitanie-Est regional final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition: the University of Montpellier in the spotlight
Friday, March 28, 2025 saw the Occitanie-Est regional final of the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" competition, an event organized by the Collège doctoral LR and the Collège doctoral de l'UM to showcase research talent. Jérémy Defrance,1st prize from the jury and public prize, will represent the University of Montpellier when he joins the 16 candidates selected for the national final to be held on June 17, 2025 at La Villette in Paris.
Twenty doctoral students presented their research in just 3 minutes to an enthusiastic and eclectic audience at the Centre Rabelais in Montpellier. The objective? To enable them to present their thesis in just three minutes, using a single slide. A demanding challenge in which clarity, eloquence and pedagogy are essential.
With 13 of the 20 finalists coming from its ranks, including the 3 awarded by the jury and the public, the University of Montpellier stood out, illustrating its scientific influence.
2025 Awards
Prix du Jury and Prix du Public
Jérémy Defrance, Université de Montpellier
École doctorale GAIA, Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive CEFE (UM, UMPV, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Institut Agro, EPHE).
Thesis topic: "Assessing the role of spatio-temporal resource variation on differentiation observed in the great tit Parus major in urban habitat."
2nd Jury Prize
Klara Asselin, University of Montpellier
École doctorale GAIA, UMR Mivegec - Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Écologie Génétique (UM CNRS, INRAE, IRD)
Thesis topic: "Does sexual reproduction limit the vertical transmission of cancers?"
3rd Jury Prize
Sandra Victor, University of Montpellier
I2S doctoral school, Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier - LIRMM (UM, CNRS)
Thesis topic: "Analysis and hybrid computer modeling of human behaviors when interacting with intelligent automated agents."
