
The University of Montpellier is accelerating its energy transition with solar power installations
Published on: March 23 , 2026

“Donner des Elles à l’UM”: A Month of March Dedicated to Gender Equality at the University of Montpellier
Published on: March 3 , 2026

Science at UM [S05-ep14]: When the Tardigrade Shares Its Superpowers
Published on: April 2 , 2026

The Nîmes University Institute of Technology is going green!
Published on: July 28 , 2018
Launched in 2010, the SMVE (Electric Vehicle Drive Solutions) platform from…

Hospitals: When Healthcare Workers Come Up With Their Own Solutions to Their Own Struggles
Published on: July 16 , 2018
Suicides among nurses, mass resignations by emergency room doctors at their wits’ end, strikes…

Music in the Crosshairs of Industrial Conglomerates
Published on: July 12 , 2018
The French music industry is being shaken up by the unprecedented entry of industrial conglomerates,…

Did the Romans hunt whales in the Mediterranean?
Published on: July 11 , 2018
Commercial whaling, which until now was thought to have begun with the…

Geology students, high school students… Let’s all go to Iceland!
Published on: June 21 , 2018
Students in the master’s programs in “Earth Dynamics and Natural Hazards” and…

Science Makes Its Way into the World of Soccer
Published on: June 20 , 2018
Soccer is a fast-paced game: on average, soccer players cover 8 to 12 km…

In France, mosquitoes also transmit the Usutu virus
Published on: June 18 , 2018
The events took place two years ago, but scientists have only just discovered…

Nadège Nziza, a finalist on “My Thesis in 180 Seconds”
Published on: June 14 , 2018
A resident of Montpellier by choice, Nadège Nziza is a doctoral student in pathophysiology at the University of Montpellier…

UM, ranked second among French universities in the latest INPI rankings
Published on: June 13 , 2018
The University of Montpellier ranks second among French universities in the latest rankings of…

A “gay game”: everyday homophobia and imposed heterosexuality
Published on: June 12 , 2018
Do you know how many professional soccer players around the world are openly gay? And how did they…

The Secrets of Tardigrades: The Cosmic Pokémon
Published on: June 8 , 2018
They are clawed and mythically beautiful. Tardigrades, microscopic invertebrates with…

The effectiveness of marine reserves is compromised by human proximity
Published on: June 8 , 2018
The ecological benefits of marine reserves located near human settlements are…

A French “Windrush”? What France Has Done to Its Overseas Populations
Published on: June 7 , 2018
The “Windrush” scandal continues to make headlines in the United Kingdom. The…

Ticks and the bacteria they carry: a dangerous combination
Published on: June 6 , 2018
Ticks get a bad rap, and that reputation is often well deserved. These creatures…

Polytech, an engineering school at the university
Published on: June 5 , 2018
Backed by a national network, the engineering school focuses on a selective admissions process, with…

Humans and Their Environment
Published on: May 31 , 2018
Our planet is fragile: this new awareness is shaping the 21st century.…