An Evening in the Garden Focusing on the University of Montpellier’s Scientific Culture and Historical Heritage

[Press Release] - Published on September 4, 2023 in the Press Room

As it does every year,UM its traditional evening event at the Jardin on Monday, September 11, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m., to present a new season of events focused on scientific culture and historical heritage. Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier; Agnès Fichard-Carroll, Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Life; Isabelle Parrot, Vice President for Science-Society Relations, and Thierry Lavabre-Bertrand, Vice President for Historical Heritage and Director of the Jardin des Plantes, will be in attendance at this event.

Several upcoming events!

From September through December atUM, there will be many events to attend, which will be presented in detail during the evening event at the Jardin des Plantes on September 11.

• Exhibition “Street Sciences: A Greener City!” presented by the University of Montpellier, May 24–October 19, 2023, at the Jardin des Plantes in Montpellier;

• European Heritage Days on September 15 and 16, 2023;

• Exhibition “Science in Pictures: Life Is Beautiful!” as part of the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the Montpellier Ressources Imagerie (MRI) technology platform, September 28–October 31, 2023, at the Jardin des Plantes in Montpellier;

• Night of Science: An invitation to explore research across all scientific fields on September 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Emile Zola Central Media Library in Montpellier;

• “+/- 1.5°” exhibition, in partnership with ESBA-MOCO, September 30–October 11, 2023, Tuesday through Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Orangerie in the Jardin des Plantes, Montpellier;

• ^{The 32nd} Science Festival 2023, with the theme “Sports and Science,” will take place from October 6 to 16, 2023, featuring the opening of the Science Village at the Faculty of Education and a special opening of the Veyrassi University Sports Center on October 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;

• Exhibition “Prototypes: From Experimentation to Innovation,” October 3 through December 30 at the Capendu Media Library (Aude), in partnership with the University of Toulouse (PATSTEC initiative);

• The^6th edition of Sud de sciences, the science film festival organized by the University of Montpellier and its partners, will take place from November 29 to December 3, 2023, in collaboration with the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole public library network.

Keywords: Scientific Culture, Heritage, University