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A researcher at the Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering (LMGC) in Montpellier, Katerina Ioannidou was awarded the CNRS Bronze Medal in 2024 for her work in statistical physics on porous concrete. Her research contributes to the development of materials capable of storing energy and sequestering carbon.

Joan Guàrdia i Olmo, who was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Montpellier, is a professor of behavioral science methodology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Barcelona (UB). Since 2020, he has also served as the university’s rector. He is committed to promoting a Europe of education and research based on shared values.

As the lead researcher on a long-term study of chickadees, Anne Charmantier is interested in how these passerines are adapting to climate change and the urban environment. A research director in evolutionary ecology at CEFE, she is the 2024 CNRS Silver Medalist.

An advocate for green and responsible chemistry, Professor Philippe Dubois is an internationally renowned researcher in chemistry and materials science, particularly for his cutting-edge research on bioplastics. These innovative processes have led to numerous patented industrial applications, highlighting the essential role of chemistry in the ecological transition. As President and Rector of the University of Mons (UMons), located in French-speaking Belgium, he places equal importance on his institution’s international reputation and the well-being of its students, faculty, and researchers. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier on January 31, 2024.

A remarkable individual was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier in late December 2023. A leading Serbian scholar deeply committed to advancing research in her field of expertise, Milena Dragićević Šešić has helped develop cultural policy studies around the world, notably through the UNESCO Chair she has held since 2004.

During his fall 2023 residency in Montpellier through theUM MAK’IT (Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions) program, ecologist Jean-Paul Metzger, a professor at the University of São Paulo, continued his research—which bridges ecology and quality of life—in collaboration with his French counterparts.

With the NEMESIS project, mathematician Daniele Di Pietro has just secured €7.8 million in ERC Synergy funding. His goal: to overcome current technological barriers in the numerical simulation of complex physical problems. This is a major achievement for Alexandre Grothendieck, director of the Montpellier institute, who recounts his journey in this discipline—one he never set out to pursue.

Paul Antonio, a paleomagnetism researcher at the Montpellier Geosciences Laboratory, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) grant for proposing a new experimental method to refine the dating of the Earth’s inner core.

Oriol Amat is a professor of economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, where he also served as rector. He is considered an expert in financial accounting, management accounting, and corporate fraud. On September 20, the University of Montpellier was pleased to award him an honorary doctorate.

Erika Burioli is studying cancer cells capable of spreading into the environment and infecting foreign organisms. The researcher at the Host-Pathogen-Environment Interactions (IHPE) laboratory was awarded a European Research Council (ERC) grant in September 2023 to continue her work on bivalves.

With her young team specializing in inflammatory immune mechanisms at the Montpellier Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), Nadine Laguette has achieved one success after another. Over the past ten years, she has made several key discoveries and secured no fewer than three prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants. In late 2022, she received the cancer research award from the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation of the Institut de France.  

A world-renowned researcher in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), Michel Bouvier has contributed to numerous fundamental and therapeutic discoveries regarding these proteins, which are the targets of more than 30% of the drugs on the market. Many researchers from Montpellier were trained by the professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier.