Science and Society 4 - University of Montpellier

“One year after Cyclone Chido, the situation in Mayotte remains critical”

Conversation

Published on: December 13 , 2025

Cyclone Chido devastated the French department of Mayotte on December 14, 2024. If…

Science at UM [S05-ep03]: The Decline of Partisan Organizations

Published on: December 11 , 2025

This week on "Science at UM," a in-depth interview to mark the release of…

“An Anthropology of Life” by Perig Pitrou

15 Jan 2026

of Botany – Flahault Lecture Hall (163 Auguste Broussonnet Street, Montpellier) and via videoconference

Film “Promise” and discussion: “A Young Woman’s Battle with Leukemia: Why Share Her Story?”

07 Jan 2026

of Medicine – Historic Building – Anatomy Lecture Hall – 2 Rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 34060 Montpellier

Science at UM [S05-ep02]: Toward Cognitive Virology?

Published on: December 4 , 2025

This week on "Science at UM," Raphaël Gaudin and Jules Bouget from the Research Institute…

A Story About Oysters

10 Dec 2025

St-Priest University – J.J. Moreau Lecture Hall – LMGC Building – Access: Tram Line 1 – Château d'Ô stop, or Bus Line 6 – St-Priest stop

The 8th edition of the “Sud de sciences” festival, December 2–7, 2025: experience science in a whole new way in Montpellier

Press

Published on: November 24 , 2025

The University of Montpellier, the Faculty of Sciences, and the four partner organizations (CIRAD, …

Guillaume Cassabois: Matter in Light

Thanks to groundbreaking research on semiconductor nanostructures—and in particular on the physical properties of boron nitride—physicist Guillaume Cassabois of the Charles Coulomb Laboratory at the University of Marseille has just been awarded the 2025 Jean Ricard Grand Prize by the French Physical Society. While the award recognizes individual achievement, the researcher emphasizes the importance of teamwork throughout his research.