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Through the Amarok Observatory, Professor Olivier Torrès has dedicated his research to improving the health of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders. His career has been recognized twice: with the Julien Marchesnay Prize in 2024 and with his appointment as a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2025.

Step 1: Dial 15 (ambulance) or 18 (fire department) The 114 emergency number (available only in France) allows deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to contact emergency services (ambulance, fire department, police) IMPORTANT: Provide emergency responders with the address of the accident or incident a phone number where you can be reached the victim’s condition do not hang up first guide the emergency responders upon their arrival ⚠ If there is an ongoing risk, protect the victim and yourself from further accidents. STEP 2: While waiting for emergency services, call a first-aider at your site or your site’s safety control center. List of first-aiders at your site: refer to the notices posted on your site. List of Safety Control Centers: TRIOLET Site: 04 67 14 30 00 RICHTER Site: 04 34 43 24 19 Contact the guard booths only if the Safety Control Center is closed:   Building B Gatehouse: 04 64 46 20 00 Building C Gatehouse: 04 34 43 24 44 Building D Gatehouse: 04 34 43 23 33 Building E Gatehouse: 04 34 43 21 92 Saint Priest: 04 67 14 99 00 Downtown Campus: President’s Office: 04 34 43 31 30 Biology Institute: 04 34 43 34 00 Botanical Institute: 04 99 23 21 80 REMINDER: From a landline at the UM, you must dial 0 before dialing external numbers. Heart attack In the event of a heart attack, the University of Montpellier has defibrillators located at various sites. Map of defibrillators on UM campuses Minor medical issues The 15 can refer you to the Preventive Medicine Service (SCMPPS) for minor medical issues. SCMPPS branches at the Montpellier and Nîmes campuses Final step: accident reporting procedure For University of Montpellier staff Any work stoppage related to a work-related accident must be reported to your supervisor within 48 hours. You have 15 days to compile the work-related accident report by following the procedure. Report the accident in the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) logbook available in each work unit. For students enrolled at the University of Montpellier You have 48 hours to file your accident report.

Mircea Sofonea is an epidemiologist at the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections (PCCEI) laboratory. While his field has only become widely known since the COVID-19 pandemic, for him it has been a calling for many years. A portrait of a researcher who stays the course.