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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) executives. His career was recognized twice: with the Julien Marchesnay Prize in 2024 and his appointment as a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2025.

Step 1: Dial 15 (SAMU) or 18 (fire department). The 114 emergency number (available only in France) allows deaf and hard-of-hearing people to alert emergency services (SAMU, fire department, police). IMPORTANT: Provide emergency responders with the address of the accident or medical emergency a phone number where you can be reached the victim’s condition do not hang up first guide the responders upon their arrival ⚠ If there is an ongoing risk, protect both the victim and yourself from further injury. STEP 2: While waiting for emergency services, call a first responder at your site or your site’s safety command center. List of first responders at your site: refer to the posted notices 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 stations only if the Safety Control Center is closed:   Building B reception: 04 64 46 20 00 Building C reception: 04 34 43 24 44 Building D reception: 04 34 43 23 33 Building E reception: 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: When calling from a landline at theUM, you must dial 0 before dialing external numbers. Cardiac Emergency In the event of a cardiac emergency, the University of Montpellier has defibrillators located at various sites. Maps of defibrillators at the sites of theUM Minor medical emergencies The 15 may refer you to the Preventive Medicine Service (SCMPPS) for minor medical emergencies. SCMPPS offices at the Montpellier and Nîmes campuses Final step: accident reporting procedure For University of Montpellier staff Any absence from work related to a work-related accident must be reported to your supervisor within 48 hours. You have 15 days to complete the work-related accident report by following the procedure. Report the accident in the Occupational Health and Safety (SST) 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 a very long time. A portrait of a researcher who knows how to stay the course.