Science & Society

Libraries and documentation

The University of Montpellier has entrusted its Joint Documentation Service with the task of developing and managing the range of resources and documentation services available to support you throughout your studies and facilitate your success.

Open science

At the end of 2019, the University of Montpellier aligned itself with the national policy for reproducible science. Through this dedicated website, you can find the entire plan implemented by the University, led by the Vice President of Open Science and Data Research made possible by the collaboration between numerous departments and cross-functional divisions.

Research data

The University of Montpellier coordinates several initiatives to support the management and use of research data.The EcoDoR workshop (towards a research data ecosystem) brings together data management experts at the Montpellier site around a one-stop help desk for drafting data management plans (DMPs), depositing datasets on Research Gouv, and getting started with DMP OPIDoR. The Montpellier Institute for Data Science (ISDM) offers massive storage and scientific computing infrastructure for all communities, as well as support services (data clinic, training, events).

Scientific culture

The dissemination of scientific culture involves the transfer of knowledge, techniques, and expertise between science and society. This is one of the missions of universities and a voluntary initiative that mobilizes the University of Montpellier and its scientific community: researchers, Professors, doctoral students, etc.

Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the University of Montpellier

The Research Ethics Committee of the University of Montpellier was officially established on February 8, 2022. Its purpose is to reinforce the measures put in place by the University of Montpellier to promote awareness and application of ethical and professional principles in response to questions raised by scientific advances and their contemporary societal repercussions, regardless of the field of research.

The Research Ethics Committee of the University of Montpellier is responsible for providing ethical advice on research projects and protocols in all scientific fields, particularly those involving human subjects, elements of private life, and data relating to human subjects.