
With outdoor learning, schools are taking a new approach to environmental issues
Content type: The Conversation
Published on: September 27 , 2022
What if we held class outdoors? In the aftermath of the first lockdown, as part of…

"The research landscape is rapidly changing"
Content type: Article
Published on: September 27 , 2022
On August 30 and 31, the University of Montpellier hosted the annual conference of…

Preparing today’s vineyards for tomorrow
Content type: LUM Magazine
Published on: September 25 , 2022
Through the Vinid’Occ initiative, the Occitanie region is supporting varietal innovation for…

Montpellier Institute of Data Science (ISDM)
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Drawing on the university’s outstanding academic resources in data management and utilization, the ISDM aims to promote responsible data management and provide support to facilitate and strengthen the use of data science. Label: Service Unit (US) Primary Administrative Unit: UM WEBSITE

Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics (LIRMM)
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https://youtu.be/YV19PcazyAk Le Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM) est une Unité Mixte de Recherche de l’Université de Montpellier (UM) et du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Le laboratoire a un partenariat avec Inria, l’Université Paul Valéry de Montpellier (UPV) et l’Université de Perpignan (UPVD). Ses activités de recherche le positionnent pleinement au cœur des Sciences et Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication et des Systèmes. Elles sont menées au sein de 3 départements scientifiques et de 22 équipes de recherche et concernent l’Informatique (algorithmique et complexité, intelligence artificielle, science des données, génie logiciel, recherche opérationnelle, etc.), la Robotique (robotique pour l’industrie du futur, robotique humanoïde et interactions homme-robot, robotique d’exploration sous-marine et robotique chirurgicale et dispositifs médicaux) et la Microélectronique (modélisation, conception, test, fiabilité, sécurité et efficacité énergétique de systèmes électroniques intégrés complexes). Le LIRMM accueille plus de 400 personnes, incluant des enseignants-chercheurs et chercheurs, doctorants et post-doctorants ainsi que des personnels IT et BIATS. Label : Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR)Tutelles principales : CNRS, UMTutelles secondaires : INRIA, UPVD, UPVMPôle de recherche : Mathématiques, Informatique, Physique et SystèmesÉcole doctorale : Information, Structures, SystèmesPortail HAL : publications de la structure SITE WEB

Space Observation, Models, and Related Science (Space-Dev)
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The UMR ESPACE-DEV conducts research on the spatial dynamics that characterize eco-socio-systems. Its objectives focus on defining indicators of these dynamics: biogeophysical processes, societal changes, risks associated with emerging diseases based on environmental parameters, and territorial changes and vulnerability to global shifts. To this end, it develops methodologies in spatial remote sensing and knowledge integration. Label: Joint Research Unit Research UMR)Primary affiliations: IRD, University of Réunion, University of French Guiana, University of the Antilles, University of New Caledonia, University of Perpignan-VillarelSecondary affiliation: UMPResearch cluster: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, and SystemsDoctoral schools: Information, Structures, Systems; Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth, WaterHAL Portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Laboratory for Innovation, Communication, and Markets (LICeM)
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The LICeM brings together faculty members and researchers who are deeply engaged in the field of innovation, particularly in economic law. The unit, composed of legal scholars, focuses its research on two areas related to innovation in relation to the law. The first area aims to identify and understand, in light of new market offerings and behaviors, what legal innovations are being created. The second area, meanwhile, seeks to analyze the legal framework governing innovative products resulting from digital technologies. The team’s research serves as an important foundation for the courses it offers at the Master’s and University Diploma levels: consumer affairs, distribution and competition; intellectual and digital property; and food. Label: UR_UM213Primary affiliation: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Between ethics and the law, who should regulate artificial intelligence systems?
Content type: The Conversation
Published on: September 23 , 2022
We’ve all started to realize that the rapid development of AI was really going to…

Private Law Laboratory (LDP)
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The Private Law Laboratory at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in Montpellier brings together Professors in a cross-disciplinary approach to private law. Currently, three research areas are being pursued in parallel: vulnerable individuals; real property; and payment. These areas enable Laboratory members and external contributors to come together around various research themes and to use a cross-disciplinary approach to address their research topics in a complementary manner. Label: UR_UM207Primary supervising institution: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Edmond Meynial Institute of Legal History (IHD)
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The Institute of Legal History focuses on eight research areas: history of criminal law; history of legal procedure; history of colonial law; history of commercial law; history of legal and political thought; Roman law; sources of Southern law; sources of legal scholarship. Label: UR_UM206Primary supervisory body: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit

Institute for European Human Rights Law (IDEDH)
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The Institute of European Human Rights Law contributes to the creation, dissemination, and promotion of knowledge in the field of European law and fundamental rights. Its objective is to study how the protection of human rights is structured and evolving within the European space, based on both the European Convention on Human Rights and developments in European Union law, including interactions with domestic laws. Label: UR_UM205Primary supervising unit: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Montpellier School of Labor Law (EDSM)
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The EDSM’s general research focus is on collective bargaining. Following the fundamental reforms of recent years, the specific aim is to assess the social innovation brought about by collective bargaining agreements and conventions.It also involves, more specifically, examining the topic of small businesses, seeking to assess the suitability (or unsuitability) of labor law for small businesses. A central thread throughout is the issue of (collective) bargaining in very small enterprises.In addition to this general theme, the unit has taken on a second research topic focusing on occupational health (quality of life at work, social security, CSR). Label: UR_UM204Primary affiliation: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Montpellier Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences Team (EDPFM)
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The Montpellier Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences Team (EDPFM) conducts individual and collaborative research in three main areas: Criminal justice, criminal policy, and criminal procedure: all developments in criminal justice and criminal trials in the 21st century; Forensic medicine, criminalistics, and forensic sciences: forensic sciences—and, in particular, forensic medicine—encompass science-based analytical methods to support investigators’ work; age determination, life sciences, and thanatology; Criminal Liability of Corporations and Decision-Makers: Criminal Law in Public and Private Affairs. Label: UR_UM212Primary Supervising Unit: UMResearch Cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral School: Law and Political ScienceHAL Portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Montpellier Center for Administrative Research and Studies (CREAM)
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The Montpellier Center for Administrative Research and Studies (CREAM) is a center that brings together Professors at the University of Montpellier Professors in the fields of French and European administrative law. CREAM’s research areas: Area 1 – Public Business Law: public economic law, regulatory law, and public contract law, in their national and European dimensions. Area 2 – Environment and Heritage: environmental law, administrative property law, urban planning law, heritage and cultural law. Area 3 – Litigation: administrative litigation law, European Union litigation law. Area 4 – Institutions: civil service law, local government law, Administrative institutions, European institutions, constitutional law. Area 5 – Finance/Taxation: national, local, and European public finance law, tax law. Label: UR_UM203Primary supervising unit: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Center for Comparative Constitutional and Political Studies and Research (CERCOP)
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CERCOP is a research group whose research focuses on examining what has come to be known, since the development of constitutional justice and the sophistication of human rights protection techniques, as “new constitutional law.” The first area is dedicated to the study and analysis of constitutional litigation and its implications for the democratic balance of political systems. The second addresses the study of constitutional law in light of state theory and the philosophy of law. The third is devoted to the epistemology of comparative law and the comparative analysis of constitutional systems around the world.The fourth focuses on “punitive constitutional law” and constitutional jurisprudence regarding rights and freedoms. Label: UR_UM202Primary supervising institution: UMResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: publications of the unit WEBSITE

Center for Political and Social Studies: Environment, Health, and Territories (CEPEL)
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CEPEL operates within the academic fields of political science and sociology. The Public Health sector has gradually expanded, largely due to unsolicited requests from hospital practitioners seeking to focus their research on the humanities and social sciences. CEPEL’s evolution aligns with the scientific strategies of its sponsoring bodies (UM/CNRS) and addresses themes specific to the Montpellier site (feeding – caring – protecting), while maintaining its historical expertise in the fields of public policy and comparative studies. Label: Joint Research Unit Research UMR)Main sponsoring bodies: CNRS, UMPResearch cluster: Social Sciences – SSOCDoctoral school: Law and Political ScienceHAL portal: the unit’s publications WEBSITE