Past events
Fellows seminar - Frontiers in chemistry: "Click" chemistry for polymersomes & Dreaming of "naked" metal dications
This last Fellows seminar of the academic year will present two frontier projects with exciting results in the field of chemistry, followed by drinks (on the roof terrace, if the weather allows) to...[more]
Distinguished Lecture Ben Feringa - The art of building small
The lecture is open to the public and will be given in English; the event is organised in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute (ITI) on the Chemistry of Complex Systems (ITI -...[more]
Fellows seminar - From molecular scales to cellular scales
This seminar will take place at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC) on the Illkirch campus of the University. The IGBMC is one of Europe's leading biomedical research...[more]
USIAS Festival - Looking back, moving forward
Academic research has always been driven by curiosity, imagination, and the courage to ask questions that go beyond the obvious. The University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS)...[more]
Fellows Seminar - Chemical reactions and sustainable recycling
At this joint chemistry seminar, two USIAS projects will be presented. The three fellows involved, all from 2022 and who work in different areas of chemistry, will speak about their findings, and...[more]
Fellows Seminar - The shape of early life: primitive cells, primitive compartments
By Claudia Bonfio, 2022 Fellow (University of Cambridge, UK) How did chemistry give rise to the first cells? Our lab investigates this question by exploring how primitive compartments, both...[more]
Fellows Seminar - "Your limit, your choice": the dynamics of commitment in mountain rescue
By Marie Balas, 2023 Fellow (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies - LinCS, University of Strasbourg, France) In France, mountain rescue is a sovereign right. It is free of charge and...[more]
Barbara Cassin Prize award ceremony
The Barbara Cassin Prize for Research and Translation was established by the Alsace Inter-University House for the Social Sciences and Humanities (MISHA) and the University of Strasbourg Institute...[more]



