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21 May 2023 Inaugural lectures of the new Paul Ehrlich and Marc Bloch chairs

On 1 June 2023, the inaugural lectures of the newly established USIAS chairs, the Paul Ehrlich Chair (life sciences) and the Marc Bloch Chair (social sciences and humanities), will take place. These...[more]
20 May 2023 Pascal Mayer appointed as USIAS honorary chair

Pascal Mayer, founding director of the company Alphanosos, has been appointed Honorary Chair of the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Strasbourg (USIAS). A biophysicist by training,...[more]
21 April 2023 2023 CNRS Bronze Medal for Amparo Ruiz Carretero

Amparo Ruiz Carretero, a 2020 USIAS Fellow based at the Charles Sadron Institute (ICS) in Strasbourg, has been awarded a 2023 CNRS bronze medal, which is bestowed to promising young researchers in...[more]
03 April 2023 Announcing the 2023 Fellows

This year, the University of Strasbourg’s Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS) welcomes 13 researchers who will embark on their Fellowships in 2023, to work on 12 projects. The new Fellows represent...[more]
30 March 2023 Roméo Ricci: Discovery of a new inflammation-control mechanism

Immunology: discovery of a new inflammation-control mechanism To eliminate any looming dangers, our body creates a frontline defence mechanism, inflammation. In a study published in Nature...[more]
20 March 2023 LELOIR Award and honorary doctorates for Clément Sanchez

On 16 March 2023, Clément Sanchez, who holds a Chair at USIAS, received the 2022 LELOIR Award in the natural sciences, granted by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Argentina...[more]
04 January 2023 Tracking singing insects with Sylvain Hugel

A research scientist at the Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience (INCI) in Strasbourg, the neurobiologist Sylvain Hugel is also passionate about zoology. In a recent interview for the...[more]
09 September 2022 Three new Chair positions at USIAS

USIAS is pleased to announce the establishment of three new chair positions with a duration of two years, for Strasbourg-based researchers who have made an exceptional contribution to their field....[more]
08 September 2022 Kavli Prize 2022 Award Ceremony in Oslo - interview with Jean-Louis Mandel

On Tuesday 6 September, King Harald V of Norway presented the 2022 Kavli Prize award to Jean-Louis Mandel, one of the four laureates in the area of Neuroscience this year. Professor Mandel is a...[more]
06 September 2022 Looking back and looking forward - David Le Breton

After a 50-year career, David Le Breton, USIAS Chair of Anthropology of Contemporary Worlds and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Strasbourg, turns the page. On the...[more]