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10 December 2019 One of our fellows in the spotlight – Anne Merker
Anne Merker, 2014 USIAS Fellow, was interviewed for the University of Strasbourg’s L’actualité de la recherche (Research news) about her project on the philosopher Nietzsche. The aim of her USIAS...[more]
04 December 2019 New discovery in Egypt by Fellow Frédéric Colin
Three sarcophagi dating from the 18th dynasty have just been discovered by Frédéric Colin and his team during an archaeological dig together with the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO)...[more]
28 November 2019 Video recordings of USIAS Annual Symposium 2019 now available
Alison Wolf and Martin Wolf were the keynote speakers at the Symposium, which took place on 21 November 2019. Alison Wolf Baroness of Dulwich of King's College London, addressed the issue of the...[more]
27 November 2019 CNRS Gold Medal 2019 presented to Thomas Ebbesen by Emmanuel Macron
On the evening of Tuesday 26 November 2019, the CNRS Gold Medal, the highest scientific distinction in France, was presented to Thomas Ebbesen by Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, in the...[more]
14 November 2019 Clément Sanchez appointed as USIAS Chair
Professor Clément Sanchez has been appointed as Associated Chair of Chemistry of Ultradivided Matter in the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), from 2019-2021. Clément...[more]
13 November 2019 Spotlight on Alan Kirman, economist and USIAS fellow
A video interview “Why We Need a Multidisciplinary Economics” with Professor Alan Kirman (2017 USIAS Fellow) has been published on the blog of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Alan...[more]
22 October 2019 Jean-Marie Lehn decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun
Jean-Marie Lehn, 1987 Nobel Prize-winner, USIAS Chair of Chemistry of Complex Systems and Emeritus Professor of the University of Strasbourg, was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class,...[more]
10 October 2019 Two chemistry fellows in the spotlight
Congratulations to Luisa de Cola (2017 USIAS Fellow) receiving the 2019 Izatt‐Christensen Award and to Thomas Hermans (2014 Fellow) for being selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young...[more]
03 July 2019 CNRS Gold Medal 2019 awarded to Thomas Ebbesen, USIAS director
Thomas Ebbesen, director of USIAS, has been awarded the CNRS Gold Medal 2019, one of the most prestigious French scientific awards. His work in nanoscience, which is highly interdisciplinary, covers...[more]
20 June 2019 Call for proposals for 2020 USIAS Fellowships
The call for proposals for 2020 USIAS Fellowships has been launched. USIAS welcomes applications from outstanding advanced researchers as well as promising young scholars from all countries and...[more]
