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2018: International students

The ENS de Lyon has welcomed 110 new international students

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Training through research

ENS de Lyon was ranked 5th of the World's best small universities (THE, 2018)

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Multidisciplinary research

30 research structures and high-tech equipment, from archaeology to quantum physics

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An urban campus in the heart of Europe

The city of Lyon was ranked best student city in France (L’Étudiant, 2018)

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The Diderot Library

More than 1.2 million reference documents and electronic resources

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Vidium: a new start-up hosted at the ENS de Lyon

Vidium was created in December 2018 by Sami Bou Antoun, CEO, and Arnaud Bonnaffoux, CSO and former doctoral student at the Laboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell (LBMC).

Research

The ENS de Lyon is home to numerous research laboratories in the fields of exact sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Research activity at the ENS de Lyon is reflected in the number of publications and citations of its researchers, projects funded by the ERC and Horizon H2020, numerous scientific events, etc.

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The ENS de Lyon committed to HRS4R label application.

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In this nematode species, males are needed for reproduction, but not because of their genes

Publication from LBMC, IBENS and Isyeb in Science on March 15, 2019.

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Impact of the last interglacial climate change on ecosystems and Neanderthals behavior at Baume Moula-Guercy, Ardèche, France

Publication of LGL-TPE at ENS de Lyon and CEPAM in the American Journal of Archaeological Science on February19, 2019.

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In Earth’s Magma Ocean, Carbon Chemistry Got Complicated

Publication from Laboratoire de géologie de Lyon - Terre, planètes, environnement (LGL-TPE) in Nature communications on February 15, 2019.

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TCTP and CSN4 control cell cycle progression and development by regulating CULLIN1 neddylation in plants and animals

Publication from RDP (Laboratoire Reproduction et développement des plantes) in PloS Genetics on february 8, 2019.

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Strange fossils found in Morocco are cousins of sea urchins

Publication from the Laboratoire de géologie de Lyon – Terre, planètes, environnement (LGL-TPE) in Geobios, volume 52, February 2019.

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Modulation of tissue growth heterogeneity by responses to mechanical stress

Publication from the Laboratoire Reproduction et développement des plantes (RDP) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) on January 23, 2019.

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Bending to Kinetic Energy Transfer in Adhesive Peel Front Microinstability

Publication from Laboratoire de physique at ENS de Lyon, FAST, Institut Lumière Matière and Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics in Physical review letters, February 15, 2019.

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A model for describing the hydrodynamics of crowds

Publication by Laboratoire de physique in Sciences on January 4, 2019.

CNRS national press release.

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Events

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Saturday, October 06, 2018

Culture and knowledge

"Comme par hasard" MMI exhibition

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Culture

Culture and knowledge

Hipsters in Stone: Leo Caillard

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Research

Women, liberties and rights in Islam

Sunday, April 07, 2019

Research

New Challenges in Turbulence Research V

Academic programs

Studying at the ENS de Lyon offers the opportunity to pursue a degree from L3 to doctorate with individualized courses.

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Facts & figures

What does the École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon) stand for? Key figures, international rankings and why study at the ENS de Lyon.

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The ENS de Lyon : A haven of peace in the heart of Lyon

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How to apply

Applying for a Master's degree

Information to apply for all masters' degrees for any international students (applications for scholarships of excellence and upon academic profile). Read more

Admission through competitive entrance exam

The vast majority of Normaliens are French but the competition is also open to international students. Read more

Applying for a student exchange program

Students can join the ENS de Lyon for one or two semesters as part of an exchange program with their home university. Read more

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