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From October 30, 2020

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2019: International students

The ENS de Lyon has welcomed 90 new international students

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Training through research

ENS de Lyon was ranked 7th 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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Coronavirus - Covid-19: Functioning of ENS de Lyon

Following the announcements of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, some information and instructions about the functioning of ENS de Lyon during the lockdown.

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    Kurage: a new start-up hosted at the ENS de Lyon
    Kurage: a new start-up hosted at the ENS de Lyon
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    Help and support for students
    Help and support for students

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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ALMA captures distant colliding galaxy dying out as it loses the ability to form stars

ESO scientific press release on January 11, 2021. Publication of CRAL in Nature Astronomy on January 11, 2021.

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Inertial drag-out problem: sheets and films on a rotating disc

Publication of LMFA and Laboratoire de Physique in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 908, February 10, 2021, A7.

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Gradient in cytoplasmic pressure in germline cells controls overlying epithelial cell morphogenesis

Publication of RDP and LBMC in PLoS Biol. on November 30, 2020.

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A network of transcriptional repressors modulates auxin responses

Publication of the RDP in Nature on November 18, 2020

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Deep magma facilitates the movement of tectonic plates

Press Release - Paris – October 19, 2020

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Stéphanie Jacquet, Ida Tucker and Monu Kaushik, winners of the 2020 L'Oréal-UNESCO Young Talent Award

Stéphanie Jacquet, Ida Tucker and Monu Kaushik are among the 35 Young Talents of the 2020 L'Oréal - UNESCO Prize for Women and Science.

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Kolmogorovian Active Turbulence of a Sparse Assembly of Interacting Marangoni Surfers

Publication by Laboratoire de physique in Physical Review X on June 22, 2020.

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Probing permanent dipoles in CdSe nanoplatelets with transient electric birefringence

Publication by Laboratoire de chimie in Nanoscale 20 (2020).

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Friday, March 19, 2021

Culture and knowledge
Research
Exhibition Moon Impact, a geological story

Monday, June 14, 2021

Research
ICTAC - International Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Catalysis

Monday, June 21, 2021

Research
Health
IRCI - Immune Response in Cancer and Infection

Sunday, September 05, 2021

Research
HYP20 - International Conference on Hyperpolarisation

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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Eiffel scholarship program of excellence - Application for 2021-2022

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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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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).

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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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ENS de Lyon
15 parvis René Descartes
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69342 Lyon Cedex 07
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Tel. Descartes Campus (head office):+33 (0) 4 37 37 60 00 Tel. Monod Campus:+33 (0) 4 72 72 80 00
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