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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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ENS de Lyon won 2nd position at IPT 2019

At the very end of a high-level final, the team of physics students from ENS Lyon finished second in the International Physicists' Tournament 2019, which was held from April 21 to 26 at EPFL in Switzerland.

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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Enveloped viruses distinct from HBV induce dissemination of hepatitis D virus in vivo

Publication by the International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI) in Nature Communications on May 8, 2019.

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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections S.aureus - but not S.pyogenes- isolates display high rate of internalization and cytotoxicity toward human myoblasts.

Publication by the International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases on April 19, 2019.

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Evolution: a new mechanism of genome size variation linked to the size of organisms discovered in tunicates

Publication from the IGFL in Current Biology on April 1st, 2019.

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Developmental control of plant Rho GTPase nano-organization by the lipid phosphatidylserine

Publication from the RDP institute in Science, on April 5, 2019.

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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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Events

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Saturday, October 06, 2018

Culture and knowledge

"Comme par hasard" MMI exhibition

Monday, May 27, 2019

Research

Extreme Optics with Zero Refractive Index

Monday, June 17, 2019

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CSCL 2019 - 13th international conference on computer supported collaborative learning

Monday, July 01, 2019

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Summer School: Quantum Information Machines

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

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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). 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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