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The ENS de Lyon is mobilizing to support the student and academic community victim of the war in Ukraine

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Reopening of the library on the Monod campus

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Coronavirus/Covid-19

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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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Photo contest 2022 Results- International students and researchers

Studies and Research at ENS de Lyon: what will you remember about your time spent with us?

Honors and awards

CNRS Crystal medal 2022
Visiting academics

Manikandan Mathur, visiting professor at LPENSL

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 downside of speed in information processing

Publication of the LPENSL in the journal Physical Review Letters on February 17, 2022. CNRS-INP communication on April 11, 2022.

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Abbasso la critica! letteratura, critica e fascism

Stéphanie Lanfranchi is a lecturer in Italian studies at the ENS de Lyon and a member of the Triangle laboratory.

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Perseverance records the first ever sounds from Mars

Publication of LGL-TPE in Nature on April 1^st, 2022. CNRS press release on April 1^st, 2022.

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Elliptical Birefringent Rib-Channel Chirowaveguides for Quasicircularly Polarized Light Applications in Integrated Photonics

Publication of the LCH in the journal Advances in Photonics Research on March 7, 2022. CNRS-INC communication on March 29, 2022.

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Were dinosaur communities stable before their extinction? A dietary perspective using calcium isotopes

Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal Bulletin of the Geological Society of America on February 10, 2022. CNRS-INSU communication on March 10, 2022.

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Mars: Curiosity rover delivers new observations of the geological history of Aeolis Mons

Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal JGR-Planets on March 2, 2022. Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University Press release on March 7, 2022.

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Covid-19 - Towards a vaccination strategy adapted to immunosuppressed patients

Publication of the CIRI in the journal Science Translational Medicine on February 1^st, 2022. Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University focus on February 24, 2022.

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Wolbachia manipulates insect spermatozoa with a nuclear toxin

Publication of the LBMC in the journal Current biology on February 7, 2022. CNRS-INSB communication on February 21, 2022.

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Events

Friday, May 20, 2022

Junior lab

Research

Dressing the soul. Clothing metaphors of the body in antiquity

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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Student life

My Thesis in 180 seconds: final 2022

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 2022-2023

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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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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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