October 2026
In the first semester of the 2026-2027 academic year, ENS de Lyon is welcoming more than 80 international students from some 20 countries. The International Relations Office organized a welcome program for them, which included a welcome reception attended by the School’s president, Emmanuel Trizac, and the vice president for International Relations, Vanessa Guignery.
The Dead Sea could be warming twice as fast as the air—a current clue to the formation of ancient “salt giants”
According to a press release from Lyon 1 University / ENS de Lyon, dated October 6, 2026. An international research team, including the Lyon Laboratory of Geology: Earth, Planets, Environment (LGL-TPE – Lyon 1 University / ENS de Lyon / CNRS) and the Institut Lumière Matière (iLM – Lyon 1 University / CNRS), is shedding new light on the formation of “salt giants” through a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Thumbnail: The Dead Sea © Achim Brauer
Associate Professor at USP-Lorena, Lorena School of Engineering – University of São Paulo (EEL-USP).Visiting Professor 2026–2027: September 21 to November 21, 2026Host Researcher: Christophe Bucher
Italian associate professor (RTDb) and faculty member specializing in Italian literature in the Department of Humanities at Roma Tre University. He is also a member of the ICON consortium, an advisor to the Department’s Alumni Association, and a member of the Research Committee and the Joint Faculty-Student Committee, where he participates in the evaluation, coordination, and monitoring of academic and scientific programs.Visiting Professor 2026–2027: October 10–17, 2026Host Researcher: Mathilde Cazeaux
Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, “Knowledge Society: Science, Education, Innovations” SectionVisiting Scholar 2026–2027: September 30 to October 31, 2026Host Scholar: Emmanuelle Boulineau
In June 2026, Marie-Hélène Barrière, a digital publishing specialist at the Persée laboratory, participated in an Erasmus+ Staff Week at Dorset College in Dublin. This week-long training program on artificial intelligence—rich in learning opportunities and new connections—enabled her to develop new skills, which she now applies in her work at ENS de Lyon.
BIOSANTEXC Research and Academic Mobility Program 2026: the call is open.
ENS-CSC doctoral fellowship program: the 2026 call for applications is now open!
Two PhD students from ENS de Lyon have won the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award: Amandine Chantharath and Anne Gagneux
CIRI PhD student Amandine Chantharath and LIP PhD student Anne Gagneux are winners of the 20th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France Award, the winners of which were announced on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Thumbnail: From left to right: Anne Gagneux © All rights reserved and Amandine Chantharath © Elisa Llop
In November 2025, Émilie Paget participated in an Erasmus+ Staff Week in Athens, which—through specialized courses—enabled her to better understand the key concepts of artificial intelligence and its application in higher education. It was a memorable week, both professionally and personally, made possible by the Erasmus+ staff mobility program.
In September 2026, RDP researcher Thomas Widiez received the Early Career Research Award in Plant Reproduction. Presented by the International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research (IASPRR), this award recognizes researchers for work carried out during the first ten years of their careers, the originality and impact of which have left a lasting mark on research in plant reproduction. Photo credit: © IASPRR
Since its inception in 2024, the Nanomer project—which brings together European and Latin American institutions focused on nanoscience—has given rise to several initiatives in both education and research. Here’s a look back at the activities in which ENS de Lyon participated in 2025-2026 and at upcoming projects.
September 2026
According to a CNRS communications dated September 4, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in Science to which the RDP contributed: “An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity.” Thumbnail credit: © Denis DARZACQ/CNRS Images
According to a CNRS communications dated September 16, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in Nature to which CIRI contributed: “Insights into longevity and virus-driven adaptation from Myotis bat genomes.” Thumbnail credit: © Elise Lauterbur and Genavieve Gray-Sandoval, University of Arizona, partners of the CNRS’s RAPIDvBAT IRP.
Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New DelhiVisiting Professor 2026–2027: September 30 through October 30, 2026Host Scholar: Vanessa Guignery
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Technion.Visiting Professor 2026–2027: September 1-30, 2026Host Researcher: Adrien Le Boudec
Professor and Senior Scholar at the Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)Visiting Professor 2026–2027: September 1-30, 2026Host Researcher: Delphine Antoine-Mahut
ENS de Lyon has adopted a Charter of Commitment against all forms of discrimination, racism, antisemitism, violations of rights, incitement to hatred, and violence.
As part of the ENS-IISER partnership, Hemal BAPAT, a BS-MS student at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, joined ENS de Lyon through the BIOSANTEXC program for a three-month research internship at the Developmental Epigenomics Laboratory at IGFL.
As part of the ENS-IISER partnership, Divyan SHARMA, a BS-MS student at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, joined ENS de Lyon through the BIOSANTEXC program for a three-month research internship at the RDP Laboratory.
According to a CNRS communication dated September 7, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in PNAS to which the IGFL contributed: “A Hox-dependent anchoring mechanism mediates transcriptional repression of autophagy-related genes at the nuclear periphery.” Thumbnail: Schematic summary of the mechanism of action of the Hox Ubx protein © Samir Merabet
Vanessa Guignery is the new Vice President for International Relations at ENS de Lyon, effective September 1, 2026, bringing to the role her experience in academic research, international engagement and institutional responsibilities. The transition marks a new chapter for the School’s international relations.
James Webb Space Telescope Sheds Light on the Astonishing Survival of Small Galaxies in the Early Universe
From a joint Sorbonne University/CNRS press release dated September 2, 2026. Based on a paper published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics to which the CRAL contributed: “A GLIMPSE of the 99%: a census of the faintest galaxies during the epoch of reionization and its implications for galaxy formation models.” Thumbnail: “A glimpse into the distant past.” © ESA/Webb, NASA, and CSA, H. Atek, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb). Acknowledgments: R. Endsley.
August 2026
Representatives of the BIOSANTEXC network met on 22-23 July 2026 at IISER Thiruvananthapuram to explore new opportunities for scientific collaboration between France and India across several fields of life sciences and health.
Bernard Lahire is a sociologist, a CNRS research director, a senior member of the Institut universitaire de France, and a member of the Max Weber Center as part of the “Dispositions, Powers, Cultures, Socializations” research team. He has published the book Pourquoi comprenons-nous le monde? (Why Do We Understand the World?) with La Découverte.
According to a CNRS communication dated August 19, 2026. Based on a research paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), to which the RDP contributed: “Nanoscale regulation of ROS signaling at the plasma membrane tunes the plant response to osmotic stress.” Thumbnail credit © A. Poitout
According to a CNRS communication dated August 12, 2026. Based on a research paper published in PLOS Biology to which François Leulier, a CNRS researcher at the Lyon Institute of Functional Genomics (IGFL) CNRS / ENS de Lyon / University of Lyon, contributed: “A nutrient-sensitive enterokine coordinates developmental plasticity through inter-organ signaling.” Thumbnail: Lst+ cells in Drosophila larvae © Longwei Bai
July 2026
Sébastien Pautet is a research fellow at the French Institute of Education at ENS de Lyon and an associate researcher at Université Paris Cité. He has published Le Mystère de la porcelaine bleue with Payot.
Claire Barel-Moisan, a CNRS research fellow and member of IHRIM, and Delphine Gleizes, a professor of 19th-century French literature at the University of Grenoble-Alpes, have published Merveilles électriques: Literature, Visual Culture, and Popularization (1740–1940) with Savoirs en textes.
According to a communications from the CNRS dated July 15, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in Science Advances to which the IGFL contributed: “Spatiotemporal control of myoblast identity drives muscle diversity in the Drosophila leg.” Thumbnail credit © Jonathan Enriquez
According to a communications from the CNRS dated July 16, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in Plant Cell to which the RDP laboratory contributed: “Function behind choreography: cytoskeletal, nuclear, and mechanical dynamics drive growth transition in root hair development.” Thumbnail credit © Gaurav Singh / Gilles Dupouy
According to a CNRS communications dated July 15, 2026. Based on a scientific paper published in Chemical Communications to which the LCH contributed: “The non-covalent stereocontrol of disulfide bonds.” Thumbnail credit © CNRS