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The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place every year on November 25. To mark this day, several awareness-raising events are planned throughout the month at ENS de Lyon.

Deadline: November 22, 2024

Isabelle Baraffe, a member of the Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL), is a Professor of Astrophysics on secondment at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. In October 2024, she was awarded a prize for her pioneering research in theoretical astrophysics, which has revolutionised our understanding of the structure and evolution of stars and planets.

The brand new Cordée de la réussite ‘Building your future together’ has been in existence for a year now. Let’s take a look back at these months, which have been full of initiatives.

Research and sports can be closely linked. This is demonstrated by the Physics Laboratory of ENS de Lyon, which has long been involved in work to improve sporting performance. As the Olympic and Paralympic Games draw to a close, let's take a look at the contribution science makes to sport.

Zayna Chaker, CNRS researcher at the IGFL, and Daniel Stilck França, Inria researcher, LIP member, have been awarded the prestigious "Starting" Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

Ingrid Daubechies, Doctor Honoris causa of ENS de Lyon in 2018, is invited at the 32nd edition of Eusipco, Europe's leading signal processing conference, held in Lyon this week.

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon is proud to be recognized in this year’s global university rankings, showcasing its continued growth and excellence across key areas such as international outreach, alumni achievements, and research impact.

Find below information concerning the availability of main services of ENS de Lyon during the summer 2024.

Welcome and congratulations on joining ENS de Lyon!

Welcome to our new students and staff! Find here the welcome booklets, the guides that will take you through ENS Lyon.

Conversation with Anne L'Huillier — Nobel Prize Conversation Podcast

Emeritus Professor at IFE, Luc Trouche has been invited for a scientific visit to Beijing Normal University during the months of March and April 2024. Here's a look back at a rich and varied scientific stay, as part of the ProSFER and JoRISS cooperation programs. 

The QS 2025 World University Ranking was published on June 04, 2024. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon affirms its position as France's leading institution in terms of research productivity.

ENS de Lyon stands out in a very good position in the QS Europe rankings 2025, especially regarding the criteria focused on the number of outbound exchange students

Pinar Selek's 5th court trial will take place in Istanbul on June 28. ENS de Lyon will be showing its support at the Lyon City Hall.

From June 3 to 7, 2024, ENS de Lyon hosted an eco-responsible week. This served as an opportunity for all members of the school to learn more about various actions and themes linked to the ecological transition carried out at our institution.

On May 28 and 29, 2024, the Franco-Indian life sciences for global health program BIOSANTEXC held its mid-term workshop. The event provided an opportunity to bring all the partners together to discuss the construction of a global Franco-Indian campus, and to present the concrete results of the first collaborations, such as the emergence of a plant biology project which was the subject of its own workshop on May 30 and 31. 

Saturday March 16, 2024 saw the 3rd graduation ceremony of ENS de Lyon. The graduating class of 2023 celebrated their success with great pomp and ceremony.

Alice & Bob and research partners granted €16.5 million in public funding to make quantum computing 10 times cheaper. Alice & Bob is the first company ever to receive all four innovation grants from the French State.

Article dated March 19, 2024, published in The Conversation online media, as part of the partnership with ENS de Lyon.
By Cameron Morin, ATER at ENS de Lyon, affiliated to ICAR Laboratory, Syntax, Meaning and Textuality team.

Fabien Duveau is a CNRS researcher at LBMC. He has been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for his eGRIDE project.

March 8, 2024, on International Women's Day

On Sunday, February 11, we'll be celebrating the International Day of Women and Grils in Science. This year, the United Nations has placed the 9th Assembly of this day under the theme "Women and Girls in Science Leadership, a New Era for Sustainability". An opportunity to highlight the importance of promoting equal access and participation in science for all. And to discover the initiatives of ENS de Lyon, as well as the women researchers, teachers and alumni honored.

Speech by Pinar Selek at the ceremony.

For the second time this year, ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from East China Normal University. These meetings enabled to renew strong contacts and establish a work schedule for the development of collaborative programs.

The School will close on the evening of December 22, 2023. See you in 2024.

Emmanuel Trizac, President of ENS de Lyon, supports the France Universités press releases and joins the academic community in expressing strong concerns about the measures adopted by the French Parliament on November 19, 2023.

This autumn, three of ENS de Lyon's biology laboratories organized two international conferences. The RDP hosted the 11th Plant Peptides and Receptors Meeting; the IGFL and LBMC hosted the 27th European Drosophila Research Conference. Two major events at ENS de Lyon.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place every year on November 25. ENS de Lyon is more involved than ever through its commitments and its action plan in place since spring 2021.

The graduation ceremony for the Normaliens class of 2022 will take place on Saturday, November 18, 2023, for a festive and highly colorful ceremony.

Horizon, the EU Research & Innovation Magazine, focuses on the project led by Francis Albarède, recipient of an ERC Advanced grant in 2016.

The Jéco ("Journées de l'économie" / Economics Days), of which the ENS de Lyon is a partner, will be held from November 14 to 16, 2023.
Emmanuel Trizac, ENS de Lyon President, is publishing an opinion piece in the Jéco Mag.

In the framework of the BIOSANTEXC project, the Office of International Affairs of ENS de Lyon hosted a get-together on October 5th to welcome interns and visiting professors from the IISERs.

As a tribute to Dominique Bernard, the French teacher who was killed because he was a teacher, and to the two other victims who were injured in the attack, we will be joining in a minute of silence at 2pm today in all schools and rectorates.

16/10/2023 - Message from Emmanuel Trizac to ENS de Lyon communities.

Congratulations to Anne L'Huillier, a former student of ENS de Lyon, laureate of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, alongside Ferenc Krausz and Pierre Agostini.

The start of the 2023-2024 academic year at ENS de Lyon marks the beginning of a new phase for the institution, following a year of provisional administration. Appointed President on May 26, Emmanuel Trizac outlined his plans to the Board of Directors in July. The Board today approved the composition and remit of the new governance team. 

The international attractiveness of ENS de Lyon is a strategic priority, both in terms of training and research. As the new 2023 academic year begins, we take a look at some of the signs of the vitality and international recognition of our institution. 

Louis-Alexandre Couston, Associate Professor of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University at the Physics Laboratory, and Benjamin Wesolowski, CNRS Research at UMPA, have been awarded the prestigious "Starting" Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

Sports "discovery" week from September 4 to 8: come and try out the courses offered by the Sports Centre!

The integration week ended with the traditional welcome by the President. New international students, welcome to ENS de Lyon!

The 11 consortium partners met from May 23 to 25 at IISER Pune, for the official launch event of the Franco-Indian campus for life sciences for health Biosantexc.

Once again this year, young and grown-ups enjoyed the Garden Rendez-vous to discover or rediscover the ENS de Lyon garden. There were more than 600 school children on Friday and 400 visitors on Saturday.

Through its Consolidator grant, the ERC is supporting the PLEIOTROPY project, led by Marie Sémon (prof. at ENS de Lyon, LBMC) and her team.

On June 7 and 8, 2023, ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from East China Normal University, led by its Vice-President of International Relations.

The violent thunderstorms that broke out in Lyon on Saturday June 3, 2023 caused several damages on ENS de Lyon campus.

Decree of May 24, 2023 appointing the President of the ENS de Lyon

Congratulations to the physics students of ENS de Lyon and their coaches for this wonderful victory.