Science & Innovation

The partnership between the University of Oxford and UGA extends to many other fields, including the arts, the humanities, digital humanities, artificial intelligence, and quantum physics.

In 2019, the Oxford–Grenoble Alpes Scientific Symposium celebrated the 30th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Oxford and Grenoble. It brought together numerous experts in the fields of chemistry, materials science (including magnetism, ferroelectricity, and plasticity), soft condensed matter, and biophysics. This twinning allows us to further embed this partnership within our region and to foster it through initiatives developed jointly by the university and the city, particularly through the Grenoble-Oxford Alliance, which organizes annual events and conferences centered on English culture and traditions.

In the field of education

• Educational and research partnerships with the city of Oxford and faculty members from the University of Oxford as part of a master’s program in Architecture and Building Cultures.
• Collaboration with the Laboratory of Excellence (LabEx) in Architecture, Environment, and Building Cultures (AE&CC) on urban planning and health.

In the field of research

• Innovative projects with ENSAG - UGA, including the project on building and construction, energy, and health, funded by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Partnership with the Maison de la Création et de l'Innovation (MaCI) as part of the GATES (Grenoble ATtractiveness and ExcellenceS) project: hosting researchers for multidisciplinary projects.
• Organization of outbound exchange programs for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences, in cooperation with the Maison Française d’Oxford (MFO) and as part of the GATES project.
• Launch of collaborative efforts in archeoseismology, thanks to the International Research Booster (IRB) “Archeosismology: Back to the Future,” which involves LabEx AE&CC, the Institute of Earth Sciences, the Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques laboratory, CD Tools Risk, ENSAG-UGA, and the Department of Archaeology at the University of Oxford.

Areas of Cooperation

• Urban Planning
• Digital Humanities
• Mathematics
• Literature
• Humanities
• Artificial Intelligence
• Quantum Physics

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