Art History and Chemistry The Secrets of Artistic Creation
What can a scent tell us about an era? Drawing on the interdisciplinary approach championed by Université Grenoble Alpes, Érika Wicky explores the history of odors at the intersection of art history and the sciences. Turpentine, tobacco, varnish: in the 18th and 19th centuries, the painter's studio was a rich olfactory universe whose aromas reveal artistic practices, social hierarchies, and the conditions of creation.
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Here. Université Grenoble Alpes.
Located in the heart of the Alps, our university brings together research, education, and innovation to address the major challenges facing our society. From the mountains to large-scale research facilities, from lecture halls to laboratories, from our local regions to the wider world, we bring together men and women who explore, learn, experiment, and invent the solutions of tomorrow. A university where differences become a collective strength and where, for nearly seven centuries, one conviction has united us: science sets us free.
At the heart of one of the world's most dynamic research and innovation ecosystems, Université Grenoble Alpes brings together the academic, scientific, and technological strengths of our region, fostering a unique collaborative momentum that enables Grenoble Alpes—with just 0.5% of the French population—to produce nearly 5% of national research.
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École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble - UGA, Grenoble INP - UGA, and Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA are constituent institutions.
Come and tantalize your taste buds at the Science Festival on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus, which this year will explore the theme “Savory Science”! A program to enjoy to your heart’s content and feed your curiosity!
Researchers from laboratories in Grenoble have developed a numerical method that allows for the precise calculation—without approximations—of the thermal behavior of solids at very low temperatures, when quantum effects influence heat diffusion.
From September 22 to 24, Université Grenoble Alpes welcomed its International Advisory Board (I-AB). Created in 2022, this committee brings together high-level international experts from the academic, economic, and institutional worlds. Consulted on the institution's strategic directions, it provides an external perspective on UGA's developments and formulates opinions and recommendations to support its projects and transformations. The I-AB meets once a year.
It’s 2050 on campus, and the challenge is to build using only reused materials! This is the challenge set for the 40 Master’s 2 students from the civil engineering and architecture programs who gathered for the 18th edition of the intensive educational workshop on building with reused materials, led by faculty members from the UGA School of Science and ENSAG–UGA. Over the course of two weeks, these future engineers and architects designed and built two communal spaces on the Saint-Martin-d’Hères–Gières campus, using exclusively reclaimed materials.
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