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- Université Grenoble Alpes ranked 1st European university in innovation by the number of patents filedIn a study on the role of European universities in patent filing and innovation published on October 22, 2024, by the European Patent Office (EPO), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) secured the top position among 1,200 institutions, with 3,348 patents filed over a 20-year period from 2000 to 2020.Find out more
- Discovery of Atmospheric CO2 "Jumps" Over the Last 500,000 Years in Antarctic Ice CoresA new study, supported by the Make Our Planet Great Again program, and conducted by an international scientific team led by the Institute of Environmental Geosciences in Grenoble (IGE - CNRS/INRAE/IRD/UGA - Grenoble INP-UGA), has revealed new rapid variations within global fluctuations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations over the past 500,000 years. These phenomena are called "CO2 jumps" and are significant events, although their rate of increase remains 10 times lower than the current rise in CO2 concentrations caused by human activities.Find out more
- Applications for Bourse Eiffel Master's Fellowships 2025-26The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programs.Find out more
- 2024 Edition - PhD Forum : How, where and why do a PhD?An information and discussion event on doctoral studies for all students and student engineers with a bachelor's degree or higher, in all disciplines. Accessible worldwide: 100% online, in French and English. The best way to find out about further studies at PhD level.Find out more
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At the height of global research
Top 150 of the Shanghai 2024 ranking
In 2023, Université Grenoble Alpes is in the top 150 of the Shanghai global ranking, which compares the research productivity of the world's top 1000 universities. At the national level, it ranks 5th among the best French universities.
Top 50 in 6 disciplines
In the Shanghai 2022 thematic ranking, UGA appears in the world's top 50 in 7 scientific disciplines:
- Remote Sensing : 12
- Earth Sciences : 24
- Metallurgical Engineering : 39
- Physics : 40
- Mathematics : 40
- Geography : 50