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- InnovationUniversité 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
- DiscoveryAstrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark surveyAstrophysicists led by a team from Trinity have – for the first time – imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. Crystal-clear images show light being emitted from millimetre-sized pebbles within the belts that orbit 74 nearby stars of a wide variety of ages – from those that are just emerging from birth to those in more mature systems like our own Solar System.Find out more
- SportNineteen medals: UGA athletes shine at the 2025 Winter World University Games!On the slopes of the world's largest multi-sport winter competition after the Olympic Games, UGA athletes won 19 medals. A record-breaking and a historic 32nd edition of the Winter FISU World University Games for the French team, which finished well ahead of the nations with 40 medals!Find out more
- ResearchThe Conversation : "Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research"‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.Find out more
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At the cutting edge of global innovation and research
Europe's most innovative university
With 3,348 patents filed over 20 years, Université Grenoble Alpes ranks as the most innovative university in Europe, according to a study by the European Patent Office examining the strategy of 1,200 European higher education institutions.
Top 150 of the Shanghai Ranking
Université Grenoble Alpes maintains its position in the top 150 of the Shanghai Global Ranking, which compares the research output of the world's top 1,000 universities. Nationally, it holds the 5th spot among the best French universities.
