Now at Université Grenoble Alpes
- ResearchThe Ice Memory operation saved Arctic climate heritage after an expedition endangered by unexpected meltwaterDespite obstacles posed by unexpected high water content in the snow layers and extreme weather conditions, an international team of scientists was able to drill three deep ice cores on Holtedahlfonna, one of the largest and highest glaciers in the Svalbard Archipelago.Find out more
- RankingUGA advances in the QS 2023 thematic rankingIn the 2023 edition of the QS World University rankings by subject, which evaluates the international reputation and scientific quality of higher education and research institutions around the world, UGA has improved or remained stable in 17 of the 21 disciplines in which it is ranked. In the top 50 for 3 disciplines, it ranks 33rd among the world's best universities in Geology, 35th in Geophysics, and 39th in Earth and Marine Sciences. More broadly, UGA has moved up in this international ranking to 70th place in 2023 in one of the five major fields evaluated: Natural Sciences.Find out more
- Low-cost green hydrogen using natural catalystsResearchExperts from Swansea University, the Department of Molecular Chemistry (DCM - CNRS/UGA) and the Laboratory for the Chemistry and Biology of Metals (LCBM - CEA/CNRS/UGA) have joined forces to develop a practical way to produce green hydrogen using sustainable catalysts.Find out more
- ResearchUGA in the top five public research institutions in the INPI 2022 ranking of leading patent applicantsAt 30th place in the INPI 2022 ranking, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) maintains its rank among the French institutions that invest the most in innovation, with the entry this year of its academic division Grenoble INP-UGA, at 40th place.Find out more
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At the height of global research
Top 150 of the Shanghai 2022 ranking
In 2022, 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
