Now at Université Grenoble Alpes
- ResearchBlood of glaciers: how an alga adapts to living in snowIn the spring, Alpine glaciers sometimes don a sheer red or orangish veil. Known as ‘red snow’ or ‘blood snow’, this phenomenon is caused by the blooming of Sanguina nivaloides, a microscopic alga.Find out more
- ResearchThe Conversation : "New unified theory shows how past landscapes drove the evolution of Earth’s rich diversity of life"For decades, scientists have tried to uncover the cause of long-term changes in Earth’s biodiversity. New simulations point at geography playing a critical role.Find out more
- RankingShanghai 2023 thematic ranking: Université Grenoble Alpes strengthens its position among France's top universitiesRanked in the top 150 in the global ranking published last August, Université Grenoble Alpes maintains its position in the Shanghai 2023 ranking with a strong performance in the thematic ranking published on 27 October. For 13 disciplines, the university is in the top 100 of the world's best universities, including 5 in the top 50 and 2 in the top 20. It is therefore the 4th French university in terms of the number of disciplines ranked in the top 100. This new ranking confirms UGA's position as the country's leading research-intensive university, after the universities of Ile-de-France.Find out more
- DiscoveryJosephson Junctions in Quantum Hall Effect Regime: The Emergence of a Revolutionary Era in Superconducting DevicesIn an article published today in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, announced a breakthrough in the field of quantum physics in superconductor circuits. Dated November 29, 2023, this discovery reveals the exceptional emergence of an electron supercurrent within Josephson junctions subjected to a strong magnetic field in the quantum Hall effect regime.Find out more
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At the height of global research
Top 150 of the Shanghai 2023 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
