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
- HealthBrain Computer Interface (BCI) enables thought-controlled walking after spinal cord injuryNeuroscientists and neurosurgeons from EPFL/CHUV/UNIL and CEA/FDD Clinatec/CHUGA/UGA report in the journal Nature that they have re-established the communication between the brain and spinal cord with a wireless digital bridge, allowing a paralyzed person to walk again naturally.Find out more
- Research2023 Thesis Prize: 10 young PhD graduates honored by the Université Grenoble AlpesUniversité Grenoble Alpes has honored ten PhDs graduating in 2022 whose thesis work was judged to be of exceptional quality. Eight academic thesis prizes, including one interdisciplinary prize, and two innovation thesis prizes were awarded on May 22 and 23. The awards will be presented at the "PhD Ceremony" on June 22, 2023.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
