Research news - September / October 2022 #10

Official launch of the InterMEDIUS University Research School

October 2022 - Matthieu Vignal

Matthieu Vignal's research at the UMR ESPACE focuses on the interactions between societies and their environment. It focuses in particular on studying the impact of global change on the spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation.

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September 2022 - Catherine Caillet

Catherine Caillet works on the eco-extraction of natural products from plants as part of the GREEN team (UMR SQPOV).
To carry out the extractions, it is looking for innovative processes, either through new technologies or by using green solvents.  

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Fête de la Science 2022 with Avignon University

From 7 to 17 OctoberThe Fête de la Science in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region invites you to meet the people involved in scientific culture in the region. This year's theme is : "Climate change: mitigation and adaptation.

Johnny Douvinet, Professor of Geography (UMR ESPACE - Avignon University/CNRS), is one of 4 Fête de la Science ambassadors for the PACA region.

For this 31st edition in Vaucluse, discover the Village des sciences - place de l'Horloge, Avignon, Saturday 8 October from 10am to 6pm.

Johnny Douvinet and Matthieu Vignal, Senior Lecturer in Geography (UMR ESPACE - Avignon University/CNRS) will present a Café des Sciences in Avignon on Tuesday 11 October at 8.30pm at the Restaurant Françoise on the theme of "Climate change: what lies ahead?.

On the university's Jean-Henri Fabre campus, a "biodiversity and climate" exhibition.

Clémentine LeroyD. student in ecophysiology at the Bees and Environment Laboratory (INRAE), was selected along with 9 other doctoral students from various French universities to present her thesis in the form of a comic strip in the book "Science en bulles 2022: Climate awakening. A book presentation and signing session will be held at Thursday 13 October at 6pm at the Mémoire du Monde bookshop in Avignon.

Science is celebrated throughout the Vaucluse, download the full programme here

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Éditions Universitaires d'Avignon

Where does public money go? Public procurement and the data challenge - Pierre-Henri Morand
"In France, public procurement is worth €300 billion a year. It is vital to understand how these sums are spent, to optimise their use and track down any abuses. Pierre-Henri Morand provides the keys to enabling professionals and the general public to take advantage of the data now available on the web.

• Published at 13 October 2022

[Intellectual property] Avignon University among the top 15 regional patent applicants in 2021

Avignon Université is the 2nd university in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region (behind Aix-Marseille Université) to register patents with Inpi in 2021.
It ranks 6th out of the top 15 applicants (large companies, mid-sized companies, SMEs, RESEs) in the region.

The patents filed in 2021 are the result of research collaborations carried out by the university's laboratories, whether conducted solely by them or in partnership with local or national companies.

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[Partnership] Vaucluse Provence Attractivité welcomes a Business France delegation to Avignon

As part of its efforts to promote the department internationally, Vaucluse Provence Attractivité took part in a Business France delegation on 13 and 14 September, coordinated at regional level by Rising Sud.
The aim is to showcase the region's potential to prospectors, who act as a conduit for promoting the Vaucluse's strengths to foreign companies.
The delegation discovered the university's Jean-Henri Fabre campus, with a visit to the Green team premises (UMR SQPOV).

Implanteus doctoral contracts

Mr Belanchon-Moreno Javier is starting a doctoral contract funded 50% by INRAE and 50% by Implanteus, for which he has been selected for the start of the 2022 academic year.
Her thesis supervisor is Ms Nathalie Boissot (INRAE/GAFL). The subject of her thesis is : "Genetic and functional diversity of NLRome / resistome in melon". ("Genetic and functional diversity of the NLRome/resistome in melons").

Ms Mas-Normand Lindsay has accepted the doctoral contract 100% Implanteus, which she was awarded for the start of the 2022 academic year. Her thesis supervisor is Mr Gérald Culioli (AU/IMBE). The subject of her thesis is : "New analytical developments for metabolomics and annotation of dyeing plant extracts: Applications in a cultural heritage context". ("New analytical developments for the metabolomics and annotation of dye plant extracts: applications in a cultural heritage context").

Back to university

The start of the 2022-23 academic year for IMAS Masters students took place on Monday 12 September at the Agrosciences Centre. We wish them a warm welcome.

Around ten nationalities are represented among our students at the start of the 2022 academic year: Moroccan, Algerian, Iranian, Cameroonian, Afghan, Pakistani, Paraguayan, Ivorian and Haitian. Two Nepalese students are also expected.

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Upcoming thesis defences

Several doctoral students receive awards at IMBE doctoral students' day

Tania De Almeida, a former doctoral student in the IRPNC team at Avignon, was awarded the Christopher Augur prize for the best thesis promotion. Impact of an ecosystem engineer species and its use in ecological restoration - The case of Messor barbarus (L.) in Mediterranean grasslands ".

Ludivine Laffon (INRAE) and Romane Blaya, both doctoral students at IMBE (IRPNC team) won first and second prize respectively for the best oral presentation on the day.

• "Report: Retour à la Crau", by Coralie Hancok. Interview with Thierry Dutoit. Science & Vie, Special issue no. 303, 24/08/2022
• "Let's use ancient herbaceous ecosystems to set ambitious targets for ecological restoration".Élise Buisson and Élodie Brisset, 05/08/2022, CNRS
•  "Agriculture: international researchers at Agroparc09/07/2022, Le Dauphiné Libéré

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• 7 - 17 October: Fête de la Science
  - Saturday 8 October from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm: Avignon Science Village on the Place de l'Horloge
  - Tuesday 11 October at 8.30pm: Café des Sciences at the Restaurant Françoise (Avignon): "Climate change: what lies ahead?
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• Tuesday 11 October - AAPG Webinar
  From 13:00 to 14:00
  "The ANR's 2023 call for generic projects: 30 days to go!
  by Mariama Cottrant, International Research and Development Project Engineer, Research and Innovation Support Department (DARI) Online on BBB :
  https://bbb.univ-avignon.fr/b/ori-aig-gcd-jyv  

• IA 2022 Festival
  From 14 to 16 November
  CERI and Hannah Arendt campus
  More information coming soon: lia.univ-avignon.fr/