Science as culture, between doubt and curiosity", Université Populaire d'Avignon and the Café des Sciences

To mark their 20thᵉ anniversary, the Université Populaire d'Avignon and the Café des Sciences, in partnership with Avignon Université, are organising :

"Science as culture, between doubt and curiosity

Friday 3 October 2025
Avignon University, Hannah Arendt Campus, South Building, Amphi AT06

Programme
12.30pm - Public welcome
1.10pm - Welcome

• Presidency of Avignon University
• Avignon Town Hall
• Chair of the Café des Sciences
• Presidency of the UPA

13h30 - Shared scientific culture, history of scientific mediation

• Lecture: "From popular science to scientific mediation. A short history of the dissemination of knowledge" by Mr Eric Triquet (Professor, Avignon University)
• Round-table discussion: Jean-Robert Alcaras (Lecturer, founder of the Université Populaire d'Avignon), Serge Césarano (Teacher, Café des Sciences), Eric Triquet (Professor, Avignon University)

15h00 - The scientific approach, between doubt and curiosity

• Lecture: "The lights and shadows of science, between obscurantism and blindness" by Mr Jean-Marc Levy-Leblond (Professor Emeritus, Université Côte d'Azur)
• Round-table discussion: Lucilla Benedetti (Director of Research, CNRS CEREGE Aix-en-Provence), Joseph Jacquin-Porretaz (Curator, Requien Museum, Avignon), Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond (Professor, Université Côte-d'Azur)

4.30 pm - Break
16h45 - The place of science, science as culture

• Lecture: "Scientific mediation and the social uses of knowledge, issues and prospects for scientific culture" by Marie-Christine Bordeaux (Professor, Université de Grenoble Alpe)
• Round-table discussion: Xavier Le Dantec (Head of Education, Ecole des Nouvelles Images, Avignon), Alain Timar (Director of Théâtre des Halles, Avignon), Marie-Christine Bordeaux (Professor, Université de Grenoble Alpe)

6.15pm - Conclusion
6.30pm - Drinks and socialising

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>> Free entry, registration required

Contact: contact@upavignon.org