Research into stories
Research drawings
The Science & Society Unit of the DARI (Direction d'appui à la recherche et à l'innovation) presents the first comic book in its series «Recherches dessinées» :
«What if the secret to surviving a heart attack lay in our mitochondria?», available today to download.
This comic strip, aimed at the general public, highlights the research carried out by the’NO-Stress axis of the Laboratory of Experimental Cardiovascular Physiology (LaPEC), directed by Pr Cyril Reboul, as part of the NITROSOCARD project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR).
This 15-page educational comic strip, illustrated by Margot Del-Valle Lézier, invites you to take a fun, accessible plunge into the fascinating world of mitochondria, the essential organelles that provide the energy essential to cellular life.
Research in progress
Discover our series of animated videos, «Recherche en court»!
This series aims to explore the scientific research carried out at Avignon University. Accessible to all, this series will help you understand the advances in research at a glance.
In this episode, we explore the ANR «DeCoMap»: Detecting Corruption in Public Procurement. The World Bank estimates that corruption in public procurement is worth $1.5 trillion a year, but is it possible to detect such fraud? Pierre-Henri Morand, Professor of Economics (Laboratory of Legal, Political, Economic and Management Sciences) and Vincent Labatut, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (Avignon Computer Science Laboratory) tell us more about this innovative research.
Video produced by Pandora Création under the supervision of the Direction d'Appui à la Recherche et à l'Innovation (Avignon Université) Video funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche as part of the «Sciences et Société» programme ANR-21-SS19-0038-01 and the DECOMAP project ANR-19-CE38-0004-01.
In this episode, we explore the ANR SOSweet : "Effects of sweeteners on vascular function: identification of the role of T1R sweet taste receptors".. Guillaume Walther, university professor and head of the clinical division at LaPEC (Laboratoire de Physiologie Expérimentale Cardiovasculaire), and Corinne Leloup, university professor and director of the CSGA (Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation), tell us about their work and the effects of non-caloric sweeteners on our health.
A video produced by Pandora Création, under the supervision of the Avignon University Research and Innovation Support Department.
Video funded by the French National Research Agency as part of the "Science and Society" programme (ANR-21-SS19-0038-01) and the SOSWEET project ANR-19-CE21-0003.
Updated on 3 February 2026