Research News - January / February 2021 #2

Two doctoral students from Avignon University win awards

Doria Boulghobrawho is defending his thesis on 3 February, has been awarded the prize for best oral communication at the "Printemps de la Cardiologie 2020" conference. The event, organised by the French Society of Cardiology, was held online on 29 and 30 October.
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Simon Tarabona young doctor at the Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), who defended her thesis on 26 November 2020, was awarded the Prix Jeunes Chercheurs 2020 by the Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité on 10 December.
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HDR and ADR registration procedure Registration procedures for theHabilitation to supervise research (HDR) and the Autorisation à Diriger des Recherches (ADR) can now be obtained via your ENT account in a ticket request to the Maison de la Recherche.

Call for applications for "Young Doctoral Students" jobs The PACA Regional Council is renewing its support for future doctoral students in the region, renewing its "Young Doctoral Jobs" funding scheme for 2021. Future doctoral students are invited to take a look at this call for applications for "Young Doctoral Jobs" and the application form. here. Complete applications must be submitted to before Friday 26 February 2021 (noon) in electronic format (1 PDF file per project) to the following address gestion-ed@univ-avignon.fr

Upcoming thesis defences

•  Friday 22 January in the Thesis Room Mickael FERRI - ESPACE - Logics of spatial interactions, emergence and dynamics of city systems over time. Multi-agent modelling approach
• Friday 22 January at 2pm - Mayeul MATHIAS - LIA - Recommending personalised cultural itineraries: an interdisciplinary study of the automatic suggestion of visits

• Friday 29 January 2021 at 2 p.m. in the Thesis Room. Gauthier RAUNER - Anhima - Fortifications and defensive policies in Thessaly and the periectic regions from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods

• Wednesday 3 February 2021 Doria BOULGHOBRA - LAPEC - Cardiac fatigue induced by strenuous exercise: development of natural cardioprotective strategies.

• Thursday, 11 February 2021 - Yann BOULESTREAU - INRAE PACA Ecodéveloppement - Design of coupled innovations at farm and regional level for the prevention of damage to crops caused by soil-borne pests. The case of market garden production under cover in the 'Rhône-Durance-Vaucluse' area.

• Thursday 18 February 2021 - Paul CHRETIEN - INRAE PACA - Characterisation of plant pathogens responsible for losses in the garlic sector. Development of a detection method.

Open enrolment for the IMAS Masters

Registration for the International Masters in Agrosciences is now open.
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Implanteus took part in its first virtual trade fair

EUR Implanteus took part in Campus France Maroc's virtual Masters fair on 28 and 29 November. More than 400 people visited the stand.
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January 2021

Patrick Gianfaldoni is a lecturer in Economic Sciences and a researcher at the LBNC. Her current research focuses on "the project to experiment with alternative tourist accommodation" and on "the territorial identification of structures between the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and the circular economy".

December 2020

Florence Charles is a lecturer and researcher at theUMR Qualisud in plant physiology and post-harvest technologies for improving the preservation of fresh fruit and vegetables. More specifically, it is working on physical technologies as alternatives to chemical products and studying the impact of these technologies on the health and nutritional quality of plants. The ultimate aim is to reduce post-harvest losses and wastage.

Launch of the European SELMA project The project SELMA (Stream Learning for Multilingual Knowledge Transfer), on which the team specialising in Traitement Automatique du Langage Naturel du Laboratoire d'Informatique d'Avignon (LIA) directed by Yannick Estève, aims to build a multilingual multimedia platform. This project was selected by the European Commission from 55 applications. >>

The ANR Cap'Alert project The research project Cap-4-Multi-Can'Alert is funded as part of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) Flash JOP24 call for projects. It is led by Johnny Douvinet, a lecturer and researcher at Avignon University and a specialist in warning systems at UMR Espace. >>

The ODUS project wins the "Innovative Digital Services 2020" call for projects As part of the "Innovative Digital Services 2020" call for projects launched by the French Ministry of Culture, the "ODUS" project led by the Centre Norbert Elias (CNE) is one of the 16 winners selected from the 118 applications received. Led by Eric Triquet on the Avignon University side, the Odus project aims to creation of a "data cooperative for the performing arts for cultural players, researchers and local authorities".. >> See the results of the call for projects

Investment Programme for Research As part of the Multiannual Investment Programme for Research, the Cardiovascular Pharmacoecology Laboratory (LaPEC) has received a modular microplate reader with software. The UMR EMMAH is equipping itself with a mass spectrometer for the analysis of water isotopes and dissolved elements (Carbon and Nitrogen). >> Find out more about the Research Investment Programme

Guest in residence: UMR ESPACE welcomes Professor Jürgen Schmude

As part of Avignon Université's 'Invitations in Residence' programme, the ESPACE geography research unit will be welcoming the German professor from September 2020 to May 2021. Jürgen Schmude.

His research focuses mainly on the spatial disparities of tourism, the fine-scale impact of climate change on the tourism economy and the behaviour of tourists, in particular their choice of destinations and their perception of safety issues.
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The imprint of the Romans can still be seen on the soil and vegetation of the Crau plain

The Conversation article, written by Thierry Dutoit (Director of Research at the CNRS/Avignon University/Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Écologie (IMBE)/Aix-Marseille University) and Arne Saatkamp (Senior Lecturer, IMBE/Aix-Marseille University), tells us that traces of Roman sheepfolds, abandoned more than 1600 years ago, are still visibleThis is particularly true of the Crau plain, a vast steppe area in the Bouches-du-Rhône département.
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Photo : Lionel Roux/Maison de la transhumance

The Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon (LIA) and ZENIDOC sign an agreement

research collaboration contract on automatic language and speech processing

Following two study and consultancy contracts carried out in 2019 and 2020 by the LIA for ZENIDOC, a company specialising in the publication of IT software for healthcare establishments, the partnership between the LIA and ZENIDOC is continuing with the signing at the end of 2020 of a collaboration contract for the development of the ZENIDOC software.

for 4 years. The aim is to carry out research into treatment automatic language and speech processing applied to the medical field. This collaborative research contract involves two teacher-researchers from the LIA: Mickael Rouvier and Richard Dufour. It will enable the participation and training of two sandwich students and a doctoral student.

Implanteus Lectures series As part of the Implanteus University Research School (EUR) training programme, the Université d'Avignon is offering a series of scientific conferences. They will take place on 3e Wednesday of the month on both Jean-Henri Fabre and Hannah Arendt campuses from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. Next date: 17 FebruaryCindy MORRIS (INRAE) will be speaking on "Friends or foes? Plant pathogenic microorganisms that can trigger rainfall". >> Download the programme >> Read more Contact: implanteus@univ-avignon.fr

Seminar of the Agorantic Research Federation (FR) In 2021, the FR is inaugurating a new system: a seminar in several sessions. every 2nd and 4th Friday of the monthwhich will be held online via the BBB platform. It focuses on questions and issues related to the themes of the research areas, but is intended to be open to as many people as possible and to encourage fruitful dialogue between researchers from different disciplines. The theme of the second session of the 12 February is 'Digital heritage projects: approaching a border object' and will be presented by Allison Guiraud, Lise Renaud (Centre Norbert Elias), Guillaume Marrel and Ouassim Hamzaoui (LBNC). >> For further information | Contact : agorantic@univ-avignon.fr

Call for applications: Management of the SFR TERSYS

• Closes on 8 February 2021
  

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