News of Grenoble INP Graduate schools of Engineering and Management, Université Grenoble Alpes

ESONN is a two-week course aimed at providing training for graduate students, postdoctoral and junior scientists from universities and laboratories, all around the world, in the field of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies.

The European GreenChips-EDU project, supported by Grenoble INP, is organizing a Summer School on sustainable electronics in collaboration with the European project EECONE and the Labex Microelectronique (UGA) from June 16 to June 20, 2025.

Students, researchers, faculty, and staff from institutions within the Unite! alliance were invited to unleash their creativity by participating in the collaborative project Joined Up Writing – Unite! edition.

The Eulalies project, partly funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and managed by GIPSA-lab and LPNC, aims to improve the detection of speech disorders in French-speaking children by developing a battery of standardised tests.

Faced with the climate emergency and proven environmental crisis, artificial intelligence is often perceived as a key tool to optimise our uses and reduce our carbon footprint. But it is actually an integral part of the problem, and has a worrying footprint.

Coordinated by Pierre David, researcher at the G-SCOP* laboratory, the Ladtop project is part of the drive to develop industry 4.0, aiming to reinvent manufacturing production systems by integrating more powerful logistical solutions tailored to businesses’ specific needs.

MAG4Health is developing a technology that could well transform the world of medical diagnosis. Co-founded by Matthieu Le Prado, who graduated from Grenoble INP - Phelma in 2002, this Grenoble-based start-up is addressing complex pathologies that are often detected late due to lack of appropriate tools.

Under the motto “Unite! students: “our soul, our core”, the UPC welcomed over 500 participants from the nine Unite! universities from February 25 to 28, to advance a more connected and innovative European higher education.

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Grenoble INP – UGA had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Satbayev University, the largest and oldest technical university in Kazakhstan, for the signing of a double-degree agreement in the field of nuclear energy.

Distinguished in the Clarivate and Stanford international rankings, Alain Dufresne has established himself as a world reference in the field of nanocelluloses. His research, combining innovation and sustainability, is paving the way for polymer materials with a wide range of applications.

For several years now, Catherine Picart, Professor at Grenoble INP - Phelma, UGA and head of the BRM* team at the CEA, has been exploring the limits of bone regeneration. After a five-year secondment, she returned to her position at Phelma in September, within the biomedical engineering sector.

The fruit of a collaborative effort within the 3SR laboratory, SPAM (Software for Practical Analysis of Materials) was awarded the Open Science prize during the French National Conference on Research Data (ANDOR), held on 26 November at MUCEM in Marseille.

Driven by students from the alliance, the U!Train Manifesto, calls on policymakers, transport ministers, and universities to prioritize the revitalization and enhancement of rail systems across Europe.

The CROMA* laboratory, part of Grenoble INP - UGA, has developed an innovative technology in response to the challenges of climate change and soil degradation: DAMP (device for the deep analysis of soils), a portable sensor for precise real-time soil analysis.

The 21st edition of CSAW Europe, involving 145 finalists representing more than 45 European universities from 13 different countries, was held at Grenoble INP – Esisar, UGA for the eighth consecutive year on 7 and 8 November.

Funded by ANR, the Napkins project aims to develop 100% bio-based biodegradable sanitary towels. Coordinated by Cécile Sillard, LGP2* engineer, this project features four academic partners: LGP2, CEMEF (MINES ParisTech), 3SR** laboratory, and Nancy’s LERMAB.

Having graduated from Grenoble INP - Ense³, UGA, Juliette Martin is now a general installation engineer at EDF Edvance. She works on the construction site of 2 reactors at Hinkley Point C, a power station in the United Kingdom.

On 18 October, at the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) award ceremony, Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA was awarded the Educational Innovation Prize 2024 in the ecological transformation category for the PV Panel Cleaner project.

Coordinated by CSUG* in partnership with several laboratories such as LIG,(1) CROMA(2) and OSUG (3) the Thingsat project intends to provide an orbiting research platform to test robust, energy-saving radio communications in space.