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Latest press releases

Université Paris-Saclay ready to welcome American scientists alongside its French and European counterparts - March 2025

Université Paris-Saclay is extremely concerned, as are many other higher education institutions, about the recent decisions taken by the American government, in particular those linked to science and academic freedom, which are the very foundation of our democracies. This is why Université Paris-Saclay is deploying its initiatives and programmes for international scientists to encourage American researchers who are
interested in joining the university.

Results of the final of the My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180) competition at Université Paris-Saclay - March 2025

Fourteen of the university’s PhD candidates took on the exciting challenge of explaining complex thesis research work in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes during the final of the My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180) competition at Université Paris-Saclay on Thursday 13 March 2025.

Université Paris-Saclay ceases activity on the social media platform X - December 2024

Université Paris-Saclay, in concertation with its academic community, has decided to cease its activity on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. This decision will be put into place on Thursday 19 December 2024 by the university’s five faculties, three university technical institutes (IUTs), its engineering school (Polytech Paris-Saclay), four grandes écoles (AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay and IOGS), and the associate member institution, Université Évry Paris-Saclay. It comes following changes to the platform’s content policy, which is no longer in compliance with the European Union’s Code of Practice on Disinformation, making the platform incompatible with the universal values that the university and its community share.

Université Paris-Saclay launches a new staff training course in sustainable development - December 2024

At the end of 2024, Université Paris-Saclay launched an unprecedented training course which will be deployed over the next two years to train approximately 16,000 staff members in sustainable development issues.

Université Paris-Saclay and Université de Montréal sign a strategic partnership agreement - November 2024

On 26 November 2024, Université Paris-Saclay had the honour of hosting a delegation from one its longstanding Canadian partners, Université de Montréal (UdeM). The visit included the signing of a strategic partnership agreement which includes the creation of a joint seed fund to support research and academic projects coordinated by teams from both universities.

Quandela, the CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Cité join forces to accelerate research and innovation in quantum photonics - November 2024

On 13th of November 2024, Quandela, the CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, and Université Paris Cité inaugurated at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay/Université Paris Cité) the QDlight associated research laboratory focusing on research in quantum photonics, which is to say the art of controlling light in the quantum regime inside nanoscale devices. Over the course of six years, the teams will expand scientific cooperation with a view to developing next generation quantum light emitters, as well as their applications in quantum information technology to secure unprecedented computing power.

Measuring the threat of biological invasions on biodiversity and establishing conservation priorities with the help of a new index score - October 2024

Invasive non-native species pose a major threat to global biodiversity, leading to the decline of native populations. A team of researchers from the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (ESE – Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS/AgroParisTech), the Centre for Ecology and Conservation Science (CESCO) and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle have developed a score which measures the level of threat posed by invasive non-native species. Their work has just been published in Conservation Biology.

TWINSS: the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous iscalimab in Sjögren's disease - September 2024

Teams from the rheumatology department at the Hôpital Bicêtre AP-HP, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm and the University of Birmingham have taken part in a clinical trial to study the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous iscalimab in Sjögren's disease. The results of the primary endpoint at week 24, co-authored by Professors Xavier Mariette and Benjamin A Fisher, were published on 31 July 2024 in The Lancet.

Launch of the Prometheus University Hospital Institute, the first global centre for sepsis research, education and healthcare - September 2024

On 17 September 2024, Université Paris-Saclay, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and their academic, non-profit and industrial partners, organised a morning event to launch the Prometheus University Hospital Institute (IHU - Institut hospitalo-universitaire). Prometheus was one of the 2023 laureates of the national IHU call for proposals, coordinated on behalf of the French government by the French National Research Agency (ANR). Awarded €40M as part of the France 2030 investment plan, Prometheus aims to reduce the number of deaths and sequelae caused by sepsis by half within the next ten years.

Sanofi becomes a founding member of the Université Paris-Saclay Foundation and provides financial support as part of a sponsorship agreement - September 2024

Sanofi and Université Paris-Saclay have today signed a sponsorship agreement with the Université Paris-Saclay Foundation. Worth one million euros over a period of four years, the funding will benefit two Université Paris-Saclay Foundation projects in particular. The first project aims to advance knowledge in the field of rare and respiratory diseases, and the second to combat falsified medicines more effectively.

Analysis of samples from asteroid Ryugu sheds new light on the evolution towards life on Earth - September 2024

An international team of scientists, led by researchers working at the Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS - Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS), have discovered hydrated ammonium–magnesium–phosphorus (HAMP)-rich grains in samples from asteroid Ryugu. These compounds may have been a key source of phosphorus and nitrogen, playing a key role in the early beginnings of prebiotic chemistry on primitive Earth.

Université Paris-Saclay targeted by a cyberattack - August 2024

On Sunday 11 August 2024, Université Paris-Saclay was the victim of a large-scale cyberattack, severely impacting its internal servers and IT services. Since then, the university’s staff, supported by the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI), has worked tirelessly to manage the situation. A Frequency Asked Questions (FAQ) list is available on the university’s temporary website.

Shanghai ranking 2024: Université Paris-Saclay is France’s leading university in the global top 20 - August 2024

On 15 August 2024, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy published its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Université Paris-Saclay was ranked 12th globally and 1st in Continental Europe, securing its position as a world-class research-intensive university.

NAAREA, the CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay launch a joint laboratory dedicated to molten salt chemistry research - June 2024

One year after receiving the France 2030 label, NAAREA, a French company developing a fourth-generation molten salt fast nuclear microreactor, is partnering with the CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay to create a joint laboratory dedicated to molten salt chemistry. Known as Innovation Molten Salt Lab (IMS Lab), this laboratory will draw on the expertise of NAAREA and ICJLab (Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie). Its aim is to become the European leader in the field of molten salts R&D for both nuclear (molten salt reactors) and non-nuclear applications.

Camille Galap elected President of Université Paris-Saclay - June 2024

Camille Galap was elected president of Université Paris-Saclay by the university’s Governing Board on Tuesday 11 June 2024. A university professor, Camille Galap was the university’s provisional administrator from 2 March to 23 May 2024.

Exhibition: “À la limite – Innover à la limite du monde – 2055” [At the limit - Innovating at the limits of the world - 2055] - May 2024

From 3 June to 18 September 2024, Université Paris-Saclay invites you to discover a new exhibition at the Lumen Learning Centre about innovation and its place in a world constrained by planetary limits: "At the limit - Innovating at the limits of the world - 2055".

Press invite to Tropicana, a scientific programme organised by Institut Pascal - May 2024

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all known for the devastating impacts they can have on lives and towns. How can we improve our understanding of these destructive storms and predict their behaviour, particularly in light of climate change? Some of the field’s leading experts will be able to answer your questions during this press conference for the TROPICANA programme. The upcoming 2024 hurricane season, which promises to be exceptional, will be among the topics discussed.

Université Paris-Saclay and its partners at Viva Technology 2024: AI, Sustainable Development, Health, and Deep Tech Physics take centre stage - May 2024

From 22 to 25 May 2024, Europe's leading innovation, start-up and tech event, Viva Technology, will return to Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles. As the only French university to have its own stand, Université Paris-Saclay, its partners and their 24 start-ups will showcase their cutting-edge technology, aimed at tackling the major current and future challenges for our society, covering the fields of physics, artificial intelligence, health and sustainable development. Come and meet them on stand B56.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Université Paris-Saclay in the global top 50 for seven subjects - April 2024

The results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 were released on 10 April 2024. Université Paris-Saclay has continued to excel in the ranking this year, securing spots on the global top 20 for two subjects: 13th in Mathematics (16th in 2023) and 14th in Physics & Astronomy (17th in 2023).

An innovative vision of cancer classification is indispensible for research and for patients - February 2024

From hospital organization to oncologists’ specialties, to the structuring of learned societies, regulatory agencies or clinical trials, the totality of oncology today is based on the segmentation of patients based on the organ in which the disease appeared first. A person is diagnosed with liver cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer, even if the disease has spread to other organs. In a comment published in the Nature journal, medical researchers from Gustave Roussy and Paris-Saclay University explain why it is mandatory to evolve toward a biological classification of metastatic cancers, and how the current segmentation sometimes prevents access to new therapies for millions of patients across the world.

Abbelight, CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay join forces to advance imaging of living organisms - February 2024

On Friday 2 February 2024, the company Abbelight, specialised in the development of microscopy and nanoscopy solutions, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and Université Paris-Saclay officially signed the creation of a joint research laboratory specialised in nano-scale imaging.

Retrospective: Université Paris-Saclay in 2023

The Department of Communication at Université Paris-Saclay has compiled some of the main highlights and news stories from 2023 in a special retrospective document.

HIV: early treatment, one key to remission - January 2024

People living with HIV need to take antiretroviral treatment for life to prevent the virus from multiplying in their body. But some people, known as "post-treatment controllers," have been able to discontinue their treatment while maintaining an undetectable viral load for several years. Starting treatment early could promote long-term control of the virus if treatment is discontinued. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CEA, Inserm, Université Paris Cité and Université Paris-Saclay, in collaboration with Institut Cochin  and with the support of MSD Avenir and ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases, used an animal model to identify a window of opportunity for the introduction of treatment that promotes remission of HIV infection: it appears that starting treatment four weeks after infection promotes long-term control of the virus following the interruption of treatment after two years of antiretroviral therapy. These results highlight how important it is for people with HIV to be diagnosed and begin treatment as early as possible. The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications on January 11, 2024.

Inauguration of the Lumen, Université Paris-Saclay’s new learning centre - January 2024

On Thursday 18 January 2024, Université Paris-Saclay inaugurated its new learning centre, the Lumen. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Estelle Iacona, President of Université Paris-Saclay, and Sylvie Retailleau, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research.

Genopole and Université Paris-Saclay sign a strategic partnership agreement for innovation and biotechnology - January 2024

Genopole, France’s leading biocluster in biotechnology, and Université Paris-Saclay, a world-class research-intensive university, have signed a strategic partnership agreement, strengthening their work together in innovation and biotechnology.