Nose, olfaction and fragrance: giving a sense to smell

Long misunderstood, then unfairly ignored, the sense of smell generated renewed public interest during the Covid-19 pandemic. And yet, scientists from a wide range of fields have been studying this very subject for many years now. Researchers from Université Paris-Saclay reveal their approaches and recent discoveries in this area.

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Université Paris-Saclay joins a unique AI alliance with Mistral AI

Université Paris-Saclay and its DATAIA Institute have joined a consortium of French universities involving Mistral...

Published on : 25 February 2025

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UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SACLAY AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF GLOBAL RESEARCH

Université Paris-Saclay was born from the shared ambition of French universities, grandes écoles and national research organisations. As a leading university in Europe and the world, it covers the fields of science and engineering, life sciences and health, and humanities and social sciences. The university’s science policy closely intertwines research and innovation, incorporating both basic and applied science to tackle major societal challenges.

Education

Organised according to the European LMD scheme, the education offer is rich, interdisciplinary and backed by cutting-edge research. 

Innovative territory

The university is geographically close to R&D centres of major French industrial groups, SMEs (energy, health, technology, aeronautics...) and a very...

International

Paris-Saclay University is open to the world with over 400 international partnerships, member of the CEASER and European University Association...

Campus life

Culture, sports and associative life are very dense, many activities are organized on all the campuses. 

Faculties, university technical institutes, an engineering school, grandes écoles, associate member universities, national research organisations

Université Paris-Saclay coordinates the EUGLOH European University Alliance

Université Paris-Saclay is a member of European and international networks