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Sport and gender: What is the situation in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

… made to run shorter distances, the number of hurdles was reduced and the weights were made lighter. They were also … too violent," for which less violent versions were introduced, deemed more suitable for women. "'Barrette' is a good … early part of the century, the 1930s saw a sharp decline, due to the international economic crisis. "There was also a …

Published on: Mon 08/07/2024 - 08:13

Innovation: Université Paris-Saclay to take part in Rendez-vous Carnot 2024 and Cosmetic 360 in October

… innovation trade show for the fragrance and cosmetics industry, on 16 and 17 October in Paris. The university's … materials. The combined skills range from biomass production and biorefinery to functional properties. The circular economy is approached by recycling by-products and through cascading uses and eco-design. Université …

Published on: Tue 01/10/2024 - 08:00

Revealing the secrets of ancient and heritage materials (L'Edition #12)

… worked on textile samples from the Louvre and the Musée du Quai Branly that were in an exceptional state of … theory, cannot be dated using carbon 14. This method, introduced in the 1950s, measures the residual radiological activity of the radioactive isotope of …

Published on: Wed 03/06/2020 - 10:15

Maths at Paris-Saclay, on top: excellence and humanism at their best

… ranked tenth. This top ranking also tells the tale of the dual adventure of pioneering new campuses built south of … the history of the world and science. Léon Motchane, an industrialist of Russian origin, was passionate about … of research areas, as well as the presence of a pool of master's and doctoral students of exceptional quality, have …

Published on: Thu 30/07/2020 - 09:21

The proliferation of nuclides through nuclear physics - L'Edition 13 (june 2020)

… even doubly magic. These nuclides are particularly stable due to phenomena of quantum mechanics at work within them.   … In nuclear reactors, radioactive nuclides are produced either through the capture of neutrons or protons, or … the atomic nucleus research lab (LENA, Laboratoire d’études du noyau atomique) at the Nuclear Physics Department (DPhN – …

Published on: Wed 29/07/2020 - 10:00

Data science and artificial intelligence at Université Paris-Saclay

… of AI. DATAIA Paris-Saclay’s goal: innovation, ethics and industry partnerships DATAIA Paris-Saclay pools the … are numerous and include energy and ecology, e-science, industry, networks of people and things, health and … to the service of human progress, and we take pride in educating all academic staff about, and making them aware of, …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 14:58

Deciphering history and heritage: Perspectives

… analysis of the last letters of people sentenced to death during the World Wars. Using digital tools, it examines … to develop them. If this data is biased, the results produced by the algorithms will also be biased. Cultural or … been created to highlight the global proliferation of this masterpiece and capture how it is understood across diverse …

Published on: Tue 30/01/2024 - 16:03

Paris-Saclay Spring – Paris-Saclay's unmissable innovation event returns on 16 May!

… in the Paris-Saclay village. It will be joined by its Graduate Schools, the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, the Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Université de Versailles - … , present from 1 pm to 5:30 pm The Institut d'Optique Graduate School's entrepreneurial centre, is a business …

Published on: Tue 30/04/2024 - 08:57

Generative AI: The algorithms revolutionising content creation

… by the Pedagogical Innovation Department (DIP)  and the Graduate School for Research and higher education (GS MRES), with the support of the DATAIA Institute … bias, such as racist or discriminatory stereotypes.  To reduce this type of output, the companies behind the systems …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2025 - 15:03

Menopause: demystifying a taboo for women's health

… be affected by menopause, the stage at which their reproductive function comes to an end. With an average life … who heads the Molecular Genetics of Metabolic and Reproductive Diseases Unit (UGM3R - Univ. Paris-Saclay/AP-HP) at … as the perimenopause (called pre-menopause in French).  The duration of women's reproductive years depends on their …

Published on: Wed 23/04/2025 - 08:12

Astronomie et astrophysique d'Ile-de-France (AAIF)

… développement de l’astrochimie, exploration in situ du système solaire, navigation spatiale, planétologie à … pour des débouchés variés : enseignement supérieur, industries de pointe, informatique avancée, communication … doctorale accueille près de 50 nouveaux étudiants issus de Masters, sans condition de nationalité ni d’université …

Published on: Sat 11/01/2020 - 15:30