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Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

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February 10, 2023

In the wake of the deadly double earthquake that struck southern Turkey and the Gulf of Mexico on February 6,...

The CHARM effect

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January 23, 2023

On December 14, the eight rectors of the CHARM-EU European University met...

Yves Bergeron and Yves Mauffette, honorary doctors at UM

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On Friday December 2, the University of Montpellier honored Canada by awarding honorary doctorates to Quebec professors Yves Bergeron and Yves Mauffette. It was an opportunity for President Philippe Augé to recall the valuable partnerships that unite the UM not only with the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and the Université du Québec en Abitbi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), but also with the universities of Laval and Sherbrooke.

Shanghai: UM still in the top 200!

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September 05, 2022

For the fourth year running, the University of Montpellier has consolidated its position as one of...

International partnerships

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The University of Montpellier has a long tradition of international openness, which...

Rocio Semino, a flair for the formula

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Rocio Semino is a researcher at the Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier. Last December, she was awarded a 1.35 million European Research Council (ERC) grant for her work on metallo-organic networks. Portrait of a chemist who wields the art of synthesis... without a test tube!

Tawana Kupe, charisma at the service of African universities

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Last October, on the recommendation of Patrick Caron, Vice-President in charge of International Relations, the University of Montpellier awarded Professor Tawana Kupe the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. A Zimbabwean, this media specialist has had a brilliant career in South Africa, culminating in his current position as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria.

Chipepo Kankasa, "the obsession with transmission".

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Last October, on the recommendation of Montpellier professor Philippe Vande Perre, the University of Montpellier awarded an honorary doctorate to Zambian pediatrician Chipepo Kankasa. Unanimously recognized for her research into mother-to-child transmission of HIV, she is also the driving force behind access to antiretroviral treatment for African children and the prevention strategies implemented in Zambia to combat HIV transmission through breastfeeding.

Denis Mukwege, honorary doctor

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Winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for his fight against mass rape and sexual violence against women in his country the DRC, the man many refer to as "the man who fixes women" has once again pleaded for changes in international criminal law and for gender equality.