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Oriol Amat: Good accounts make good ethics

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Oriol Amat is Professor of Economics at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University, of which he was also Rector. He is considered an expert in financial accounting, management control and corporate fraud. On September 20, the University of Montpellier had the pleasure of awarding him an honorary doctorate.

Solidarity with Morocco

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September 11, 2023

Following the earthquake on the night of September 8-9, the University of Montpellier...

Michel Bouvier: a "school" for medicine

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A world-renowned researcher in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), Michel Bouvier has contributed to numerous fundamental and therapeutic discoveries on these proteins, which are the target of over 30% of drugs on the market. Many Montpellier researchers have trained with this professor from the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Montpellier.

Oussama Khatib: diving into robotics

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With his Ocean One robotic diver-archaeologist, Stanford Robotics Lab director and world-renowned researcher Oussama Khatib turns the spotlight on the mysteries of the deep and robotics. On February 20, on the recommendation of his French peers Philippe Poignet, Vincent Creuze and Philippe Fraisse, all three robotics researchers at Lirmm, the Franco-American received an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier. 

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...

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, stemming the tide of Ebola

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On the recommendation of Montpellier professor Eric Delaporte, director of the TransVIHMI international joint unit, the University of Montpellier awarded Jean-Jacques Muyembe an honorary doctorate on December 9.

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...