UPPA, CNRS and TotalEnergies win first industrial chair in social sciences co-financed by the French National Research Agency
The official launch of the “Renewable Energy Age: Social Notices” (REASONS) industrial research chair took place on Thursday April 4, 2024, on the Pau campus. It is supported by the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR), with total funding of 1 million euros over 4 years.
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UPPA and Eurélec sign a framework agreement for cooperation in the photovoltaic solar energy sector
On Wednesday January 24, 2024, Laurent Bordes, President of the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, and Grégory Hourcadet, President of Eurélec, a Pau-based company specializing in renewable energy solutions, signed a framework agreement that will enable them to develop future research collaborations in the field of organic photovoltaic (OPV) panels.
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UPPA signs agreement with French Tech Pau Béarn to boost the innovation ecosystem
On January 9, 2024, UPPA and French Tech Pau Béarn signed a partnership agreement that will enable them to promote local innovation, economy and training courses, and to encourage the launch of innovative businesses.
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Talents’ Academy 2023-2024: Honoring the Excellence of Master’s Students
The laureates of UPPA’s Académie des Talents 2023-2024, currently enrolled in Master’s programs (year 1 or 2), were honored on Thursday December 7, 2023 on the Pau campus. This class is made up of 16 students from the GREEN university research school and 6 students from international Master’s programs.
Read moreA forum on transitions to showcase the breadth of research at UPPA
UPPA's 2nd forum on energy, environmental and societal transitions took place from November 22 to 24, 2023 in Pau and Anglet. The event provided an opportunity to present to students, staff and industrial partners the breadth of research conducted at UPPA, whose scientific signature is now broken down into 5 interdisciplinary missions.
Read moreA Symposium on Energy Communities in Bordeaux
The challenges of energy transition have led to the emergence of new social dynamics to produce energy on a local scale. A scientific symposium organized by UPPA and other stakeholders will be held at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux on November 29 and 30, 2023 to study these energy communities and their legal framework.
Read moreA new joint laboratory in aquatic ecology (UPPA/INRAE)
In November 2023, INRAE Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux, the Université of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, and SCIMABIO Interface, an expert in the science-management interface, will bring years of collaboration to fruition with the creation of the associated partnership laboratory Movements and Demography for the Management of Fish (MODMAF).
Read moreTeréga and UPPA renew their partnership aimed at decarbonizing the territory
On Tuesday October 24, 2023, Dominique Mockly, CEO of Teréga, and Laurent Bordes, President of UPPA, formally renewed their partnership agreement. Over the past 20 years, a number of joint initiatives have been launched in the fields of gas and trace compound analysis, geochemical tool development, steel corrosion, the impact of new gas storage on the subsoil, the optimization of multi-energy systems and the legal aspects of the energy transition.
Read moreAn agreement between UPPA and the Hélioparc technology park in Pau to foster innovation
On Friday October 20, 2023, UPPA President Laurent Bordes and Hélioparc President Mohamed Amara signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement to strengthen the long-standing partnership between the two organizations.
Read moreRepresentatives of the Greater Pau Authority (Communauté d’agglomération) visit two new UPPA buildings
In July 2023, several elected representatives from the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées (CAPBP) visited UPPA's research facilities in the new IPREM II and IPRA II buildings on the Pau campus, the construction of which was partly financed by the CAPBP.
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Secretary General for “France 2030” Investment visits UPPA
The “Sud Aquitaine Innovation” cluster, led by University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour with five other founding members (CNRS, INRAE, Inria, Aquitaine Science Transfert and Adera) and bringing together some fifty partners, has been awarded 5.5 million euros.
Read moreA Partners’ Party Under the Banner of Society’s Challenges
UPPA 4th Partners’ Evening took place on Friday June 30, 2023, in Biarritz. This annual event brings together research project leaders and their partners, whether companies or local authorities.
Read moreA New Research Chair for a Fair Energy Transition
The official inauguration of the “Energy Justice & the Social Contract” research chair took place on the Pau campus on Monday June 19, 2023. Co-directed by Raphael Heffron and Louis de Fontenelle, it is based on juridical sciences and draws on expertise in social sciences.
Read moreUPPA launches a University Cluster for Innovation
The Sud Aquitaine Innovation project, led by the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour with five other founding members (CNRS, INRAE, Inria, SATT Aquitaine Science Transfert and Adera) and some fifty partners, has successfully passed the first selection phase. This partnership project is based on the excellence of the research conducted in our laboratories, on an exceptional instrumentation (UPPA Tech), and on a set of actions in the area of innovation.
Read moreUPPA’s Foundation is Underway
The University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour’s project, called “Europe, Training and Innovation Development (DEFI) - UPPA 2030,” will benefit from 5,241,816 euros from France 2030 for its three components, including the creation of a partnership foundation.
Read moreA new research chair to fight esca, a grapevine trunk disease
The official launch of WinEsca took place on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in Pau. This chair, supported by the French National Research Agency and carried by the University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Jas Hennessy & Co, and GreenCell, aims to develop agroecological protection strategies.
Read moreSubmergence and erosion risks: UPPA takes part in the European "Regions4Climate" project on the Basque coast
The University of Pau and the Pays de l'Adour is taking part in a major alert and protection project for the St-Jean-de-Luz coastline via its joint Kostarisk research laboratory, in partnership with the Pays Basque agglomeration community, starting in January 2023 and for 5 years.
Read moreUPPA signs agreements with major research agencies and local authorities
In the second half of 2022, the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour signed several framework agreements with Ifremer, CNRS, local authorities, and INRAE, which illustrates mutual trust and a strong dynamic.
Read moreComic Book Science at Buzet Castle: History, Wine and Climate Change
On October 14, 2022, the castle of Buzet-en-Baïse, in Lot-et-Garonne, hosted a science café entitled "From ruins to history: reviving the castle and village of Haut-Buzet," as part of the partnership between the University of Pau and the Pays de l'Adour and the Buzet Winegrowers' Cooperative.
Read moreA Center of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry at University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
Directed by Olivier Donard, this project has created the largest European center of excellence in mass spectrometry (speciation and isotope) at the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
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2022 UPPA Partners’ Party in Anglet
The University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour officially thanked all its partners during a pleasant evening in Anglet on July 12, 2022, and more particularly the members of the E2S consortium: CNRS, INRAe and Inria.
Read moreThe 2nd Episode of the UPPA Podcast Explains Biomimicry
The second episode of Sciences Ouvertes, the UPPA research podcast, focuses on the work of the Manta Marine Materials Chair, which develops materials that are both inspired by marine models (biomimicry) and bio-sourced, i.e. of marine origin (fishing waste). This approach reduces the impact on the marine environment. These biomaterials could be used by regenerative medicine or the cosmetics industry.
Read moreTREE Laboratory Partnership Research and Knowledge Transfer Day
On July 1st, 2022, was held in Pau the “Partnership Research and Knowledge Transfer” day of our TREE laboratory (Energy and Environmental Transitions), a joint research unit UPPA/CNRS gathering public law, private law, economics, geography, planning and sociology.
Read moreNew Edition of “Talents’ Academy” and “UPPA Chairs” Booklets
Discover the resumes of the laureates of our very selective “Académie des Talents,” as well as the research chairs of Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour.
Read moreThe SPECTR’ATOM Conference is Back in Pau
Organized by the IPREM laboratory of Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour from May 10 to 13, 2022, this is a must-attend event for French-speaking scientists and operators in the field of optical and mass atomic spectrometry.
Read moreE2S UPPA Made Permanent by the French Government
On March 10, 2022, the Prime Minister announced the permanent labelling of the last 8 university initiatives of excellence, including that of the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA), joining the 9 already confirmed. Five million euros will thus be permanently allocated to UPPA each year.
Read moreListen to the first UPPA podcast, dedicated to the E2S project on the Buzet vineyard
Discover in podcast the “Vinenbuz” project supported by E2S UPPA via a seed funding consisting in adapting an old vineyard to new environmental and territorial constraints.
Read moreTalents’ Academy: The 75 Recipients Congratulated
The ceremony was attended by 90 people via videoconference on February 14, 2022, including some 15 external partners. It was followed by about ten professional meetings.
Read moreA Weightless Flight to Study CO₂ Storage
In the fall of 2021, a UPPA research team boarded a parabolic flight to study chemical dissolution behaviors that cannot be reproduced on Earth due to gravity.
Read moreNatural Hydrogen: A Promising Future
Isabelle Moretti has been highly solicited in 2021 for her knowledge on the hydrogen naturally present in the earth’s subsoil. In November, she participated in a Symposium with the University of Glasgow and attended a France/Iceland meeting at the Senate in Paris.
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Conference for companies and local authorities on Acceptability
On 19/10/2021 in Pau. Energy and environmental transitions are subject to social contestation, which places the question of acceptability at the heart of policy formulation. By Xavier Arnauld de Sartre.
Read moreUPPA’s first information day on Innovation in partnership with private businesses
This day dedicated to partnership research and technology transfer brought together nearly 90 researchers and representatives of partner companies in October 2021, and was enriched by several testimonies from industrial partners.
Read moreLaunch of research on the energetic independence of a territory
Artificial photosynthesis will perhaps one day allow each inhabitant to store and redistribute the energy that he/she will have produced (green hydrogen). For 5 years, chemists, mathematicians, lawyers, geographers, sociologists and economists will work together on the subject.
Read moreAn International Forum on Transitions at UPPA
The University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour is organizing its first international forum on Transitions, which will present the 5 themes at the heart of its research missions.
Read moreE2S UPPA Partners’ Party on July 2, 2021 in Biarritz
UPPA Entreprises brought together companies and local authorities who are partners of the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA), as well as E2S project leaders, for a pleasant evening at the Municipal Casino of Biarritz.
Read moreMIT Chemistry Professor Mircea Dinca to give talk about MOFs in Pau
“Teaching Sponges New Tricks: Catalysis and Charge Transport in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks”
Read moreOur Researcher Christophe Pécheyran publishes in Science Magazine
Christophe Pécheyran, research engineer in analytical chemistry at IPREM (UPPA), is one of the co-authors of an archaeological article published in the renowned scientific weekly journal.
Read moreA digital platform to improve the environmental impact of urban mobility
The Flowbird group (formerly Parkeon), a world leader in mobility, the TREE laboratory (University of Pau and the Pays de l’Adour and CNRS), and consultant Pascal Auzannet, have joined forces to develop a “Mobility as a Service” digital platform, equipped with algorithms of general interest.
Read moreE2S Launches Its New Website
The complete redesign of the website makes it more accessible to all. E2S intends to create a synergy between the development of knowledge and the economic performance of companies.
Read moreA New Chair in the Field of Sustainable Building Construction
E2S UPPA has signed a partnership with the industrial start-up Materr'up to study the use of clay-based concretes in the construction industry.
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Risks of Flooding and Erosion on the Basque Coast: UPPA Participates in “Regions4Climate” EU Project
Through its joint research laboratory Kostarisk, University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour is participating in a major project to monitor and protect the coastline of St-Jean-de-Luz, in partnership with the Basque Country Agglomeration Community. The project was launched in January 2023 and will last 5 years.
Read moreThe Talents’ Academy booklet of resumes is out
The book containing the resumes of the recipients of this merit-based scholarship has just been published. Companies can find in it their future (talented) employees.
Read moreCéline Perlot-Bascoulès named to the French University Institute (IUF)
Céline Perlot-Bascoulès, a Professor at the University of Pau and the Pays de l’Adour (ISA BTP engineering school), has been named a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France.
Read moreUPPA Associated Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Grant
Marie-Pierre Isaure, Associate Professor at IPREM Laboratory in Pau, worked at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago from March to September 2022.
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