Université de Rennes

One of the 12 main French universities, the Université de Rennes is a multidisciplinary university located in Brittany’s capital Rennes.

With around 30 000 students, the Université de Rennes is the biggest university in Brittany. Its approach to research and education is focused on reinforcing fundamental research to offer excellence. As other institutions, Université de Rennes aims at tackle today challenges with interdisciplinary research.

Université de Rennes researchers are internationnaly recognized in various areas:

Mathematics & ICT (numerical & cryptology, cybersecurity, Big data, electronics, photononics)
Physical sciences (Inorganic glass, Green chemistry, Materials and Substainable development)
Life and environmental sciences (cancer, technologies for health, environment-nutrition-health continuum, complex environment systems, dynamics of landscapes)
Humanities and social sciences (European law, Law and environment, public economy, European integration, digital society)

UR1 Mathematics department ranked in top 76 – 100 in Shanghai’s thematic ranking 2020

15 ERC Grants since 2007

Besides its mains research areas, Université de Rennes is promoting innovative projects by providing facilities and fostering transdisciplinary research. Université de Rennes is finally involved in numerous other European initiatives as part of its internationalisation strategy, such as EIT Digital node in Rennes, Erasmus Mundus Courses or an European Alliance University launched in 2019. The same goes for research, with engagement in 30 international research labs.

https://www.univ-rennes.fr/

Meet the fellows

Hélène Audusseau, biologist, working on urban biodiversity

James Behan, a chemist working on materials providing greener electrocatalysis

Nicolas Bigot, biologist, working on a key DNA repair protein

Grégoire David, chemist, working on the development of methods for the study of magnetic properties

Raouf Hammache, a chemist working on the fouling and aging of membrane systems

Alberto Macario Farto, a physical chemist performing experiments on molecular interactions

Konstantinos Paschaloudis, an electrical engineer working on antennadesign at high frequencies

Alexandre Puyguiraud, geoscientist, working on fluid mechanisms at the very small scale

Lucia Rodriguez Loureiro, a social and environmental epidemiologist, deciphering the association between the urban environment and cardiometabolic health

Giulia Sacco, a researcher in electronics, developing antennas for biomedical devices

Elaine Sellwood, geologist, seeks to determine the period of occupation of an archaeological site using luminescence dating

Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu, computational chemist, building tools for the rational design of molecular magnets

Nathan Vannier, biologist, working on solutions against drought

Marios Zacharias, a computational physicist looking to improve solar cells efficiency