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France Universités calls for young people to be placed at the heart of the public debate

The current protests by secondary school and university students cannot fail to catch the attention of those in charge of higher education and research institutions: it is for the sake of young people and their future that universities work day in, day out. Violence and...

⚖️ Law Night at Avignon University: seeing the law in a new light

On 5 October, Avignon University hosted «Law Night», organised in conjunction with the Avignon Judicial Court and the Avignon Bar Association. The evening’s programme included a mock trial, ‘The Franck M Case’,...

Avignon University will be closed on Tuesday 6 October 2026

Due to the ongoing protests, Avignon University will be closed exceptionally on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59, across all its sites. This closure applies to the Hannah Arendt campuses...
Research news

Avignon University has been selected as a winner in the second call for proposals under the PEPR eNSEMBLE programme with the AnandaBot project

Fabrice Lefèvre, a researcher at the Avignon Computer Science Laboratory (LIA / Avignon University), is one of the six successful applicants in the second call for research projects (AAP2) under the PEPR eNSEMBLE programme with the ANANDABOT project (AnandaBot, a modern disciple...
Research news

Mohamed Arnouss, a PhD graduate from the University of Avignon and recipient of a Fulbright scholarship for a research stay in...

Mohamed Arnouss, who was awarded a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Avignon on 17 July 2026, has been awarded the Fulbright Joint Supervision Scholarship to continue his research at New York University (NYU). In January 2027, he will join the Laboratory for...

Avignon University is welcoming Professor Miruna Nachescu as part of a scientific collaboration with the University...

From 14 to 18 September 2026, Avignon University hosted Professor Miruna Nachescu from the West University of Timișoara (Romania) as part of a teaching and research exchange programme within the framework of a scientific collaboration...

Upcoming events

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8 October
Ms Yan ZHAO will give a public defence of her PhD thesis entitled: "Experimental and modelling approaches to investigate the variations in architectural traits (anatomy and conductivity) induced by genetics and water deficit”….
9.00am - 12.00pm
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus
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8 October
Ms Hibatallah KABBAJ will publicly defend her PhD thesis entitled "Robust and Reliable Federated Learning in Distributed Systems", co-supervised by Mohammed V University (Morocco), on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 2.00 pm. Date...
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus
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12 October
As part of the ‘Campus Zéro Non Recours’ initiative led by Avignon University, the Vaucluse CAF is stepping up to support students with their applications. On 12 and 21 October 2026, information sessions and...
9.00am - 12.00pm
Hannah Arendt Campus
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12 October
The AI Paradox By the Science Comedy Show Followed by a discussion with Pierre Jourlin, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the Avignon Computer Science Laboratory What if, to become a good artificial intelligence, all it took was to be...
7pm - 8.30pm
Creative Villa
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13–15 October
Avignon University is taking part in the 2026 edition of MED’Agri, which will be held on 13, 14 and 15 October at the Avignon Exhibition Centre. Ideally situated at the crossroads of major farming regions, the MED’Agri trade fair brings together...
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13 October
«Les Amphis de l’info», a series of events organised on university campuses across France, will be coming to Avignon University on 13 October. An initiative by *Le Monde*, in...
5pm - 7pm
Hannah Arendt Campus
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17 October
As part of Pink October, the student society BDE CERI is organising ‘CERI qui court’, a charity run on Saturday 17 October. The race consists of an 800-metre loop, to be completed as many times as...
8.30 am – 12.00 pm
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus
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20 October
Ms Sylvie CHADDAD will publicly defend her doctoral thesis, entitled "Stochastic modelling and analysis of the dynamics of crowdfunding and social influence in online networks", on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at...
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Hannah Arendt Campus
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21 October
As part of the ‘Campus Zéro Non Recours’ initiative led by Avignon University, the Vaucluse CAF is stepping up to support students with their applications. On 12 and 21 October 2026, information sessions and...
9.00am - 12.00pm
Jean-Henri Fabre Campus
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22–23 October
THURSDAY 22 AND FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER Avignon University – Villa Créative, Amphitheatre Long overlooked, the issue of women’s health in the workplace is now the subject of extensive research across various fields of study....
Creative Villa
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3–10 December
For the first time, staff elections within the Ministries of National Education, Higher Education, Research and Space, and Sport, Youth and Community Life will take place in...
8.00 am - 5.00 pm
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21 January
Special session of the History, Health, Work and Environment Seminar: "Paediatric cancers: a gap in public health?" In France, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children over...
3.30 pm – 8.30 pm
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