University News

Symposium Transdisciplinary research for a healthy planet - event review

The Symposium Transdisciplinary research for a healthy planet took place on March 30 and 31, 2023 in Reims. More than 130 attendees joined us for this first edition. Special thanks to all the speakers for their interesting and instructive presentations that led to high level scientific discussions, to the students who participated to the call for posters for their commitment. We also thank the...

Hype 13: a 7-episode web series on academic success

Student education: how can you succeed in your studies and acquire the right tools? The Hype 13 project announces the release of its very latest deliverable, a 7-episode web series on student success. Immerse yourself in the heart of Étudiant Corp' (Student Corp’) and embark on a great adventure: interactive exercises, animated bonus episodes and resources helping students to...

AURORA announces 2 million euros of successful fundraising

AURORA has announced 2 million euros of successful fundraising reserved for its current shareholders to fund its new industrial sterilisation projects AURORA is a Normandy MedTech business specialising in sterilisation. It was created in 2019. It originated with a partnership begun in October 2018 between AURORA on the one hand, and the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA) and the...

Our students take action to help orphans in Madagascar

Célestine FOURGEAUX, Karla MASCRET, Camille BZAR, Philomène CHOUABE and Nicolas FONTIMPE, students at the Medicine UFR (research and training unit) of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, are aiding orphans in Madagascar with the Solidarité Internationale Reims-Madagascar society, associated with the Corporation of Medical Students of Reims (CEMR) and linked to Aina,...

Audrey Machinet, world archery champion

Audrey Machinet, 2nd-year Bachelor at UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, took first place at the field archery world championships held from 3 to 9 October in Yankton, USA. Now aged 20, she began to practise archery at the age of 6. In 2013, she started to compete, with a series of 28 entries in various French championship events. In 2015, she won 2 gold medals (indoor and beursault), as well...

CNRS certification for the ZARG

At the CNRS INEE (Ecology and Environment Institute) unit managers’ day on 16 November 2022 in Paris, the “Rural Environment in Argonne” Workshop Zone (ZARG) was awarded official certification by the CNRS from 1 January 2023. Workshop Zones are coordinated by the CNRS INEE and supervised by researchers or teaching researchers working at universities or EPST scientific and...

URCA participation at the 6th FAIR OF STUDY IN FRANCE, Brussels, Belgium

The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne was present at the 6th Campus France Fair in Belgium on Saturday 26 November 2022, together with 60 French higher-education establishments (universities, specialised grandes écoles, preparatory classes, higher institutes of learning). The event was also organised in partnership with the France-Belgium Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and was...

The Hype 13 project prepares its report

Including 19 deliverables scheduled over a period of 2 years, the Hype 13 project has developed many operational tools and resources, and encouraged the improvement of educational practice at the URCA. Find all the tools and resources on the URCA Hype 13 mini-site at: www.univ-reims.fr/hype13 Among them are: the toolbox a Hypxeo teaching-resource database educational masks...

The URCA wins approval for a new Horizon Europe project: HEPINIB

Through the UMR CNRS 7369 MEDyC (Extracellular Matrix and Cellular Dynamics), the URCA is committed to a Horizon Europe “staff exchange” project, which has just received approval. The HEPINIB project is named “Heparanase inhibition as a multifunctional targeting approach in cancer”. It is led by Professor Martin Götte of the University of Münster in Germany and...

The URCA strengthens its partnerships with Wallonia

At the Châlons-en-Champagne Fair, held from 2 to 12 September 2022, the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne promoted its partnerships with Wallonia through various events on the theme of the bioeconomy in “Research-Training-Innovation”. There were a number of high points during the week: • Reporting on “Green Line Project” research in 2020-2022 for the...