Scientific events


[WORKSHOP] ’GFZ - University of Potsdam - ISTerre Scientific Meeting’ at the University of Potsdam

Published on April 22, 2024
June 25 & 26, 2024

For the second year running, ISTerre, GFZ and the University of Potsdam are organizing the "GFZ - University of Potsdam - ISTerre Scientific Meeting" workshop on June 25 and 26, 2024. After hosting the 2023 event on our premises, this year’s workshop will take place at the University of Potsdam. The aim of these days is to maintain the fruitful scientific exchange between these three entities and to initiate new Franco-German and European collaborations. In the recent years, a privileged (...)

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MOOC ORISAT: online course on remote sensing of natural hazards

Published on September 19, 2023
From October 3, 2023

A team of scientists from ISTerre, IGE, LISTIC and GET, accompanied by the UGA’s educational unit (DAPI), have recently developed a MOOC entitled "ORISAT: Observation des RIsques naturels par SATellites" on the use of satellites for natural risk management.

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Hugo Perfettini: a Life in Science

Published on April 27, 2023
May 11, 2023

Hugo Perfettini was a leading researcher in the field of fault mechanics, and a beloved member of the ISTerre research community. From his early days as a PhD student at ENS Paris, via postdoctoral research positions in California, to IRD researcher in Toulouse, IRD Director of Research at ISTerre, and with eventful and extensive missions to Peru and Algeria, Hugo’s contributions touched many people in life and science.
To fully celebrate Hugo and his many achievements, we will host a day (...)

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[Spring School] URBASIS-EU : Urban Seismology and Risk Analysis

Published on January 25, 2023
From 15 to 20 May 2023

The second edition of the URBASIS-EU project’s Spring School on Urban Seismology and Risk Analysis will be held on May 15-20, 2023 on the Island of Porquerolles.
The objectives of this second spring school are to provide students (PhD, post-doc and others) with an insight into research issues in engineering seismology, earthquake engineering and seismic risk in the broadest sense, and current and emerging research topics on seismic risk in interaction with the components that make up urban (...)

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[Thematic meetings] "Interactions between geology, climate and ecology"

Published on January 23, 2023
February 20 and March 6, 2023

On Monday, February 20 and March 6, two half-days will be dedicated to the presentation of transverse projects on the interactions between geology, climate and ecology. These meetings, co-organized by ISTerre and LECA, will be an opportunity to demonstrate the research dynamics around these themes and are open to all members of OSUG laboratories. If you have ongoing research on the interactions between geology, ecology and climate that you would like to present but did not have the (...)

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[Festival] 9th edition of the Rencontres Montagnes & Sciences

Published on November 02, 2022

The Rencontres Montagnes et Sciences are back this year for their 9th edition! Organized by researchers from ISTerre and the IGE and financially supported by the OSUG, this festival offers a series of screenings and meetings around scientific adventure films in the mountains.
This year, the festival will be held at the Palais des Sports in Grenoble where two afternoons of screenings will be open to all at free prices (5€-15€, with free admission for minors and students in Grenoble). See you (...)

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URBASIS Winter School - Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology

Published on September 06, 2021

In the framework of the European ITN URBASIS-EU project, we are organizing a winter university on seismic risk in urban environments from January 24 to January 29, 2022, in Autrans (30 minutes from Grenoble, France), in the French Alpine Space.
Objectives
The objective of this winter university is to provide students (PhD, post-doc and others) with an insight into research issues in seismology and engineering seismology in the broadest sense, and current and emerging research topics on (...)

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Can mining make the world a greener place?

Published on October 21, 2020

On the 3rd and 4th of December, an international scientific and societal event will be co-organized by two Horizon 2020 research projects: INFACT and PACIFIC (of which UGA is the principal coordinator), and the Natural History Museum in London. The aim of this online event is to bring together personalities with diverse backgrounds and points of view to talk about the place of mining activities in our societies.

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