The PhD at Université Grenoble Alpes
- UGA honored its 2023 graduates during a ceremony on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the Louis Weil Amphitheater. This was an opportunity to hand out the diplomas and award the thesis prizes. Watch the ceremony again.
- Université Grenoble Alpes has honored ten PhDs graduating in 2023 whose thesis work was judged to be of exceptional quality. Eight academic thesis prizes, including one interdisciplinary prize, and two innovation thesis prizes. This year, one winner also received the social and environmental Responsibility Award. The awards will be presented at the "PhD Ceremony" on June 25, 2024.
- The UGA received the "Bienvenue en France - 2 stars" label at the end of May 2020, a label issued by Campus France and validated by an independent commission. This label is part of the international attractiveness policy developed by the UGA.
- First regional university (outside of the Paris region), in the top 5 French Universities, Université Grenoble Alpes has placed in the top 100 world universities in the 2020 Shanghai ranking of world universities.
Thesis Defense
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Doctoral Schools
Find the 13 Thematic Doctoral Schools of the Université Grenoble Alpes.
Maison du doctorat / PhD House
The PhD House brings together in the same place a range of services from registration to graduation, including a convivial space for PhD students.
News
- In October, it's Halloween!Find out more
The weather is still fine for strolling through landscapes that blend orange and green. The pumpkins are maturing. And as the nights fall faster, the doctomonsters emerge.... - Ceremony, Accolade/AwardGraduation ceremony: the Université Grenoble Alpes celebrates its PhDs!On June 25, 2024Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Amphithéâtre Louis WeilThe Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) honored its 762 PhDs who graduated in 2023 at a ceremony on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. It was an opportunity to award diplomas and thesis prizes in front of their peers, their supervisors...Find out more
- In July, it's summer and we're celebrating the end of the year!Find out more
It's sunny, it's warm, the days are long and the campus is ours. The best time to get together with other PhD students and have a good time in the midd... - Summer schoolSummer School RISK@UGA 2024 - Risks emphasized by climate change and ageing of infrastructuresFrom August 27, 2024 to August 29, 2024The Summer School of the RISK thematic program of the Graduate School @UGA will take place on 27, 28 and 29 August 2024, in the GreEN-ER building in Grenoble (France).Find out more
Welcome to the Doctoral College of the Université Grenoble Alpes
The Doctoral College welcomes 3000 PhD students, 43% of whom are international within its 13 Doctoral Schools. Spearheading the Université Grenoble Alpes, a world-class research university, the Doctoral College relies on a scientific, innovative and dynamic ecosystem, with the presence in particular of research organizations from major European instrument manufacturers, its proximity to CERN, as well as that of major companies.
Located in the heart of the mountains, the Doctoral College has a PhD House (Maison du doctorat) which brings together all the doctoral schools and the services of the Collège (registration, graduation, career center, training, international relations, ...), as well as a space of conviviality and work for PhD students, meeting rooms for the thesis jury and an auditorium for thesis defense.
Located in the heart of the mountains, the Doctoral College has a PhD House (Maison du doctorat) which brings together all the doctoral schools and the services of the Collège (registration, graduation, career center, training, international relations, ...), as well as a space of conviviality and work for PhD students, meeting rooms for the thesis jury and an auditorium for thesis defense.
3000
PhD Students
13
Doctoral Schools
+ 90
Specialities
80
Research Laboratories