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
Find all the current and upcoming thesis defenses at the Université Grenoble Alpes
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
- Start of the yearPhD Student Welcome Day 2024 - Great Enigma GameOn December 12, 2024Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Domaine universitaireOn December 12, 2024, the College and Doctoral Schools are organizing a welcome day (bilingual event) for all first-time PhD students: Start of the year in your Doctoral School, discover all the services of the Doctoral ...Find out more
- Université Grenoble Alpes ranked 1st European university in innovation by the number of patents filedOn October 23, 2024In a study on the role of European universities in patent filing and innovation published on October 22, 2024, by the European Patent Office (EPO), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) secured the top position among 1,200 ins...Find out more
- Encounter/Debate, Forum, Roundtable2024 Edition - PhD Forum :
How, where and why do a PhD?On November 14, 2024An information and discussion event on doctoral studies for all students and student engineers with a bachelor's degree or higher, in all disciplines.Find out more
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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
