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
- Training sessionAwareness-raising sessions on gender-based violence, discrimination and harassmentOn February 11, 2025Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Domaine universitaireThe UGA equality team is offering an awareness-raising session on gender-based violence, discrimination and harassment. This 2-hour awareness-raising session is open to doctoral students and researchers.Find out more
- Induction Week - 2024From December 9, 2024 to December 19, 2024Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Domaine universitaireDuring a little more than a week from 9th December to 19th December and in addition to the welcome day, the doctoral college is organising a series of workshops and activities for you: an induction week so you could meet...Find out more
- PhD Welcome Winter Party is Coming !Find out more
- Shanghai Thematic Ranking 2024: Université Grenoble Alpes in the top tier of French universitiesOn November 18, 2024Ranked in the top 150 of the Shanghai global ranking, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) has reaffirmed its position in the Shanghai Thematic Ranking 2024, published on November 11, 2024. The university is featured in the t...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
