Research at UGA

Université Grenoble Alpes produces world-class research and creates knowledge and innovation for the benefit of society, human development and sustainability. Within its laboratories, researchers tackle major scientific and socio-economic issues in a bold, open and free spirit.

Research activities associate higher education institutions, national research organizations and important European and/or international research infrastructures.
The quality of research as well as the synergies between the laboratories shared with the CEA, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, Irstea, CHU Grenoble Alpes, IRD and INRA laid the foundation for the recognition of Université Grenoble Alpes as an Excellence Initiative (IDEX).

Ambition and Strategy

UGA - Recherche - Ambition & Stratégie
Université Grenoble Alpes conducts cutting-edge research aimed at addressing the challenges of the future and contributing to a sustainable and resilient society.

Research Issues

Valorisation & Transfert
Understanding the world and helping to transform it: Faced with increasingly complex challenges, UGA draws on the strength of its academic disciplines and its scientific ecosystem to pursue ambitious, open, and interdisciplinary research.

Scientific Ecosystem

Institut Laue Langevin - ILL
As the leading European university in terms of patent filings, UGA is the driving force behind a scientific and technological ecosystem whose influence far exceeds its demographic weight.

Research Laboratories

UGA : Structuration de la recherche
Research at the Université Grenoble Alpes is organized into research clusters, structured around disciplinary considerations and scientific approaches.
Published on  January 21, 2021
Updated on September 25, 2026