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My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180): the winners of 2023

Explaining months, even years of thesis research work in the simplest, most dynamic and entertaining way possible in just three minutes is no easy feat…but it is possible! Fourteen of the University’s PhD candidates took on that exact challenge during the final of the “My Thesis in 180 seconds” competition, which took place on 15 March 2023.

The Audience Award and the Jury’s Prize

Of the fourteen finalists, Goran Stanajic Petrovic won the Audience Award for his thesis “Development of a new nuclear multi-cancer imaging tool using a snake toxin.” Goran Stanajic Petrovic is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory for Drug and Health Technologies – MTS (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CEA | INRAE).

The Jury’s Prize was awarded to Arthur Ledaguenel for his thesis “Neuro-symbolic AI: learning from data and rules”. Arthur Ledaguenel is a PhD candidate at the Mathematics and Computer Science Laboratory for Complexity and Systems – MICS (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CentraleSupélec). 

The two laureates will go on to take part in the national semi-final of the competition at the end of March. 

The two winners, from left to right: Goran Stanajic Petrovic and Arthur Ledaguenel

The 2023 finalists

• Dzevka DRAGIC , Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health – CESP (Univ. Paris-Saclay | UVSQ | INSERM): “Study of breast cancer risk factors through DNA methylation”
• Romane GASTON-BRETON , Laboratory for Drug and Health Technologies - MTS (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CEA | INRAE): “Innovative Neuroprotective Strategy Based on a New Class of Purine Derivatives for Neonatal Ischemic Encephalopathy”
• Laureen GUITARD , Department for Optics and Associated Techniques - DOTA (Univ. Paris-Saclay | ONERA): “Development of an X-ray phase imaging technique for high spatial resolution non-destructive testing of composite materials”
• Nicolas HEURTEL , the Formal Methods Laboratory – LMF (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CNRS | ENS Paris-Saclay | CentraleSupélec | Inria): “Computational Power and Structure of Linear Optical Quantum Computing”
• Killian LAGUERRE , the Orsay Institute for Molecular Science - ISMO (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CNRS): “Targeting resistant cancer using multifunctional nanoparticles: synthesis and biological evaluation”
• Imran LAHMAR , Laboratory for Tumour Immunology and Immunotherapy - ITIC (Univ. Paris-Saclay | Institut Gustave-Roussy | INSERM): “Immunosuppressive mechanisms of antibiotics in the context of anti-tumour immunity”
• Arthur LEDAGUENEL , Mathematics and Computer Science Laboratory for Complexity and Systems – MICS (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CentraleSupélec): “Neuro-symbolic AI: learning from data and rules”
• Margaux MARCHEFERT , Paramedical Research Team on Neuromotor Disabilities - ERPHAN (Univ. Paris-Saclay | UVSQ): “Non-invasive analysis of physiological markers in the early detection of respiratory and peripheral muscle disorders in patients with ventilatory impairment”
• Chloé MARQUES , Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health – CESP (Univ. Paris-Saclay | UVSQ | INSERM): “Towards an exposome assessment of diet: investigating the global effect of the diet in relation to mortality risk in the E3N cohort”
• Mathilde POTTIER , Laboratory for Matter under Extreme Conditions – DAM - LMCE (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CEA): “Study of radiative decay of a nucleus using the Oslo method”
• Harry RAMADASSE , Laboratory for Innovation, Technology, Economics & Management - LITEM (Univ. Paris-Saclay | Univ Evry | IMT-BS): “The transformation of collaborative ways of working in industrial companies: develop the digital intelligence of employees”
• Goran STANAJIC PETROVIC , Laboratory for Drug and Health Technologies - MTS (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CEA | INRAE): “Development of a new nuclear multi-cancer imaging tool using a snake toxin”
• Ekaterina TOMILINA , Laboratory for Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Genomes to the Environment - MaIAGE (Univ. Paris-Saclay | INRAE): “Copula-based network inference for multi-omics data”
• Taher YACOUB , Institute of Integrative Cell Biology - I2BC (Univ. Paris-Saclay | CEA | CNRS): “In silico design of modified and bioconjugated oligonucleotides against Alzheimer's disease target proteins”.

The 2023 edition of the My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180) competition was organised for the 10th consecutive year by France Universités, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Université Paris-Saclay, in partnership with CASDEN Banque Populaire and MGEN. The competition gives PhD candidates the chance to present their research to a non-expert and diverse audience. Competitors must present their work in French, clearly and concisely but convincingly. All that in just three minutes with the help of a single PowerPoint slide! Thanks to the competition, from basic to applied sciences, the wide range of thesis topics at Université Paris-Saclay are given centre stage!

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Updated on: 26/01/2023

Presenting your research topic in three minutes flat with the help of a single slide: that's the challenge set by the national popular science competition "MT180s - My thesis in 180 seconds", only open to doctoral students.

MT180  is a  competition open to doctoral students. The challenge is for students to present their research topics in simple terms in front of a diverse, non-expert audience.

Each participant must make a clear, concise and convincing presentation of his or her research project i n three minutes with a single slide .

More than just a competition, it is also an opportunity for the junior researchers to  learn how to communicate and popularise their passion for research .

Inspired by the concept of the  Three minute thesis ,  which originated at the University of Queensland  in Australia, the competition was started for the first time in French in 2012 in Quebec by Acfas  ( Association francophone pour le savoir ).

The challenge was launched in France in 2014 by  France Universités  and  the  CNRS . Since its arrival in France, University of Bordeaux doctoral students have taken part every year. In 2022, the university participated in its 9 th competition.

Tailor-made training

To meet the challenge, doctoral students receive training in writing and public speaking , coordinated by the  Graduate Research School , to help them popularise their research and quickly capture an audience's attention. During the latest competition, approximately 20 doctoral students from the University of Bordeaux took up the challenge.

A competition in several stages

• The final round at the University of Bordeaux with 16 doctoral students leads to the selection of four winners: three are picked by a jury made up of representatives from the world of research, the media or scientific culture, and one winner is chosen by the public. A University of Bordeaux semi-final can be organised if there are more than twenty participants in the competition.
• The regional final brings together the winners from the university clusters, and only two winners are selected from each cluster. The University of Bordeaux belongs to the cluster that also includes the  University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour , Bordeaux Montaigne University  and  La Rochelle University
• A nationwide semi- final is then organised over 2.5 days to select  16 candidates who will participate in the national final.
• The national  final determines  the doctoral student representing France during the last stage.
• The international final is organised in the autumn and brings together the winners from the different French-speaking countries participating in the competition. It is an opportunity for the participants to face other audiences, in other places, to meet other researchers and to confront the universality of research.

In 2022,  Pierre Damien Fougou , a doctoral student in law at the University of Bordeaux reached the  national final on 31 st May  in Lyon and won the prize awarded by secondary students: "Prix des lycéennes et des lycéens".

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MT180 – My Thesis in 180 seconds

Rita Drissi Daoudi présente sa thèse lors de la 5ème édition de la finale EPFL du concours MT180 © Alain Herzog, EPFL 2020

What is it ?

My Thesis in 180 Secondes , inspired by Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) which took place for the first time in 2008 at the University of Queensland in Australia, is a competittion that gives doctoral students the opportunity to present their research topic in simple terms to a general and diverse audience. In three minutes each participant must deliver a clear, concise and yet compelling explanation of his or her research topic.

The competition gives participants an opportunity to hone their communication skills, while shwocasing their research in a public space. The presentations are filmed and those of the finals broadcast on the Internet.

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A multi-stage Competition

Participating universities in Switzerland (EPFL, UNIFR, UNIGE, UNIL, UNINE, UZH) organize their own internal competition. Winners from each institution can compete in the national final coordinated by the Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale. 

The winner of this national final is then selected to represent Switzerland during the international competition which brings together around twenty competitors from different countries.

At EPFL around forty doctoral students participate earch year in the competition and selections take place before the EPFL final. At EPFL the selections and the final take place in French and in English and are open to the public.

Competition: My Thesis in 180 seconds

Are you a doctoral candidate and want to make your research subject known beyond the confines of your laboratory and the academic sphere? The competition, "My Thesis in 180 seconds", is for you! In three minutes, and not one second more, you will be asked to make a clear, concise and yet convincing presentation of your research project. All using only one non-animated slide.

Published on 21/12/2019 - Updated on 12/02/2024

This is a great opportunity for you to open up to other disciplines, take a step back from your own work, foster contact with the scientific and socio-economic world, and, above all, hone your communication skills towards a lay audience.

This contest takes place every year. Doctoral candidates interested in the competition are selected, supported and initially compete within the Sorbonne University Alliance. The winners then represent the institutions of the Sorbonne University Alliance in the national semi-final, and then, if they are selected, in the national final, organised by the CPU (Conference of University Presidents) and the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research).

Several doctoral candidates from our institutions have already been selected to participate in the national final: Eslem Ben Arous and Alexandra Sauvêtre in 2019, and Mathieu Buonafine in 2016, winning the first prize from the jury in the final. 

The Sorbonne University competition

Each year, the members of the Sorbonne University Alliance call for candidates to compete in the Sorbonne University Alliance final. 18 candidates are selected and receive training in preparation for the requested exercise. This mandatory training takes place over two days plus half a day of coaching. On the evening of the competition, two winners are chosen: one winner chosen by the audience and the winner chosen by the jury. The two winners represent the members of the Sorbonne University Alliance during the national semi-final. 

Typical annual calendar

• November - January: pre-registration of interested PhD candidates
• End of January: selection of candidates who will participate in the Sorbonne University finals
• February - early March: training of candidates (mandatory)
• March: Sorbonne University final
• Early April: national semi-final
• June: national final
• September/October: international final

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My thesis in 180 seconds: 2023 regional final

Explaining months, or even years, of research in 3 minutes top chrono sounds impossible... But it's the challenge facing 12 young doctoral students from the region. By taking part in the international science popularization competition, Ma thèse en 180 secondes, they will bring their thesis to life in a clear, concise and convincing way for the general public, who will come to support them to thunderous applause!

Regional final results

Discover the three winners of the regional final on March 21, 2023:

• 1st Jury Prize : Baptiste KERGARAVAT (Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences Development of innovative enzymes to combat plant pathogens, fungi and insects.
• 2ᵉ Jury Prize: Claire MAHE (Institut des Sciences du Mouvement) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences Interactions between phantom sensations and walking in lower limb amputees.
• 3rd Jury Prize: Thomas RAMONDA (Centre méditerranéen de sociologie, de science politique et d'histoire) - AMU | ED 355 - Espaces Cultures Sociétés Violence de guerres de la Guerre de la péninsule: la prise en charge des soldats de l'Empire par le service de santé en Espagne (1808-1814)

Baptiste Kergaravat also received a majority vote from the public (in theatres and online) , making him the lucky winner of the Prix du Public ! The winners of the 1st and 2nd Jury Prizes have thus qualified for the national semi-final in April, in the hope of going on to the national and international finals.

Regional semi-final results

The following candidates have been selected to take part in the regional final on March 21, 2023:

• Margot CASSAYRE (Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences Optimization of natural antioxidants acting on melanogenesis: nanoformulation techniques, electroporation, iontophoresis and environmental impact.
• Nadège IANNI (Centre d'études et de recherche en gestion d'Aix Marseille) - AMU | ED 372 - Aix-Marseille Economic and Management Sciences Ostentatious] Socially Responsible Consumption: the paradox of a concept based on two historically antinomic research currents
• Florian LECAËR (Centre d'études et de recherche en gestion d'Aix Marseille) - AMU | ED 372 -Sciences économiques et de gestion d'Aix-Marseille Study of leisure as a resource in a dual process between commitment and exhaustion at work: the specific case of diving
• Raphaël PERRIER (Institute of Movement Sciences) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences Contribution to the development of an electromechanical actuator mimicking the multi-scale structure of the striated muscle
• Claire MAHE (Institut des Sciences du Mouvement) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences Interactions between phantom sensations and walking in lower limb amputees
• Tom FRINGAND (Mechanics, Modeling and Clean Processes) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences Dynamic fluid mechanics model of an aortic valve in the context of Ross intervention
• Clara CARRICAJO (Mechanics, Modeling and Clean Processes) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences Mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid dynamics and stabilization control of TransPod capsules at supersonic speeds in low-pressure tubes.
• Thomas RAMONDA (Mediterranean Center for Sociology, Political Science and History) - AMU | ED 355 - Espaces Cultures Sociétés Violence de guerres de la Guerre de la péninsule: la prise en charge des soldats de l'Empire par le service de santé en Espagne (1808-1814)
• Baptiste KERGARAVAT (Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences Development of innovative enzymes to combat phytopathogens, fungi and insects.
• Aurélie DELOFFRE (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Environnement Urbanisme) - AMU | ED 67 - Legal and Political Sciences Legal innovations and new mobility issues
• Mélanie BRULC (Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences Characterization of biometric parameters detectable by non-invasive FMCW (Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave) millimeter-wave radar technology.
• Thomas VALERIO (Institute of Movement Sciences) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences Biomechanical modeling of the trapeziometacarpal joint to optimize surgical treatment of rhizarthrosis.

Tom Fringand also won the Prix du Jeune Public thanks to the votes of school classes attending the semi-final on Monday March 20, 2023.

Regional final

The 12 best talents selected by Aix-Marseille Université, Avignon Université and Université de Toulon are keen to share their research in the most accessible and entertaining way possible. Questions and discoveries in chemistry, management, health, law, psychology and much more will punctuate these 12 x 3-minute scientific shows. Whether on stage in the Toga auditorium or live on the Aix-Marseille Université Youtube channel, they're waiting for you to take to the stage and dazzle you!

In the presence of the jury: Christine Morin-Messabel, professor of social psychology at Lyon 2 University, Salima Rafai, physicist and CNRS research director at Grenoble Alpes University, Yves Barille, communications director at Airbus Helicopters, Gilles Rof, freelance journalist and documentary film-maker, correspondent for Le Monde newspaper in Marseille, and Priscille Riondel, AMU doctoral student and winner of the 1st prize in the 2022 regional jury competition.

At the end of the show, three performances will be awarded prizes by the jury. The audience will also be able to vote for their favorite participant. The winners of the 1st Jury Prize and the Audience Prize (or the 1st and 2nd Jury Prizes, if 1st Jury Prize and Audience Prize are identical) will qualify for the national semi-final in April, and will attempt to reach the national and international finals.

Practical information

• The semi-finalists' presentation booklet is available here .
• The finalists will be presented on this page on Monday March 20 from 5pm , following the regional semi-final.
• IMPORTANT: It will be possible to register via Eventbrite to attend the indoor final until Tuesday March 21 at 1pm. Registration to follow the final remotely via Youtube will be open until Tuesday March 21 at 5pm .

About Ma thèse en 180 secondes : The Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition is inspired by the Three minute thesis (3MTMC) competition, first held in 2008 at the University of Queensland, Australia. The Quebec competition is the first of its kind in the French language, and has been running since 2012. Since 2014, the competition has been organized in France by France Universités and CNRS, in partnership with Casden, Maif and MGEN.

• To register and vote for the People's Choice Award.
• Follow the event live on Youtube.
• To discover the semi-finalists .

Doctoral Training Department Sandrine Alligier - Head of cross-disciplinary training, MT180 referent sandrine.alligier[at]univ-amu.fr

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My Thesis in 180 Seconds, the international Francophone competition launched in Quebec, is back for the eighth time in France. Inspired by the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, MT180 is led in France Universités and the CNRS, and has been developed locally by volunteer university groups. In Lyon & Saint-Étienne, the competition is organized by the Université de Lyon on behalf of its member institutions.

On March 24, the regional final of My Thesis in 180 seconds competition (in French) will be held at the Université de Lyon. Fourteen doctoral students will present their research project in 3 minutes, in a clear, concise and convincing manner, before a jury composed of teacher-researchers, a journalist, a representative of the economic world and a scientific mediator.

In total, 3 Jury prizes and 1 public prize will be awarded. The first prize from the jury and the prize from the public will be the two winners from the Université de Lyon who will go on to the national stage of the competition.

3 doctoral students from ENS de Lyon laboratories

Among the 14 candidates, 3 PhD students are carrying out their thesis in an ENS de Lyon laboratory:

Juliette Bougnon , PhD student at the Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), LegioPath team Title of the thesis: Characterization of the role of SST4 effectors in the increased virulence of Legionella pneumophila species Under the supervision of Elisabeth Kay

Arthur Guerin-Turcq , PhD student at the Environment City Society Laboratory (EVS), RIVES-ENTPE team Title of the thesis: Forests and the Commons. The French peri-urban forest between common good and club good Under the supervision of Éric Charmes

Aurélien Peyron , PhD student at the  Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), GIMAP team Title of the thesis: Study of the molecular mechanisms involved in the invasion of the mucosa by Staphylococcus capitis and Staphylococcus aureus in humans Under the supervision of Paul Verhoeven and Marine Butin

The ENS of Lyon also counts two alumni among the candidates:

Luca Francone , 2019 class of the Master Mathematics - PhD student at the Camille Jordan Institute (CNRS, UCBL, UJM, INSA, ECL) Title of the thesis : The connection problem in the theory of representations of reductive complex algebraic groups Under the supervision of Nicolas Ressayre

Bastien Marguet , 2019 class of the Master in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics - PhD student at the Institut Lumière Matière (CNRS, UCBL) Title of the thesis: Modeling of the formation of grain boundaries in two-dimensional materials: application to graphene Under the supervision of Pierre-Louis Olivier

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My thesis in 180 seconds: 2024 regional final

Théâtre Antoine Vitez, le Cube, 29 av. Robert Schuman, Aix-en-Provence and live on Youtube Friday 23 February 2024 - 6pm

The Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition is back! Come and support the 12 Aix-Marseille Provence Méditerranée doctoral students selected for the regional final.

The 12 best talents selected by Aix-Marseille Université, Avignon Université, Université de Toulon and Université de Corse are keen to share their research in the most accessible and entertaining way possible. The formula is simple: doctoral students have to explain their research topic to the general public in the most accessible way possible, in just three minutes, using a single slide. This year, these 12 x 3-minute scientific shows will be punctuated by questions and discoveries in ecology, health, law, translation and much more... Whether on stage at the Théâtre Antoine Vitez or live on the Aix-Marseille Université Youtube channel, they're waiting for you to get up on stage and dazzle you!

The jury will be chaired by Pascal Kuhn, Director of Airbus Helicopters' Marignane site. He will be joined by Eddie Barazzuol, Director of Development and co-founder of the newspaper The MetaNews Catherine Quilliet, a physicist at the University of Grenoble Alpes, as well as a short story writer and novelist, Leah Vandeveer, a doctorate in linguistics and European project manager at the University of Bordeaux, and Baptiste Kergaravat, a doctoral student at AMU and winner of the 1 er regional jury prize for 2023.

At the end of the show, three performances will be awarded prizes by the Jury. The audience in the auditorium will also be able to vote for their favourite performer. The winners of the 1 er Jury Prize and Public Prize (or the 1 er and 2 e Jury Prize, if the 1 er Jury Prize and Audience Prize are the same) will qualify for the national semi-final in the spring, with a chance of reaching the national and international finals. This year, Avignon Université is proud to present two doctoral students taking part in the 2024 edition: Pierre Baby: PhD student - climate change, pesticides and forficules - "Biomarkers, Environment, Health" team IMBE UMR 7263, AMU, CNRS, IRD

Thesis topic: "Physiological and behavioural responses of the generalist predator, Forficula pubescens (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) to various biotic and abiotic constraints with a view to biological control in apple orchards". Marie Serrie : Doctoral student at INRAE in the Genetics and Improvement of Fruit and Vegetables unit (GAFL)

Thesis topic: "Adapting Prunus to pesticide reduction: identifying resilience components and exploiting diversity through association genetics".

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Initiated for the first time in French language by the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) in Quebec in 2012, the “My thesis in 180 seconds” competition was launched in France by the CNRS and the CPU in 2014.

The competition consists in PhD students presenting their thesis subject in three minutes only, while making it attractive and understandable by all. Each PhD student must give a clear, concise, and nonetheless convincing talk about his/her research project, with the support of only one slide! It is a unique opportunity for them to popularise the contents and stakes of their works with the general public, and acquire communication skills well beyond a mere stylistic exercise. PhD students benefit from training courses to meet that challenge, to help them popularise their research and quickly capture attention from an audience.

Each year, UBFC organizes the regional final : 10 PhD students are selected to take part and try to win one out of the two regional prizes: the Audience Award and the Jury Award. The two laureates then represent UBFC at the national final, maybe even the international final…!

The 10 PhD students also have the opportunity to make their presentation to high school students in the Region during the session reserved for them each year and at the end of which the Rectorate awards a Prize for high school students to their preferred candidate.

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Congratulations to the 10 finalists !

The 2024 edition of the Ma thèse en 180 secondes contest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté saw the participation of :

• Alexandra MERIENNE : doctorante en 5 ème année à l’école doctorale Sociétés, Espaces, Pratiques, Temps (SEPT). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein du Laboratoire de Sociologie et d’Anthropologie (LASA), dans la spécialité Sociologie.
• Bertrand KACZMAREK : tout jeune docteur, il a soutenu sa thèse le 18 janvier 2024. Il était rattaché à l’école doctorale Sociétés, Espaces, Pratiques, Temps (SEPT) et a préparé sa thèse au sein du Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Sociétés,Sensibilités, Soin (LIR3S), dans la spécialité Philosophie.
• Chloé MERCIER : doctorante en 1 ère année à l’école doctorale Environnement Santé (ES). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein du laboratoire Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur & Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique (RIGHT), dans la spécialité Biochimie et biologie moléculaire.
• Mathis DAMON : doctorant en 1 ère année à l’école doctorale Environnement Santé (ES). Il prépare sa thèse au sein du laboratoire Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur & Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique (RIGHT), dans la spécialité Médecine, cancérologie, génétique, hématologie et immunologie.
• Elisa CHAZEAU : doctorante en 3 ème année à l’école doctorale Carnot-Pasteur (CP). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein de l’Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), dans la spécialité Chimie.
• Houda RAFI : doctorante en 3 ème année à l’école doctorale Sciences Physiques pour l’Ingénieur et Microtechniques (SPIM). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein du laboratoire Imagerie et Vision Artificielle (ImViA), dans la spécialité Informatique.
• Raniya KETFI : doctorante en 2 ème année à l’école doctorale Sciences Physiques pour l’Ingénieur et Microtechniques (SPIM). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein de l’institut FEMTO-ST, dans la spécialité Informatique.
• Lilou DUQUET : doctorante en 1 ère année à l’école doctorale Environnement Santé (ES). Elle prépare sa thèse au sein du Laboratoire de recherches Intégratives en Neurosciences et psychologie Cognitive (LINC), dans la spécialité Neurosciences.
• Luca MARCHISIO : doctorant en 2 ème année à l’école doctorale Environnement Santé (ES). Il prépare sa thèse au sein du laboratoire Pathologies et épithéliums : prévention, innovation, traitements, évaluation (PEPITE), dans la spécialité Médecine, biochimie, biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, physiologie et nutrition.
• Marie OLLIVIER : doctorante en 4 ème année à l’école doctorale Carnot-Pasteur. Elle prépare sa thèse au sein du laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), dans la spécialité Chimie-physique.

The Jury Prize was awarded to Bertrand KACZMAREK .

The Public Prize was awarded to Chloé MERCIER .

 Congratulations to our two winners who will represented the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region at the national semi-final.

Bertrand KACZMAREK will be taking part in the national final on 5 June 2024 in Nice !

Congratulations also to Raniya KETFI , who won the Prix des lycéens 2024, during a session dedicated to them.

A look back in pictures…

Did you miss the regional final find here the performances of the 2 semi-finalists.

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My thesis in 180 seconds: all eyes on the finish line!

With the conclusion of the national finals in Grenoble on June 13, attention has turned to the international championship of the French-speaking world, which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, on September 26.

Tom Mébarki, a doctoral candidate in musicology at the University of Aix-Marseille, took the national honors , winning over both the jury and the audience. He will represent France at the international finals in Dakar , to be held under the aegis of an international committee that includes the multinational association of French-speaking universities.   

Ma thèse en 180 secondes (My thesis in 180 seconds) is a contest of eloquence in the French language . Organized by France’s Conference of University Presidents and the CNRS (National Council for Scientific Research), the competition is open to all doctoral candidates, irrespective of field, willing to attempt to explain their research topic in three minutes . They must do so simply and convincingly, in terms that a general audience can understand.

Nearly  600 doctoral candidates from all over France  signed up for the sixth annual competition. More than  350 participated in regional elimination rounds to select the 16 national finalists .

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