University libraries

These are short lectures on scientific topics, held once a month from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Auditorium of the University library (ground floor). These lectures are open to everyone.
Free admission

Season 15 - 2026/2027 Schedule (under construction)

Latest episodes

• How to assess the benefit-risk balance of drugs? Some lessons from COVID
• The morons of the Alps: myth, science and history
• The basics of quantum physics explained simply
• The future of communications security: discovering photonic qubits and quantum cryptography
• What future for mountain glaciers?
• From human organs to cells, breaking the boundaries of exploration with synchrotron imaging
• Know yourself to learn from others... and vice versa!
• AI and Environmental Challenges: The Unsustainable Materiality of AI
• Gathering Memories: Stories of Women, Men, and Plants in the Alps
• Nature for All? Nature’s Contributions to Our Quality of Life and Environmental Inequalities

Archives

2025
Freedom, equality, uberized
Why observe the polar auroras?
Blinking eyes and mental disconnection
The chemistry of love
Adventure, reenchanting uncertainty
The colors of biodiversity

2024
But what has the Perseverance rover been doing for three years (already!) on the surface of Mars?
Artificial intelligence is transforming organizations: what is the ethical and political response?
Biodiversity: origins, functions and societal challenges
Digital sobriety: why? how?
Exercising for mental health... at work
Women artists and ecofeminist struggles
Is frugal AI possible?

2023
Gender stereotypes in sports
Autistic women: the forgotten ones?
The ocean: a chaotic climate player?

2022
Words and things
Flood risk in Grenoble
The Lautaret Garden
Marchalp
The charm of the microphone
Is the climate warming faster in the mountains than in other regions?
Eiffel in Grenoble: a brief history of a vanished bridge
The doctor-patient relationship on stage: simulations and shared dramaturgy

2021
The UGA map library
The UGA geology collection