Discover Université Grenoble Alpes

Organized jointly by the Association Montagnes et Sciences, the University of Grenoble Alpes (Université Grenoble Alpes , UGA), and the CNRS, the Rencontres Montagnes & Sciences are making a grand return for a 13th edition like no other. For the first time this year, this flagship event—which blends documentary film and scientific adventures—is setting up its base camp in the heart of the Saint-Martin-d’Hères/Gières university campus. Join us on Thursday, November 19, starting at 6:00 p.m., in UGA’s famous Amphi Weil to discover original films, human and athletic adventures, and scientific discoveries! New for 2026: FREE admission while seats last—reservations are strongly recommended.

On October 22 at 6 p.m., the UGA will inaugurate the “Baby Campus” daycare center. Open since September 1, 2026, the new facility welcomes young children on the university campus in Saint-Martin-d’Hères/Gières. Supported by the University of Grenoble Alpes (Université Grenoble Alpes , UGA), this new facility aims to promote equal opportunity and improve study and work conditions by helping students better balance family, professional, and student life. Thirty spots are available for this first school year, and more than 70 families are already using the facility, including eight families of UGA students.

On October 13 and 19, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes will unveil two new artworks on the Saint-Martin-d’Hères–Gières university campus. Two monumental works, two perspectives on the region and its transformations, now open to everyone.

Among the French universities most heavily represented in the 2026 Shanghai Subject Ranking, which was just released on Tuesday, September 15, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes reaffirms the diversity of its scientific excellence. Ranked in 31 disciplines in the Shanghai Subject Ranking—including 11 in the global top 100—UGA once again ranks among the French universities with the strongest presence in this international ranking. This recognition illustrates the strength of its scientific ecosystem and its research policy, which is based in particular on interdisciplinarity.

Some 57,000 students—including 12,000 first-year students at UGA—began the new academic year at theUniversité Grenoble Alpes. On the Grenoble and Valence campuses, UGA is rolling out an enhanced orientation, information, and support program, with a highlight: “Start UGA” on September 10 and 17.This new academic year also marks the launch of the “UGA 2030” strategic plan, presented during the University’s first academic orientation on September 10. This orientation is characterized by a renewed ambition: to empower everyone to take action in the face of major environmental, digital, economic, and societal transformations.