Natural Heritage

Natural Heritage

Our campuses are true green oases open to everyone. From scientific gardens to preserved natural areas, come discover a natural heritage of unexpected richness where biodiversity thrives.

Remarkable natural sites that invite you to explore

TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes , is home to remarkable natural sites that invite visitors to explore: the Ruffier-Lanche Arboretum, an open-air botanical museum; the Dialect Garden, where plants, language, and regional heritage come together; and the Dominique Villars Garden, located on the health campus in La Tronche, an outdoor educational space that includes a Japanese garden dedicated to traditional Kampo medicine.
Explore our gardens
Bees are gathering nectar from blue thistle flowers.
Bees are gathering nectar from blue thistle flowers.
View of the mountains and the flora from the Lautaret Alpine Garden.
View of the mountains and the flora from the Lautaret Alpine Garden.

The Lautaret Garden, a scientific and botanical gem at an altitude of 2,100 meters

The Lautaret Garden is located at the Lautaret Pass in the Hautes-Alpes. For over 100 years, this garden has maintained and preserved a vast collection of 2,000 species of mountain flowers from around the world, set in an exceptional landscape overlooking the Meije glaciers. The Lautaret Garden is internationally recognized for its research in mountain ecology. 
Come and explore it

The Largest LPO Wildlife Refuge in Isère

At theUniversité Grenoble Alpes, campus development is carried out in a sustainable manner to combat land development and protect the flora and fauna found on the various university campuses. By signing the “Refuge LPO Collectivités” agreement with the Isère branch of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), we have made our Saint-Martin-d’Hères campus the largest LPO refuge in the Isère department.
A kestrel on the ground
Kestrels can be found on campus.
View of a tram amid the natural areas of the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus
Sustainable Transportation and Biodiversity Conservation on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères Campus.

A Committed Eco-Campus

At theUniversité Grenoble Alpes, environmental commitment is at the heart of campus life. Through our collectively developed master plan for social and environmental responsibility, we are taking concrete action to support ecological and societal transitions. Responsible resource management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable transportation: the eco-campus is a sustainable living environment, designed to educate informed leaders and build the university of tomorrow.
Learn about our commitments