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The Graduate School for Science of Matter, Radiation and Environment (GS SMRE) is one of 7 thematic regional doctoral schools. These 7 doctoral schools are part of the Graduate College Lille Nord de France, which oversees doctoral training in the Hauts de France region
The GS SMRE is multidisciplinary. It provides excellent research-based training in diverse fields such as physics, chemistry, earth and life sciences, and food biotechnology
Its purpose is to arrange and oversee the training of PhD candidates, with the goal of preparing them for their future careers in research, academia, as well as the business sector
Contact Details
- Director: Frédéric PAROL
- Deputy Director: Véronique RIFFAULT
Contact the school management by email : dir-edsmre(a)univ-lille.fr
- Coordinator: Christophe VAN BRUSSEL
Phone : +33 3 20 43 40 62 - Manager: Betty FIGULA
Phone : +33 3 62 26 86 85
Contact the school's Admin Office at : sec-edsmre(a)univ-lille.fr
Cité Scientifique - P5 Building
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq cedex
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am - 12.00 noon and 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Relevant institutions: : University of Lille , IMT Nord-Europe , Centrale Lille Institute
Disciplinary field of research : Science and technology (ST)
Scientific fields (DS) :
- 2 - Physics
- 3 - Earth and Universe Sciences, Space
- 4 - Chemistry
- 5 - Biology, Medicine, Health
- 8 - Engineering Sciences
- 10 - Agricultural and Ecological Sciences
Doctoral programmes :
- Dense media, materials and components (DS2)
- Diluted media and fundamental optics (DS2)
- Earth and Universe Sciences (DS3)
- Earth, fluid envelopes (DS3)
- Theoretical, Physical and Analytical Chemistry (DS4)
- Organic, Inorganic and Industrial Chemistry (DS4)
- Materials Chemistry (DS4)
- Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Biology (DS5)
- Energy, Heat, Combustion (DS8)
- Mechanics of Solids, Materials, Structures and Surfaces (DS8)
- Food biotechnology, Food Science, Physiology (DS10)
- Biology of the Environment, Organisms, Populations, Ecology (DS10)