Committed for many years to the internationalisation of research, Université Grenoble Alpes continues to strengthen its collaboration with the prestigious Fulbright programme, which supports scientific mobility between France and the United States and fosters the development of long-term academic partnerships. Discover the 13 new winners who will benefit from this grant to continue their research and develop new collaborations.
From the Alps to the Antarctic Plateau, precious ice cores carrying the memory of Earth’s past atmosphere are now safely stored at Concordia station in an ice cave at a temperature close to -52°C/-61°F year-round designed to preserve mountain ice for future generations of scientists.
After the Paris Summer Games in 2024, the Olympic adventure continues in 2026 for the students and young graduates who are high-level athletes at the Université Grenoble Alpes. This winter, 49 of these champions will be on the slopes of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Five countries represented, 12 sports disciplines, a quarter of the French Olympic team. Discover the UGA Olympic and Paralympic delegation!
Documented for 200 years, the Iguanodontia group is expanding with the discovery of a brand-new species, the first known to bear spikes with properties never before observed in dinosaurs. Scientists from the CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and their international partners have unearthed the exceptionally well-preserved fossilised skin of a young iguanodon specimen in China. This discovery was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution on 6 February 2026.
At the cutting edge of global innovation and research
Europe's most innovative university
With 3,348 patents filed over 20 years, Université Grenoble Alpes ranks as the most innovative university in Europe, according to a study by the European Patent Office examining the strategy of 1,200 European higher education institutions.
Université Grenoble Alpes maintains its position in the top 150 of the Shanghai Global Ranking, which compares the research output of the world's top 1,000 universities. Nationally, it holds the 5th spot among the best French universities.
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