Fête de la Science 2024: events at Sorbonne University's Pierre et Marie Curie campus

To mark the Fête de la Science, Sorbonne Université is inviting curious visitors to the Jussieu campus (UPMC) to meet with science professionals on October 12 and 13, 2024. On the program: conferences, events and other original experiments...

For the Fête de la Science, Sorbonne Université is bringing its researchers together at the heart of the Pierre et Marie Curie campus at Jussieu, in the Village des Sciences, to meet the curious and answer all your questions. The event, which takes place on October 12 and 13, 2024, is an opportunity for everyone to meet the science players from Sorbonne Université's three faculties.

A "catalyst for curiosity and knowledge", this unique encounter between the scientific community and the general public is the ideal opportunity to discover and understand the world around us with greater reason. All of this on a campus that places particular emphasis on scientific subjects, helping to create the big names of tomorrow. The aim of this Science Village?To "promote the scientific issues of its community around the challenges of tomorrow", such as ecology, renewable energies, medicine and so on.

During the weekend, the Campus traditionally hosts stands for experimentation, reflection and exchange on current scientific issues. Tower 44 and theISCD, the Institute for Computing and Data Sciences, an integral part of the Campus, will also be hosting events. The event also includes laboratory tours, debates and lectures. Students, pupils, families and the curious... Everyone is welcome!

Fête de la Science 2024 in Paris and Ile-de-France, free events to discover
The Fête des Sciences returns from October 4 to 14, 2024 for its 33rd edition! What's it all about? A week dedicated to scientific culture, with numerous free events all over France. Experiments, shows, open houses, visits and a host of workshops, open to all and adapted to children, await you in the four corners of Paris and the Île-de-France region! [Read more]

The Fête de la Science 2024 program on the UPMC campus :

Safari here!
08 - 13 october

Strolling street show in the form of an "organized journey into the world of the natives", looking at humans as if they were an unknown species of animal. Scientific and humorous show proposed by the artists' collective "Un Euro ne fait pas le Printemps"
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnR2PrVz4ok
The show links several laboratories or stands in the Science Village to meet researchers.
Plankton, are you there? Discover the incredible biodiversity of plankton
October 08
After a general introduction to marine plankton (its diversity, its role in the oceans, the methods used to study it, the impact of climate change on it), you'll investigate in teams (of ~ 4 students) in several mini-workshops to collect clues and find out which plankton you are, before presenting it to the class!
Groundwater flow, how does it work? - The water cycle
October 09 - 10
The METIS laboratory uses model experiments to show how aquifers function in the underground environment (variations in the piezometric level of the water table, interactions between surface water and groundwater, and the effects of any contamination of groundwater from the surface).
Oceans in dinosaur times
October 11 - 12

Sorbonne Université's paleontology collections boast several hundred thousand fossils. Reserved for researchers, access to the collections is exceptionally open to the public for the Fête de la science.
Come and discover the history of life in the oceans during the age of the dinosaurs.
The exploration, observation and science of the sea: 140 years of oceanography at Banyuls-sur-mer
October 11 - 13

The Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur mer has been in existence since 1882. Throughout its history, the laboratory's "seafarers" have explored and observed the oceans to gain a better understanding of the marine world. Our activities will enable you to discover the history of the Arago laboratory's oceanography pioneers and the current work of scientists observing the oceans.
Our workshop is divided into two parts. First, using archives, nautical charts and old navigation and observation tools, we'll retrace the development of oceanography at the Arago laboratory. Secondly, we will present current observation methods, in particular the REMIMED technological platform, which enables scientists to continuously monitor the sea's physico-chemical and biological parameters.
How does the climate work? ...the atmosphere
October 12

At the LMD-IPSL (Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique - Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace), scientists will be presenting fun experiments to help you understand how clouds form, why the sky is blue, why clouds are grey when seen from the ground but white when seen from the air... We'll also be talking about some of the big issues: climate modelling, predictions for the future, IPCC reports...