The Université Catholique de Lille was founded nearly 150 years ago. Its longevity results from a balance between what unites our institutions and what is at the basis of their singularities: their three academic missions: education, research, and service to society.
Our institutions’ research activity has been growing significantly for the last fifteen years, with many significant advances: the creation of laboratories, the successful funding of large projects, and the increase in scientific publications at high levels.
The research activity aims to produce and propagate first-rate knowledge, valorize it, and make it visible, both at the national and international levels. Research activities are in synergy with the other two academic missions: education and service to society.
In terms of education, the aim is to give students the benefits of scientific discoveries and, conversely, to enrich research with the varied contributions they can add, especially at the doctoral level.
As for service to society, the aim is to provide research expertise to civil society, companies, communities, and care institutions and to strengthen research through these activities.
Analyzing and understanding to educate and act at the heart of contemporary transitions
This ambition is to be found in four strategic thematic areas:
- Vulnerabilities
- Ethics and Integral Ecology
- Risks and Geopolitics
- Contemporary Preservations and Transformations, primarily digital
Research in figures
850 teachers-researchers, university hospital researchers
220 PhD students
12 research units and institutes (including 2 with the CNRS)
15 installed research chairs
17 platforms and resources for research
1 delegation for clinical research and innovation
1 statutory commission for research (CR-UCL)
1 annual distinction Prix de Thèse (Dissertation Award), rewarding 3 winners
Valorization within the Community
Each quarter, discover the work and biographies of researchers in OPEN LAB–le mag, the research magazine for the Université Catholique de Lille institutions.
OPEN LAB—the Journée de la recherche (Research Day) is organized each year around a central theme, interactive scientific courses, and all the works and projects led by the University researchers.
