The aim of this meeting was to spark the students' curiosity about scientific research by presenting the PhD candidates' backgrounds and research topics. Discussions covered the diversity of work at USMB, as well as the realities of doctoral studies, including remuneration, working hours, career prospects after a thesis, the role of women in research, and the importance of foreign languages.
The Journal officiel du lycée de l’Albanais (JOLA) took advantage of the event to interview several PhD students and Lucie Lévêque, project manager for Science and Society at USMB.
The six PhD students, representing five USMB laboratories, came from various scientific disciplines. These included Juliette Berger-Sabattel (LIP/PC2S) studying thought-wandering mechanisms and aging; Priscille Bory (LPNC) researching the desire for parenthood and autism; Matthieu Bouchet (LAPTh) on cosmic ray transport; Amandine Chenu (IREGE) analyzing the paradox of liminality in festivals and sexist/sexual violence; Marion Dussauge (LIBM) conducting translational studies on muscle blood flow regulation in sickle cell disease; and Nour Elhouda Kouchta (IREGE) evaluating open science in economics.
This initiative aligns with USMB's commitment to fostering dialogue between science and society and encouraging future students to consider research careers.
