Annual-Report-2019

participants, as they enable LE STUDIUM
international Research Fellows and
Professors to advance their presentation
skills, to gain a deeper understanding of all
regional research activities, to experiment
concrete transdisciplinary exchanges and to
enhance visibility of host laboratories. PhD
students are invited to attend, which is an
opportunity to validate transversal credits,
to meet international professional experts
and to increase their scientific culture and
knowledge. The eleven events organised in
2019 have demonstrated again the diversity of
research projects represented in the faculty
of fellows and in the creative interactions that
emerged from all discussions.
Awards of selected candidates include the
opportunity to see LE STUDIUM finance the
organisation of Conferences and Workshops;
these multidisciplinary events organized in
partnership with regional host laboratories
attract a large number of leading international
researchers to the Centre-Val de Loire region
each year. Their medium sized format and
peculiar specificity offer the ideal scenery for
the creation of close and fruitful discussions,
which often result in new ideas for research
and international collaborations. This past year
LE STUDIUM was also honored to partner with
the first Regional COP for Climate and Societal
Urgencies and to organise an international
Conference on Climate, Air Quality and Health
with the presence of Nobel Prize Prof. M. J.
Molina. Open to scientists and to the civil
society, the event gathered a large interest in
the early days of an extraordinary hot summer.
Evening public conferences, LE STUDIUM
LECTURES and RENCONTRES LEONARDO,
contribute to the general public’s awareness
of research and stimulate the transfer of
scientific knowledge to a wider audience; these
events keep the local community informed
about regional research activities and have
become increasingly popular. Partnerships
with universities and other local actors,
have been essential to guaranty visibility and
participation to these events.
LE STUDIUM is an international outward
looking partner offering opportunities to
access and develop fundamental research
projects. These are essential to lead to new
knowledge and create the fund from which the
practical application of knowledge must be
drawn. LE STUDIUM’s mission nurtures this
process closely linked to innovation, together
with the laboratories of our members, to
achieve quality socio-economic outcomes for
the Centre-Val de Loire region. 9
Scientific Vision & Surroundings 2019