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Updated on: 10/02/2026
Applications are now open for this year's edition of the Bordeaux Summer Schools, with nine programmes covering a wide range of subjects and offering high-quality teaching to participants from all over the world.
Every year, the University of Bordeaux becomes a meeting point for graduate students, doctoral candidates and young researchers from around the world, who come to take part in the summer schools organised by the institution. These offer a unique opportunity for participants to immerse themselves in a high-level scientific environment while discovering the campuses of the University of Bordeaux.
The Bordeaux Summer Schools programme, which receives financial support from the French government within the framework of the Initiative of Excellence, under the France 2030 plan, enables the institution to develop international research-oriented summer schools, drawing on the scientific expertise available on site.
46
summer schools organised
1,076
students welcomed, including 691 international students
715
speakers, including 285 international experts
This success is based on close collaboration between project leaders, teaching and administrative teams, and the university's International Office.
The strength of the programme lies in particular in its diversity. From labour law to philosophy in biology, sustainable development in viticulture and oenology, cardiology and neuroscience, the topics covered reflect the wealth of expertise available in the university's laboratories.
In recent years, my colleague Caitriona Carter and I have led a very popular European training programme for doctoral students on the theme of "Decision-making in the Anthropocene". We wanted to broaden and diversify recruitment by leveraging the Bordeaux Summer Schools label and its excellent international reputation.
One of the main objectives of the Bordeaux Summer Schools is to enable participants to develop their skills as well as their professional connections:
And because learning also involves informal exchanges, a social and cultural programme accompanies each summer school. These moments are essential for creating group cohesion and discovering the city of Bordeaux.
Following the success of the 2025 edition, the university is offering nine summer schools for 2026, including five new ones. The range of topics is expanding further with projects on sustainable development in vine and wine sciences, multiscale chirality and new contemporary challenges in the regulation of labour relations.
Applications are now open on each school's website.
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Chirality is a particularly dynamic area of research on the Bordeaux campus, with a community of nearly a hundred researchers. It therefore seemed only natural to me to share this collective expertise with students. I am delighted with the strong support provided by the Bordeaux Summer Schools programme team, and deeply pleased with the enthusiasm with which our scientific community, both in Bordeaux and throughout France, responded to our invitation to participate in this school.
