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Looking to increase the impact of your research? Applications now open for Deeptech Starter #9
February 18, 2026 - March 21, 2026
Are you a researcher or PhD student at Centrale Nantes? Would you like to boost the impact of your research? Apply now to join the 9th cohort of the Deeptech Starter programme!
Centrale Nantes at the Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs 2026
February 6, 2026
Join us on Thursday 12 February 2026 at Stereolux, Hall 6 Ouest for the 10th edition of the "Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs" organised by Nantes Université on the theme 'Résistances' (Resistances). The event (in French) includes several presentations by Centrale Nantes research teams.
Understanding how city design shapes the way we walk, step by step: launch of the CITY-STEP project
February 2, 2026
On 2 February, Centrale Nantes, Gustave Eiffel University and Nantes Métropole officially launched CITY-STEP, a collaborative research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), dedicated to the detailed study of walking in urban environments.
On spatial, temporal and energetic aspects of mechanical twinning in polycrystals: a seminar with Cahit Can AYDINER
January 29, 2026
Cahit Can AYDINER, professor at Boğaziçi University is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) from 26 to 30 January 2026.

PhD thesis defense - Athanasios DERMATIS - ED SIS
March 5, 2026
Efficient prediction of short-term extreme hydrodynamic responses of marine structures
PhD thesis defense - Julien BRACQUART - ED SIS
March 10, 2026
Distances, intégration et adjacence pour cartographier la marchabilité des environnements urbains

Published on February 27, 2024 Updated on February 27, 2026