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A day with inspiring women at Polytechnique to encourage interest in science On Saturday 11 April, almost 350 secondary school girls from the Île-de-France region were welcomed to the École Polytechnique campus. There, they had the opportunity to learn about scientific study programmes and careers in various fields, such as...

Two École Polytechnique alumni named among Schmidt Sciences’ 2026 AI2050 Fellows Francis Bach (X1994), a research director at Inria, and Romain Lopez (X2013), a professor at New York University, are among the researchers in the Class of 2026 of the Schmidt Sciences AI2050 program. The first has been named a Senior Fellow, while...

Two I³-CRG PhD students win awards The Research Network on Innovation awarded two thesis prizes to Juliette Keohane. Darina Bulatova, a doctoral student, received an award for a paper presented at the Innovation and Product Development Management Conference.

Hugo Duminil-Copin at L'X: Mathematics as a Dynamic Science Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin visited École Polytechnique to share his perspective on learning and practicing mathematics, drawing on his book De l’autre côté du tableau noir – Les mathématiques à visage humain (On the Other Side of the...

Two winners of the innovation competition i-PhD from École Polytechnique’s laboratories Gwendal Hénaff, from the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*), and Sooyong Chae, from the Laboratory of Physics of Interface and Thin Film (LPICM*), were recognized at the i-PhD 2026 competition for their doctoral research. They will receive support for...

Erasmus Days: L’X promotes international mobility As part of the 10th edition of the Erasmus Days celebrated worldwide, a dedicated 'Erasmus Day' brought together students, professors, researchers and staff on 15 October 2026 around the many international mobility opportunities offered at École...