Research units

The SCALAB laboratory team (UMR CNRS 9193 - Cognitive Sciences & Affective Sciences)

The University of Lille has 64 research units covering all fields of knowledge.

  • IMEC
    Institut Michèle Eugène Chevreul UAR 2638

    Research focus area

    Caractérisation avancée des matériaux et des produits de la chimie

    Management

    Hugues Leroux (director)
    Pascal Roussel (deputy director)

    Contact

    Avenue Paul Langevin,
    Cité scientifique, 
    59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq

    Affiliated organisations

    Université de Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • BIOECOAGRO
    Cross-border UMR UMRT 1158

    Research focus areas:

    • Team 1: Plant function and adaptation in interaction with its environment
    • Team 2: Integrated functioning of the soil-plant system and exchanges between the ecosystem and the hydrosphere and atmosphere
    • Team 3: Management, optimisation and design of cropping systems to meet multi-criteria objectives
    • Team 4: Microbial secondary metabolites
    • Team 5: Secondary metabolites of plant origin
    • Team 6: Biotransformation/Enzymes and biocatalysis
    • Team 7: Health benefits of protein hydrolysates and food industry co-products: production control, characterisation and development
    • Team 8: Microbial and digestive ecosystems: interactions - dynamics - applications
    • Team 9: Structure-function relationships for the rational formulation of foods and ingredients

    Management: 
    Rozenn Ravallec (director)
    Bernard Longdoz, Joël Léonard, François Mesnard (deputy directors)

    Contact: 
    Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille
    VIOLETTE- Aile C,
    Avenue Paul Langevin
    59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex
    Phone: +33 (0)3 28 76 73 90 / + 33 (0)3 20 43 66 78

    Affiliated organisations:

    • for the Institut Charles Violette: University of Lille, Université Littoral Côte d’Opale, Artois University, Groupe YNCREA Lille
    • for the UMR: University of Lille, INRAE, Université Picardie Jules Verne, University of Liège

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • CIC Lille
    Lille Clinical Investigation Centre - Technological Innovation 1403

    Lille’s CIC-IT is a research laboratory specialising in e-health and biosensors, and in the use of innovative technologies in all areas of healthcare. Backed by 15 years’ experience, the CIC-IT teams support clinicians, academics, manufacturers and users in their innovation initiatives.

    Management:
    Dominique Delplanque (director)

    Contact
    CIC-IT 1403 Lille
    Heart and Lung Institute
    Bd du Professeur Jules Leclercq
    3e étage Aile Est, CS 70001
    59037 Lille Cedex
    hone: +33 (0)3 20 44 67 45

    Affiliated organisation: Lille University Hospital, Inserm, University of Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science and technology

  • CRISTAL
    Centre for Research in Computer Science, Signals and Automation UMR 9189

    Research focus areas

    • Automatics
    • IT
    • Signal and image processing/analysis

    Management: 
    Clarisse Dhaenens (director)
    Géry Casiez, Laurentiu Hetel, Jean Stéphane Varre (deputy directors)

    Contact
    Campus cité scientifique
    Bâtiment M3 extension,  Avenue Carl Gauss,  59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Centre INRIA Lille Nord Europe, IMT Lille-Douai

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • EEP
    Evolution, ecology and palaeontology UMR 8198

    Research focus areas

    • Environment
    • Biodiversity
    • Evolutionary ecology
    • Evolutionary genomics
    • Eco-immunology
    • Palaeontology
    • Palaeobiodiversity
    • Palaeoecology
    • Palaeoclimate

    Management:
    Pascal Touzet (director)
    Vincent Castric, Sébastien Clausen (deputy directors)

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment SN2
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    eep-diru[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisation: CNRS

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • GEMTEX
    Textile research laboratory ULR 2461

    Research focus areas:

    Gemtex is structured into several research groups

    • The HCD (Human-Centred Design) group covers a wide range of topics, including supply chain and production optimisation, the creation of 3D virtual garments and their digital chain, and intelligent textiles.
    • The MTC (Mechanics Textile Composites) group brings together all research aimed at developing functional composite materials based on reinforced textiles.
    • The MTP (Multifunctional Textiles and Processes) group develops multifunctional filaments, functionalises textiles and develops advanced textiles by inspecting their structures.

    Management: Fabien Salaun (director)

    Contact
    2 allée Louise et Victor Champier
    BP 30329
    59056 Roubaix Cedex 1
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 25 64 64

    Affiliated organisation: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT)

    Website

    Categories : Science and technology

  • ICARE
    Data centre and services UMS 2877

    Research focus areas:

    • Earth observation
    • Satellite
    • Atmospheric remote sensing
    • Aerosols, clouds
    • Water vapour
    • Precipitation
    • Satellite images
    • Data centre
    • Data distribution
    • Operational processing

    Management: Nicolas Pascal (director)

    Contact:
    Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies,
    Bât M3 ext, 59658 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 62 26 88 99
    jerome.riedi[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, CNES

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • IEMN
    Institute for Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology UMR 8520

    Research focus areas

    • Electronics
    • Microelectronics
    • Nanotechnology
    • Materials and nanostructures
    • Micro- and nano-manufacturing plant
    • Microwave characterisation unit
    • Multi-Physics Characterisation Platform
    • Telecom platform
    • Near-field microscopy
    • Micro- and nano-systems
    • Materials and nanostructures
    • Nano characterisation platform
    • Optoelectronics
    • Acoustics
    • Microwaves
    • Communication circuits and systems


    Management:
    Thierry Melin (director)
    Christophe Delerue, François Robillard (deputy directors)

    Contact
    IEMN
    Laboratoire Central
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Avenue Henri Poincaré
    59652 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 19 79 79
    contact[at]iemn[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Centrale Lille, Yncréa ISEN

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • IRCICA
    Research Institute for Software and Hardware Components for Information and Advanced Communication UAR 3380

    Research focus areas

    • Connected objects: internet of things, 5G, energy, connectivity, security
    • Photonics: optical fibres, non-linear dynamics, optical telecommunications, optics materials.
    • Haptic and gestural interaction: computer science, electrical engineering, virtual reality, human-computer interaction, art-science
    • Neuro-inspired information processing: artificial neuron, artificial synapse, impulse neural network, simulation software, neuro-inspired vision

    Director: Laurent Grisoni

    Contact
    Parc scientifique de la Haute-Borne
    50 avenue Halley
    59658 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 62 53 15 00

     Affiliated organisation: CNRS

    Website

    Categories : A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • L2EP
    Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics Laboratory ULR 2697

    Research focus areas:

    • Energy management
    • Power electronics
    • Power networks
    • Digital modelling
    • Optimisation

    Director: Betty Semail

    Contact<br/> Université de Lille
    ât. ESPRIT
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: + 33 (0)3 62 26 82 10
    secretariat-L2ep[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Centrale Lille, Yncréa-HEI

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LAMCUBE
    Mechanics, Multiphysics, Multiscale Laboratory UMR 9013

    Research focus areas:

    • Experimental mechanics
    • Digital mechanics
    • Geomechanics
    • Tribology
    • Fatigue and fracturing of materials
    • Biomedical engineering
    • Civil engineering

    Director: Jean-Baptiste Colliat

    Contact:
    Mechanics, Multiphysics, Multiscale Laboratory
    Bât. ESPRIT, Campus Cité Scientifique
    Metro 4 cantons, 59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    jean-baptiste.colliat[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, University of Lille, Centrale Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Precision health Science and technology

  • LASIRE
    Spectroscopy Laboratory for Interactions, Reactivity and the Environment UMR 8516

    Research focus areas

    • Spectrochemistry of complex media
    • Photoreactivity and condensed-phase dynamics

    Director: Hervé Vezin

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique, Bâtiment C5
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    secretariat-lasir[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisation: CNRS

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LGCGE
    Civil Engineering and Geoenvironment Laboratory ULR 4515

    Research focus areas

    • Multi-scale modelling and characterisation of coupled problems
    • Innovative materials
    • Concrete and composite materials
    • Functioning of anthropised terrestrial ecosystems
    • Housing and smart cities

    Director: Ali Zaoui

    Contact
    LGCgE, Bâtiment ESPRIT, 4ème étage
    Campus Cité Scientifique
    Avenue Paul Langevin
    50655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex
    Phone: +33 (0)3 62 26 89 76
    Phone (2nd): +33 (0)3 62 26 89 82
    ali.zaoui[at]univ-lille[point]fr
    azaoui[at]polytech-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: Artois University, University of Lille, Yncréa, IMT Lille Douai

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LMFL
    Lille Kampé de Fériet Fluid Mechanics Laboratory UMR 9014

    Research focus areas:

    Main topics

    • Turbulence
    • Rotating flows
    • Flight dynamics in an unstatic, inhomogeneous environment

    Secondary topics

    • Optical metrology
    • Active flow control
    • Data analysis

    Director: Jean-Philippe Laval

    Contact:
    Bâtiment M6, Boulevard Paul Langevin
    Cité scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 33 71 60 
    jean-philippe.laval[at]univ-lille[point]fr or mfl[at]centralelille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: Centrale Lille, ENSAM, ONERA, CNRS

    Website​​​​​​​

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LOA
    Atmospheric Optics Laboratory UMR 8518

    Research focus areas:

    • Aerosol properties and their radiative impact on the climate
    • Aerosol variability and trends
    • Aerosol cycles
    • Aerosol pollution and extreme events
    • Climatic effects of clouds and water vapour
    • Cloud systems and their structures
    • Radiative transfer and optical properties of atmospheric particles
    • Atmospheric remote sensing and inversion methods

     

    Director: Philippe Dubuisson

    Contact:
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment P5 59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 45 32 loa-secretariat[at]univ-lille[point]fr or direction-loa[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisation: CNRS, University of Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LOG
    Laboratoire d’océanologie et de géosciences UMR 8187

    Research focus areas:

    • Biodiversity
    • Global change
    • Marine ecosystems
    • Physical oceanography
    • Remote sensing
    • Marine geology
    • Tectonics
    • Geochemistry
    • Sedimentology
    • Coastal morphodynamics

    Director: Hubert Loisel

    Contact:
    Main address:
    Laboratoire d’océanologie et de géosciences
    28 and 32 avenue Foch, BP 80
    62930 Wimereux

    Villeneuve d’Ascq address: Université de Lille
    UFR Sciences de la Terre Building SN5
    59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq<br/> Phone: +33 (0)3 21 99 29 19<br/> hubert.loisel[at]univ-littoral[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, Université Littoral Côte d’Opale

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • LPP
    Paul Painlevé Laboratory UMR 8524

    Research focus areas:

    • Analysis
    • Numerical analysis and partial differential equations
    • Arithmetic and algebraic geometry
    • Geometry and topology
    • Probability and statistics

    Director: Benoit Fresse

    Contact:
    Université Lille, Sciences et Techno
    LPP Bât M2, 003
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 45 7
    direction-painleve[at]math.univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: University of Lille, CNRS, INRIA

    Website

    Categories : A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • LTE
    Time-space laboratory UMR 8255

    Research focus areas:

    • Solar system, planetology, astrometry
    • Astronomy and astrophysics

    Director: Christophe Leponcin - Lafitte

    Contact:
    1, impasse de l’observatoire
    59000 - Lille
    Phone: +33 (0)1 40 51 22 79


    Affiliated organisation: University of Lille, CNRS, University of Sorbonne, LNE

    Website

    Categories : Science and technology

  • PC2A
    Physicochemistry of combustion processes and the atmosphere UMR 8522

    Research focus areas

    • Environment
    • Atmospheric chemistry
    • Metrology
    • Laser diagnostics
    • Modelling reactive systems
    • Elementary and complex chemical kinetics
    • Energy
    • Combustion
    • Flames
    • Automotive engines
    • Autoignition
    • Clean processes
    • Air quality

    Director: Benjamin Hanoune

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment C11
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 48 02<br/> benjamin.hanoune[at]univ-lille[point]fr
     

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, University of Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Science and technology

  • PHLAM
    Laboratory for Laser Physics, Atoms and Molecules UMR 8523

    Research focus areas:

    5 research teams:

    • Physics of laser-cooled atoms
    • Theoretical molecular physical chemistry
    • Dynamics of complex systems
    • Photonics
    • Molecular physics at interfaces

    Director: Cristian Fosca

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment P5
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 49 82<br/>

    Affiliated organisation: University of Lille, CNRS

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • UCCS
    Catalysis and Solid State Chemistry Unit UMR 8181

    Research focus areas

    • Heterogeneous catalysis
    • Catalysis and molecular chemistry
    • Solid state chemistry

    Management:
    Jean-François Lamonier (director)
    Thierry Loiseau, Adlane Sayede (deputy directors) 
     

    Contact
    UCCS, Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment C3 59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 49 49
    contact-uccs[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, Artois University, Chimie Lille, Centrale Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • UGSF
    Structural and Functional Glycobiology Unit UMR 8576

    Research focus areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Glycobiology
    • Structural biology
    • Systems biology
    • Glycoconjugates
    • Polysaccharides
    • Protein
    • Post-translational modifications

    Management: 
    Christophe d'Hulst (director)
    François Foulquier, Ikram El Yazidi Belkoura (deputy directors)

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment C9, 001, RDC
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 48 83 
    umr-ugsf[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Affiliated organisations: CNRS, University of Lille

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet Precision health Science and technology

  • UMET
    Materials and Processing Unit UMR 8207

    Affiliated structures

    • University of Lille
    • CNRS
    • Centrale Lille Institute
    • INRAE

    Research focus areas

    • Polymer systems engineering
    • Molecular and therapeutic materials
    • Physical metallurgy and materials engineering
    • Mineral physics
    • Terrestrial and planetary materials
    • The plasticity of planetary interiors
    • The study of interface processes and materials hygiene


    Management: 
    Guillaume Delaplace (director)
    Sophie Duquesne, Damien Jacob (deputy directors)

    Contact
    Campus Cité scientifique
    Bâtiment C6
    59655 - Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 49 67
    secretariat-umet[at]univ-lille[point]fr

    Website

    Categories : Science for a changing planet A digital world that works for people Science and technology

  • UML
    Lille Mechanical Engineering Unit ULR 7512

    Research focus areas

    • Complex flows and fluids, turbulence
    • Heat and mass transfer, mixing
    • Computer fluid dynamics
    • Mechanical behaviour of materials
    • Fracture/fatigue/damage
    • Metallic alloys/polymers/composites/heterogeneous materials
    • Experimental/modelling/simulation
    • Multi-scale approaches
    • Digital homogenisation

    Management:
    Silvia Hirata (director)
    Toufik Kanit, Enrico Calzavarini (deputy directors)

    Contact
    Baptiste Vanderpert (Financial and Accounting Manager)
    Avenue Henri Poincaré, Bâtiment ESPRIT, RDC; Bureau S0.38
    Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 43 05

    Website

    Categories : Precision health Science and technology

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