Research policy

In accordance with its institutional project and the priority given to accessibility, Jean Moulin University is committed to the major scientific and ethical principles of the European Research Area: the transparency and openness of science, the freedom of research, scientific integrity and the social accountability of research.

The University promotes the values of the European HRER (Human Resources Excellence in Research) award, which brings together these key principles. It is implementing these principles through an ambitious policy of open science and sustained investment in scientific integrity, helping to democratise knowledge and restore confidence in science as a common and public good.

Defending the principles of the HRER award also requires concrete action and a historic, multi-year effort to make research more attractive and to improve the quality of work life. Launched in 2023, the 2025 research ambition plan will give researchers time, substantial financial resources (a 60% increase in laboratory funding), space and the means to raise their profile in a strengthened dialogue between science and society.

This support also involves strengthening research support services, in particular the new Research and Doctoral Studies Department.

Convinced that ecology is an integral part of the diversity of its research themes, the University is committed to the key principles of sustainable development and social responsibility (SD&SR).

Our site is at the forefront of research into the urban environment and the links between health and the environment, and our institution actively supports ecology research, in terms of both responsible practices and the range of topics studied. In a university renowned for its training, the School of Ecological Transition reflects this training dynamic through and in research, which permeates all courses from Bachelor’s to PhDs.