Symposium 

Living at the limits : France-Arizona Perspectives on Global Environnemental Challenges 

June 25, 2026
ENS-PSL, 45 rue d'Ulm, Paris 5e
Amphithéâtre Galois
1:00 p.m - 6pm

Iglobes is a CNRS international research laboratory established at the University of Arizona, with ENS-PSL a partner since 2018. At this symposium, researchers engaged in France-Arizona collaborations through Iglobes will address environmental research topics with major societal implications. Past and current students will also share their experience working with Iglobes and using Arizona and the western United States as a “living lab”.

Registration to the symposium is free but required at:    https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ernSPGloBwWdnwi

Seminar 

Don’t miss the final Iglobes Spring Seminar 2026!

Wednesday,May 20, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.

Join us this Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., where magalie bourblanc will present: “A Race to the Bottom? The Forgotten Places of Groundwater Management in Rural Arizona”
Magalie is a CIRAD political scientist at the Université de Montpellier (G-eau Lab) and a Fulbright France Scholar.

We look forward to seeing you there ! 

Please note that the seminar will take place in a conference room N585

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Seminar 

Don’t miss Gabriel’s seminar !

Wednesday,May 13, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.

Gabriel Guyader will present:
“The role of ENSO on summer temperatures across temporal scales in Arizona”
Gabriel is a Master’s student in Climate Change – Physical Climate System at the University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet). His research focuses on 

hydroclimatic change and extremes, including seasonal variability, climate drivers, and predictability.
He is currently collaborating with Dr. Chang’s research group in the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Science at The University of Arizona, which specializes in drought analysis, 

monsoon systems, and hydroclimatic variability.

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Seminar 

Last presentations of the semester for the Iglobes Brownbag Seminar!

Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m.-1pm

Join us to meet our visiting researchers and students, exchange ideas, and learn more about the research conducted at Iglobes.

Sessions will be held both in person and online.

See you there ! 

Seminar 

Don’t miss Louise’s seminar !

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.

Louise Biville will present :
"Between extraction and recreation: the perception of air quality in southern Arizona?"
Louise is a doctoral student in anthropology at LAS (CNRS, EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Collège de France). Her thesis is supervised by Frédéric Keck (CNRS) and Michael Canva (CNRS, Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes - LN2) at the Université de Sherbrooke and funded by a CNRS MITI scholarship.

Seminar 

Don’t miss Nesta’s seminar !

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.

Nesta will present her research:
“Rethinking extractivism from the North: a new conflict paradigm?”
Nesta is a doctoral student in sociology at Université Paris Cité (CNRS LIED Lab).
She studies the social dimensions of lithium mining through a comparative analysis of case studies in California and Chile.

Seminar 

Don’t miss Fabien Roussel and Sophie Didier’s seminar !

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.  

They will present their research:
“What we do in our gardens: storyboarding as a method to understand people–nature relationships in Tucson.”.

Happy to welcome Fabien back to the Iglobes Lab!

He is a geographer at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (Pléiade Lab). He studies plants in urban and peri-urban environments. 

Fabien is visiting Iglobes from April 12 to April 26, 2026..

Seminar 

Don’t Miss Thomas’s Seminar!

Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 12 p.m.  

Thomas will present his research:
"Writing history with jaguars and natural historians: Animal studies insist that we take the point of view of animals to write about their interactions with human beings"
Thomas is a researcher of anthropology  at Mondes américains Lab. He studies jaguar conservation and social mobilization around Arizona-Mexico border policing.

Seminar 

A new series of talks for the Iglobes Seminar this semester!

Wednesdays 12pm - 1pm

Join us to meet our visiting researchers and students, exchange ideas, and learn more about the research conducted at the Iglobes Lab.

Sessions will be held in person and online

We look forward to welcoming you!

Call for Doctoral Research Proposals with International Mobility – 2026

Deadline: May 15, 2026

The CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences division is launching a call for doctoral research proposals for the award of five 36-month doctoral contracts with international mobility, starting on October 1, 2026. The application and the proposed doctoral topic must be submitted by a supervisor (or co-supervisors) authorized to supervise doctoral theses at a French doctoral school. The supervisor must be a permanent member of a research unit in France under the CNRS’s authority or co-supervision.

Iglobes Lab can host this international mobility as part of the 2026 call.

Happy to have Agathe Chave back at Iglobes! 

Agathe is a doctoral student in ecology at ENS-PSL and AgroParisTech. She is working with Dr. Régis Ferrière on the responses of soil ecosystems to climate change and their feedbacks to the climate.

Agathe will be at Iglobes from March 18 to April 23, 2026. .

We are happy to welcome at Iglobes Lab three students from Université PSL of Bachelor's program in Sciences for a Sustainable World !

Charlotte Forel and Micaela Giove will work with Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford and Dr. Christine Lamanna (School of Geography, Development &
Environment University of Arizona) on the development of agrivoltaics. 

Ambre Banchetti will collaborate with Dr. Frank A. von Hippel (College of Public Health) to study aquatic system responses to pollutants.
 
Their visits run from March 16 to June 10, 2026. 

Join us for the OHMi Pima County Workshop!

 
March 24–26, 2026

The CNRS International Human-Environment Observatory (OHMI) Pima County will hold a workshop in the Marshall Building (Room 531) entitled:

“Coping with Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Southern Arizona Landscapes – Pathways of (Re)connection.”

The event will provide an overview of the social and economic conditions in Southern Arizona and present key results from the OHMI Pima County and HYDECO projects.

The three day program will include presentations, field trip, musical performances and writing workshop

Online here: https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/99676429120?pwd=oXQthxfiRh5kDj3JjUCTzGjvHahbl7.1 

Contacts: [email protected]; [email protected]; 
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Musical Performances at the Human-Environment Observatory (OHM) Pima County Workshop 

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – 3:00 p.m.
Holsclaw Hall

This performance highlights creative approaches to communicating science initiated by Sara Fraker and Jackie Glazier.

Featuring performances:

• Resonancia Natural – Caroline Heredia and Heather Bird Harris
• Sonoran Rivers – Yuan-yuan Kay He and Alison Hawthorne Deming

Seminar 

Don’t Miss Renaud’s Seminar!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 12 p.m. 

Renaud will present his research:
"Double binds and forbidden pleasures (2): a reflexion on researching on housing, wealth and inequalities on the field."
Renaud is a protessor of Geography and Urban Studies at Université Paris Cité (Géographie-cités Lab). He studies the challenges of socio-ecological transitions in the housing sector.

Happy to have Iris Narbonne back at Iglobes! 

She’s pursuing her geography PhD Joint program University of Arizona / CNRS Climate Change & Human Health at Université Paris Nanterre (UMR7533-LADYSS Lab) led by Anne-Peggy Hellequin (Professor, UPN, LADYSS) and Anne Sourdril (CNRS Researcher, LADYSS). Iris studies soundscapes at the intersection of environments and societies in the context of climate change in southern Arizona, with the support of Sara Fraker (Assistant Professor of Music at the The University of Arizona School of Music). 

Iris stays at Iglobes from March 2 to May 24, 2026.  .

We are pleased to welcome Renaud Le Goix!

Renaud Le Goix is a Professor of Geography and Urban Studies at Université Paris Cité (CNRS, Géographie-Cités Lab). His research focuses on the challenges of socio-ecological transitions in the housing sector.

Renaud will be staying at Iglobes from February 27 to March 10, 2026.

Seminar 

Don’t Miss Lio’s Seminar!

February 25, 2026, at 12 p.m. 

Lio will present her research:
Methodological challenges of studying border humanitarians’ “ethical space of engagement” with Indigenous peoples.
Lio Ando-Bourguet is a doctoral student in Anthropology at Université Paris Cité (CESSMA Lab). She studies indigenous mobility across the US borders, and consequences for territory and sovereignty.

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Happy  to welcome Gabriel Guyader! 

Gabriel is a Master’s student in Climate Change – Physical Climate System at the University of Copenhagen. His work focuses on hydroclimatic change and extremes, including seasonal variability, climate drivers, and predictability.
He is collaborating with Dr. Chang’s research group in the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Science at The University of Arizona, which specializes in the analysis of drought, monsoon systems, and hydroclimatic variability.

Gabriel is staying at Iglobes from February 23 to May 19, 2026.

Seminar 

Don’t Miss Raphaël’s Seminar!

February 18, 2026, at 12 p.m.

Raphaël will present his research:

"The ideological underpinnings of Tucson’s tree planting program"

Raphaël is a second-year doctoral student at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, TREE Lab. His thesis in Geography is supervised by Christine Bouisset (TREE) and Sophie DIDIER (Iglobes), and funded by a CNRS MITI scholarship and a fellowship from the George Lurcy Foundation.

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Happy  to welcome Christine Bouisset 

Christine Bouisset is a geographer at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (TREE Lab). Her research focuses on risk management in the context of environmental transition, with particular attention to the local implementation of climate policies.

Christine is also co-heading ESCo on Wildfire and the City, led by the CNRS Scientific Expertise Mission (MPES). The Wildfire and The City expertise is currently working on issues raised by fire risks at the wildland-urban interface, from the perspective of the city, and in the context of climate change. The expertise will propose a multidisciplinary litterature review useful for public decision-making and debate.


📍 Christine is staying at Iglobes from February 2 to February 22, 2026

NEWS 

We have moved !

January  28, 2026

We have moved! Iglobes Lab is now located in ENR2 at the Arizona Institute for Resilience. To celebrate our relocation, we hosted an office-warming event and were happy to welcome colleagues to enjoy French-style king cake !

Happy to welcome Nesta Kaba ! 

Nesta is a doctoral student in sociology at Université Paris Cité (LIED Lab). She studies the social dimensions of lithium mining in a comparative analysis of Californian and Chilean case studies.

Nesta will stay at Iglobes from January 26 to April 25, 2026. 

Happy to welcome Lio !

Lio is a doctoral student in anthropology at Université Paris-Cité (CNRS CESSMA Lab) studies indigenous mobility across the US borders, and consequences for territory and sovereignty. 

Lio stays at Iglobes from January 12 to April 10, 2026.

Ongoing call 

Launch of IRP and IRN 2026 calls for proposals

January 5, 2026

The European and International Affairs Department (DEI) of the CNRS, in close collaboration with the ten thematic institutes, is launching a joint campaign for international research projects and networks. These tools aim to support and strengthen international scientific collaborations between CNRS teams, through annual funding dedicated to mobility in particular.

They are now the subject of an annual campaign common to all institutes and themes.

-> May 15, 2026 (4 p.m., Paris time): Deadline for submitting applications on the dedicated NOA platform

Upcoming Event 

Fabien Roussel at Ville d’Avenir Workshop

November 24, 2025

Fabien Roussel will present at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie as part of the Ville d’Avenir workshop, this year focused on the theme “Gardening with the Invisible”, in connection with the Gardening exhibition.

His talk, entitled “Gardening with Aridity: Suburban Gardens in Tucson (Arizona) Between Climate Adaptation Requirements and Vegetable-Growing Aspirations,” will provide a first overview of the fieldwork conducted with Sophie Didier in Tucson, exploring how residents develop new gardening practices in response to the challenges of climate change.

New Podcast Out Now

Discover the Sonoran Desert in a different way

Our visitors in August, Grégory Rolland and Lise Tannin, explore the soundscape of the Sonoran Desert (Arizona) in their podcast “The Pulse of the Sonoran Desert”. Between birds, wildlife, and storms, discover the unique biodiversity of this desert and the impacts of climate change on its acoustic ecosystem.

French-American Innovation Days

Heat & Health Symposium 

Novembre 12–13, 2025

Health Sciences Innovation Building
1670 E Drachman St, Tucson, AZ 85721

Iglobes is proud to be a partner of this symposium, which comes at a time when climate change is intensifying and extreme heat is becoming a critical public health challenge. French and American experts from government, research, and innovation will come together to share knowledge, foster collaborations, and explore cutting-edge solutions at the intersection of heat and health.

Happy to have Louise Biville back at Iglobes! 

She’s pursuing her anthropology PhD (LAS lab, EHESS) on social perceptions of air quality in Arizona.

Her research is funded by the 80 PRIME program and is part of a project supported by the CNRS Mission for Transverse and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, led by Frédéric Keck and Michael Canva.

Louise will be at Iglobes until August 2026, looking forward to exciting exchanges !

This October at Iglobes: 

Visit from Eugénie Clément 

 October 6–29, 2025

Iglobes is delight to welcome Eugénie Clément Picos, social anthropologist (CENA/ Mondes Américains), this October, for her exploratory fieldwork as part of the ANR EcoBoom project.
Her research focuses on “green” mining projects in Arizona and the economic and ecological tensions surrounding them. 

The Urban Humanities Network (un)conference

October 16–18, 2025

Sophie Didier, geographer and deputy director of Iglobes, and Fabien Roussel, geographer at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (Pléiades lab), presented preliminary results of the Victory Garden research program at the Urban Humanities conference in Washington University  in St. Louis. The presentation focused on the methodological advantages of using drawing and storytelling to understand urban dwellers’ relationships with their gardens. 

Welcome back Raphaël ! 

We are pleased to welcome back Raphaël Lauret, a doctoral student in geography at Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (TREE lab). His PhD is supported by the CNRS Mission for Transverse and Interdisciplinary Initiatives and the George Lurcy Foundation.

From September 2025 to June 2026, Raphaël will be at Iglobes to pursue his research on urban forests in the American West under climate change.

Roland Lescure visits Iglobes

August 26, 2025

Iglobes recently had the pleasure of welcoming  Roland Lescure, Vice-President of the French National Assembly and Congressman for French Citizens based in North The Iglobes Team Visiting us this fall Past visitors America. During the visit, Joaquin Ruiz (Executive Director of France Arizona Institute and Director of Biosphere 2), Greg Barron-Gafford (Director of Food, Water, Energy Research at Biosphere 2), and Christine Lamanna (Research Scientist at the School of Geography, Development & Environment) presented their ongoing research and shared their current collaborations with France.

Art & Science Residency

From July 24 to August 11, iGLOBES had the pleasure of hosting Lise Tanfin and Grégory Rolland, independent engineers in computer science and environmental studies. Their art-and-science project explored the sound signatures of ecosystems threatened by climate change and biodiversity loss.

During their stay, they conducted field trips to Aravaipa Canyon, high-elevation Sonoran Desert ecosystems, Biosphere 2, and the Mexican border with Sky Island Alliance, where they collected a rich variety of soundscapes.

From these recordings, they will create ambient sounds, a podcast, and host listening sessions to share the unique stories of these landscapes.

Fulbright France 2025/26

Two New Scholars Join Iglobes and the University of Arizona

 We would like to congratulate Thomas Gillot, historian and research fellow at the CNRS (Joint Research Unit Mondes Américains) and member of the North American Studies Center at EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales, as well as to magalie bourblanc, political scientist specializing in agricultural and environmental policies at CIRAD / Université de Montpellier, for being awarded a Fulbright France grant for 2025/26!
Both researchers will soon be joining Iglobes Lab and the University of Arizona France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges to carry out their research projects:
- Magalie Bourblanc will focus on win-win strategies within the food-energy-water nexus, with particular attention to the development of agrivoltaics.
- Thomas Gillot will develop a project entitled "Jaguars on the border: conservation work, social mobilization and border policing in Arizona and Mexico (1990–present day)," at the intersection of environmental history, social mobilizations, and border policies.

A warm welcome to Tucson to our Fulbright colleagues! 

Spring Semester 2025

From First Steps in Research to Collective Reflection: A Spring at Iglobes

 We have just concluded the hosting period for the doctoral students from the Mission for Transversal and Interdisciplinary Initiatives (Louise Biville and
Raphaël Lauret), as well as the students (Léa Pacou, Anne Thébaud, Clément Benchetrit, Zachary Galvani, Sacha Petit-Jean) from Université PSL Bachelor's program in Sciences for a Sustainable World at Iglobes.
For the former, this stay marked the very beginning of their PhD journey; for the latter, it was their first immersion in field research.
Their time at the lab culminated in the Iglobes brownbag seminar, during which each participant presented their work. These exchanges highlighted the richness of the reflections initiated and the strong collective dynamic that shaped the past few months.
A big thank you to all for the stimulating discussions and the energy you brought, and to the students' mentors — Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Mona Arora, and Andrew Curley — for their invaluable guidance and support.
We wish the PSL students all the best in their academic paths, and we look forward to welcoming Louise and Raphaël back this fall as they continue their fieldwork in Tucson.

Call for Applications

Funded PhD with Fieldwork in Southern Arizona

Deadline : June 21, 2025

 PhD position available under the joint supervision of Anne-Peggy Hellequin (Professor, UPN, LADYSS) and Anne Sourdril (Research Scientist, CNRS, LADYSS), in partnership with the University of Arizona.
The selected candidate will be based at the research unit UMR7533-LADYSS at Université Paris Nanterre and will benefit from the support of Sara Fraker, Assistant Professor of Music at the The University of Arizona School of Music.
The PhD research will include several three-month fieldwork phases in southern Arizona. The candidate will also be expected to take part in research seminars organized by the OHMi Pima County and the University of Arizona France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges.

The contract is expected to start between October 1 and December 1, 2025.

Seminar

 Annual Labex DRIIHM seminar

June 10 to 12, 2025

 Iglobes and the OHMi Pima County was represented  at the annual Labex DRIIHM seminar, held in Plouzané from
The Labex DRIIHM seminar is an annual gathering that brings together the 14 Human-Environment Observatories (CNRS Ecology & Environment) to share research and discuss the interactions between societies and their environments.
I was joined by PhD student Louise Biville, who presented a poster in collaboration with Anne-Lise Boyer on air quality and community resistance around the Rosemont Mine; Larry Fisher, co-director of the OHMi Pima County, who shared the lab’s past achievements and future directions; Sébastien Roux, involved in the ongoing Vanity Fairs project; and Adriana Zuniga-Teran, OHMi collaborator and member of the University of Arizona Udall Center, who gave a presentation on coordinating a response to federal regulations to “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water in Tucson, Arizona (USA).
It was a valuable opportunity for knowledge exchange and discussions on current and future projects.

Seminar

Iglobes Social Sciences Brownbag Seminar

May 19th, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to our last Brownbag Seminar on Monday, May 19, featuring three students from the Université PSL Bachelor's program in Sciences for a Sustainable World.
Clément Benchetrit, Anne Thébaud, and Léa Pacou will share their feedback on their research internship at the Iglobes Lab, alongside their academic tutors : Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Mona Arora

Come and discover their reflections on fieldwork experiences and interdisciplinary collaboration! 

Seminar

Sophie Didier is presenting at La Nuit des Idées!

 May 8th,  2025

She will present:
“Disney’s Urban Utopias: Building the Ideal City of EPCOT in Cotino Storyliving”

📆  May 8 at 6 PM 
👉 Organized by IFAL - Institut français d'Amérique latine. 
📍IPN Campus Santo Tomás & Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos in Mexico City! 

Seminar

Iglobes Social Sciences Brownbag Seminar

April 9th to April 30th, 2025

You're invite
You're invited to our spring brownbag seminar! This is a great opportunity to meet our visiting researchers and students, exchange ideas, and discover the research being conducted at the Iglobes Laboratory. The seminar will be held both in-person and online.
 
 We look forward to welcoming you !

Event

To the Rescue of Arizona's Waterways

 March 25, 2025
4:10pm to 5:30pm

To the Rescue of Arizona's Waterways selected to be screened at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Detroit!

It will be screened during the AAG Shorts 2025 session at Huntington Place, Detroit.

This short film addresses Arizona's intermittent rivers, which only flow in specific sections or at certain times of the year. These fragile rivers in Tucson and the Las Cienegas watershed are studied at the Iglobes Lab.
The film was directed by Sonia Collavizza in 2022 and released in 2023. It highlights conservation efforts and environmental challenges faced by local communities and researchers. Featured in the film are researchers Anne-Lise Boyer, Larry Fisher, Dennis Caldwell, and Ian Tomlinson, Owner of Vera Earl Ranch.

Seminar

¡Abajo el césped! Una mirada a los talleres de formación sobre jardinería seca en el sur de California y algunos enfoques teóricos para interpretar la política del césped

November 11, 2025

In this presentation, Sophie Didier explores dry gardening training workshops in Southern California, an innovative response to environmental challenges related to the excessive use of lawns. She will also offer a reflection on the political and social dimensions of lawn maintenance, drawing on theoretical approaches to understand the relationships between urban space, ecology, and cultural practices.

Event

Watershed Soundscape

November 9, 2025

Experience a unique musical event in the historic Adobe Hay Barn at Empire Ranch. This concert explores the sounds of our watershed through a multidisciplinary approach, offering an immersive sonic journey into our natural environment.

Call

Chateaubriand Fellowship

Application Deadline: January 10, 2025

The Chateaubriand Fellowship Program for 2025-2026 is now accepting applications! If you're a PhD student at an American university involved in scientific research, take this opportunity to conduct research in the heart of Europe's cultural and scientific excellence! 

Annual Seminar 

Onsite presentations of current research programs within the OHMi Pima County 

 October 3rd, 2024

Marshall Building, University of Arizona, 5th floor Conference room 531

The event will cover various important topics, including a debrief of field visits and a summary of approved grants. There will be presentations on the use of soil charcoal analysis to understand past fire regimes in arid ecosystems, recent advances in fire research in the Sonoran Desert, and a photodocumentary discussing water shortages in Arizona's semi-arid climate. Additional discussions will focus on evaluating potential groundwater contamination from munitions, stakeholder participation in watershed management, plant surveys for phytoremediation strategies, and the impact of soundscape fragmentation on bird diversity. The day will conclude with a discussion on the insights gained and future perspectives.

Guest Lecture

The French and American Independence 

  September 24, 2024

 University of Arizona,  

 Student Union, 3rd Floor Kachina Lounge

The Embassy of France in Washington DC, in cooperation with America 2026, is pleased to announce an upcoming guest lecture on the French role in the American Revolution. Join us as historian Dr. Iris de Rode shares her research on the eminent Chevalier François- Jean de Chastellux. As a Major General in the Expédition Particulière, de Chastellux played a crucial role in the American War of Independence. Dr. de Rode's presentation will reveal new perspectives on the Battle of Yorktown and shed light on the broader scope of the Franco- American alliance during this time. 

UA-CNRS conference :              Environmental Justice and Cultural Resistance: Africa and Polynesia 

 September 3–7, 2024
 

 University of Arizona, ENR2 Bldg, Room N604
 

 The most important contribution this research makes is to show how culture operates and the vital role cultural resistance plays in moving forward differently. As our environment is increasingly endangered, literature and popular culture are playing a vital role in raising awareness and shifting the terms of the debate. 

 Many of the environmental crises in Africa today are not of their own making, most derive from extraverted economies of colonial extraction and climate change due to industrial pollution elsewhere. Our team has explored how African actors resist environmental injustice through relevant and compelling forms of cultural expression.

CNRS doctoral contract offer, UMR TREE, Pau (FR) / IRL Iglobes, Tucson (AZ)

Christine Bouisset (UMR TREE, U. de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour) and Sophie Didier (Iglobes, U. Gustave Eiffel) are offering a 3 year international doctoral contract funded by the Mission Initiatives Transverses (MITI) of the CNRS. The contract, on the theme of tree policies in cities in the West of the US, will be based in Pau and will include field trips to Tucson to host Iglobes. It will begin on October 1, 2024.

Welcome Sophie Didier, Our New Deputy Director!

We are pleased to announce that Sophie Didier will join the Iglobes Laboratory as the new Deputy Director, effective September 1, 2024.

Sophie Didier is a researcher with expertise in geography and urban planning. From 2008 to 2012, she led the French Institute of South Africa in Johannesburg (IFAS-Recherche, UMIFRE n°25 CNRS/MAE), advancing its research initiatives. She also served as Deputy Director at Lab’URBA from 2019 to 2023, where she contributed to the development and coordination of urban research projects.

New website

Welcome to the Iglobes new website! To access previous archived articles from our previous website please follow the link below:

Exposition Natures Mortes - Exposition Itinerante “Desert Vert”

This book is based on an investigation conducted since 2019, particularly involving the study of unpublished archives from the astronomical observatories of Mauna Kea volcano in Hawai'i, as well as meetings with opponents of the TMT giant telescope project. It is likely to interest specialists in the history of science and political anthropology of the Pacific, astronomy and environmental history enthusiasts, and labor sociologists. It is also, I hope, a good story, following the principle of historian William Cronon.

Exposition Natures Mortes - Exposition Itinerante “Desert Vert”

From March 10 to April 10, in the hall of ENS at 45 rue d'Ulm. Created by Gaëlle Ronsin during a stay at the IRL Iglobes, in collaboration with CERES.

In the Sonoran Desert in the United States, the Saguaro cacti, symbols of Arizona, are dying. Gaëlle Ronsin's photographic series documents the end of the life cycle of these plants while questioning the methods of alert and awareness regarding the extinction of nature.

Workshop MARCH 25th & 26th march - Human Auditory Ecology. Foundations of an interdisciplinary field

A two-day workshop to offer hearing scientists - i.e. psychoacousticians, auditory neuroscientists, bioacousticians/neuroethologists and audiologists - a unique opportunity to meet and discuss with soundscape ecologists, environmental acousticians and geographers. It will take place on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 March 2024 on two sites: in Tucson Arizona (USA) at the Biosphere 2 research station, and at the Ecole normale supérieure-PSL in Paris.

Transatlantic Research Partnership

The 2024 call for applications for the Transatlantic Research Partnership is now open! This program aims to encourage forward-looking collaborative research that addresses current issues. It offers $20,000 grants to support two-year projects conducted by two early-career researchers—one based in the United States and the other in France. These funds will support the transatlantic mobility of researchers and doctoral students, collaborative research activities such as organizing workshops or conferences, and the publication of joint articles.