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Donors’ Evening: Honoring History, Legacy, and the ENS Heritage

On April 9, 2025, the École normale supérieure Foundation had the pleasure of welcoming its donors to its annual evening event—an opportunity for exchange, discovery, and appreciation. A Living Heritage to Share The evening highlighted the “Normaliens Archives” project, a major initiative led by the

ENS Pays Homage to Gérard Toulouse

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, in the historic hall of the Bibliothèque des Lettres, the École normale supérieure, the ENS Foundation, and the La Ferthé Foundation held an evening in memory of Gérard Toulouse. Gérard Toulouse was an ENS alumnus, agrégé, and PhD in Physics,

March 8: Spotlight on Women in Science at ENS

March 8: Spotlight on Women in Science at ENS For the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, female students from the physics and computer science departments share their experiences and commitment to achieving greater gender parity in science. “In France, women scientists remain a minority,”

Roundtable “Visible Women”: Challenges and Solutions

On March 4, students, alumni, benefactors, and friends of the ENS Foundation attended the roundtable discussion “Visible Women”, which brought together: Mercedes Erra, President of the BETC agency; Karine Lacombe, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Health, Sorbonne University, and Hospital Practitioner in

Women in STEM month: events for more equality in sciences

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11th) and International Women’s Rights Day (March 8th), the École normale supérieure, its departments, and the ENS Foundation are organizing a series of events. These will highlight the importance of women’s roles in