Student associations
Welcome to the Faculty of Science Student Associations page.
AATUM
(Association d'Aquariophilie et de Terrariophilie de l'Université de Montpellier)
The AATUM (Association d'Aquariophilie et de Terrariophilie de l'Université de Montpellier) is an association founded in 1990, whose main aim is to introduce anyone interested to the disciplines of aquariophily and terrariophily. Our premises in Building 3 house all our residents, from simple woodlice to snakes, turtles, axolotls and blue-tongued skinks.
Contact: asso.aatum@gmail.com
AdNatura
National Ecology and Biodiversity Exhibition
The Salon de l'Ecologie (SdE) association is a non-profit organization under the French law of 1901, in existence since 2009. It is made up of students in their 2nd year of the Master's degree in "Gestion de l'Environnement et de la Biodiversité" at the Faculty of Science, University of Montpellier. Every year, it organizes AdNatura, an event that brings together, introduces and showcases all the players in the ecology and biodiversity professional sector through stands, conferences, round tables, workshops, business meetings and recruitment.
Contact: info@salon-adnatura.com
Fins
(Improving knowledge and protecting Mediterranean sharks and rays)
The AILERONS association works to improve knowledge and protect Mediterranean rays and sharks. The current lack of knowledge and the poor image of these species are cruelly hindering the implementation of concrete measures and management plans. Made up of a multi-disciplinary team of enthusiasts, students and scientists, AILERONS carries out a number of scientific, educational and participatory science projects on a voluntary basis.
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Contact: allchimie.umassociation@gmail.com
AllChimie
AllChimie is an association that promotes chemistry through events and partnerships. We encourage exchanges between enthusiasts and the popularization of science for all
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Contact: allchimie.umassociation@gmail.com
ABM
(Montpellier Biology Association)
The objectives of the ABM are to offer services and goods to students of the Faculty of Science, as well as to any other person who may or may not be a member of the association; to defend the material and moral interests of these people; to animate the establishment in the spirit and traditions of students; and to prevent physical and moral risks in the student environment. Its means of action include: festive, cultural and socio-cultural events, various faculty and university councils, course loans and tutoring for Biology teaching units.
Contact: assobiomtp@gmail.com
AGM
(Montpellier Geosciences Student Association)
The Association Géosciences Montpellier or AGM is an association whose aim is to create a link between students of the Earth and Water Sciences degree. If you're passionate about geology, or just want to find out more but are studying in another subject area, you're welcome to join us too. We offer geological equipment such as magnifying glasses, hammers and field notebooks. Tutoring and mineralogical outings are also on the program, as far as possible and motivated people are concerned.
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ANSUM
(Association des NeuroSciences de l'Université de Montpellier)
The Association des NeuroSciences de l'Université de Montpellier (ANSUM) is run by students in the second year of the Neuroscience Master's program. It is supported by first-year Master's students, as well as many other students, teachers and researchers who are keen to discover this discipline. The aim of this association is to create cohesion within the Neurosciences Master's program, and more generally within the Biology-Health Master's program, through various inter-master's events. The association also aims to promote neuroscience within the university, by organizing conferences on neuroscience.
Contact: asso.ansum@gmail.com
BDE Sciences Montpellier
The BDE Sciences Montpellier is a student association whose aim is to energize campus life. We are also committed to combating social isolation by creating cohesion between students through various events.
Contact: contact@bdesciencesmtp.fr
BIOTRACE
BIOTRACE represents and promotes the Ibion-tec program to students in other courses and to scientific researchers. In addition, the organization of an annual scientific congress by students in the IBION-Tec program, supported by Mr. Christian JAY-ALLEMAND, aims to raise awareness among a wider public of biotechnological advances dedicated to innovation in various fields related to living organisms. The event's success is ensured by an expert scientific committee, whose membership is renewed each year according to the theme of the event.
Contact: association.biotrace@gmail.com
Carabid beetles
(Comité Associatif de Recherche Appliquée dans la Biodiversité des Ecosystèmes)
CARABES was created in 2016 by students in the EcoSystèmeS course of the Master BEE - Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution - at the Montpellier Faculty of Science. It was born of the students' desire to promote research in ecology by developing collaboration and communication between students, researchers and the general public. Its aim is to organize field trips to learn how to describe ecosystems and how they function, as well as to organize conferences on research topics that are rarely addressed these days.
Contact: assocarabes@gmail.com
EBIM
The ÉBiM association is linked to the bioinformatics master's program at the Montpellier Faculty of Science. Its aim is to ensure cohesion between the various students in the master's program, by organizing extracurricular events, support groups, tutoring, etc. It also takes part in the organization of Montpellier Omics Days, a scientific conference on bioinformatics held every year at the Montpellier Faculty of Science.
Contact: association.ebim@gmail.com
Humanisciences
Humanisciences is a non-profit humanitarian association made up of students from the University of Montpellier (sciences, humanities, law, economics), which advocates access to education for all, and aims to raise awareness and educate about scientific themes to all audiences around the world, whatever their age or socio-economic situation. The association's objectives are to pass on scientific knowledge through playful workshops; to help pupils develop individual skills such as attention, curiosity and imagination, as well as listening and teamwork; and to create intercultural exchange on the knowledge acquired with pupils from different countries through joint projects and correspondence, in order to open them up to diversity. Renovation of school infrastructures in a precarious state, to improve children's learning conditions.
Contact: humanisciences@gmail.com
Unicorns
(Student association for board games and role-playing)
LICORNES is an association whose aim is to create spaces and moments around the whole world of play. With a large toy library located in the Triolet student center, we open our doors every Friday between 2pm and 11pm. We also support student projects requiring our expertise.
Contact: Licornes.asso@gmail.com
GNAUM
(Naturalist association of the University of Montpellier)
GNAUM (Groupe Naturaliste de l'Université de Montpellier) is a student association dedicated to discovering, protecting and raising awareness of biodiversity. Through naturalist outings, conferences, workshops and events such as the 24h of Biodiversity, we offer students and nature enthusiasts the opportunity to explore and better understand the living world around us. Whether you're a novice or an expert, GNAUM invites you to share your curiosity and enthusiasm for flora and fauna!
Contact: assognaum@gmail.com
Magnus
(Association Evénements Ludiques - Role-playing game - Escape game - Treasure hunt)
MAGNUS is an association that creates games on a human scale: escape games, treasure hunts, murder parties, .... and tabletop role-playing games.
Contact: magnus.association@gmail.com
Media
(Association for scientific mediation in Montpellier)
Medios is a student association run by students in the B2E Master's program, MédiACCES (Médiation, Accessibilité, Communication, Culture et Engagement des Savoirs). Its aim is to make science accessible to all, whatever their age, level of knowledge or socio-cultural background. The association's main objective is to build bridges between the scientific world and society, by promoting scientific mediation as a tool for transmission, sharing and dialogue. To achieve this, we design and implement a wide range of projects: interactive stands, educational posters, entertaining activities, exhibitions and popularization events. Medios works in a wide variety of contexts: schools, festivals, museums or public spaces, with the ambition of arousing curiosity, wonder and reflection around science, while promoting inclusion and critical thinking.
Contact: medios.acces@gmail.com
META Cancero
The aim of our association is to create links between former and current students of the Montpellier Cancer Biology Master's program by organizing events where they can meet, exchange ideas and share experiences. Through these events we promote cohesion, mutual support and scientific enrichment. The association came into being in 2019.
Contact: meta.cancero@gmail.com
Master MER
(Experimental and Regenerative Medicine)
This association brings together all the students in the MER Master's program, and we organize various events, the main one being the MER Day. This day is dedicated to research, with various researchers and teacher-researchers sharing their work on different themes, with a focus on physiology and neuroscience. We also work closely with other masters programs, such as Neuroscience or Cancerology, with whom we organize Olympiads (different masters programs compete against each other for a day in various sporting and intellectual events).
Contact: asso.mer.um@gmail.com
Narwhal
(LGBT+ Association)
The Narval-UM association aims to improve the quality of life of students and staff who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and more (LGBT+) or who feel close to these sensibilities. It also promotes actions and events aimed at equal rights for all, regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, and combats the isolation of LGBT+ people and discrimination against them.
Contact: contact.narval.um@gmail.com
SCRIBES
(Student Creative Writing Association)
SCRIBES is a creative writing association created in 2023. We run writing workshops every other Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, in building 5, room 207 of the Faculty of Science. We write on a variety of themes, and discuss our texts in a friendly atmosphere, since each person has his or her own writing style. What's more, every year we take part in events such as meetings with authors as part of the Prix Roman des étudiants, or writing texts around the annual theme of Boutographies,
Montpellier's photography festival, where these texts are displayed. In short, whether you're just starting out, an aspiring humorist, a budding novelist, a poet in your spare time or a worthy heir to Victor Hugo, the Scribes will be delighted to welcome you!
Contact: scribes.assos@gmail.com
Student Chapter Montpellier
(Association of Master GER students at the Faculty of Science)
The Student Chapter Montpellier (SCM) brings together students and alumni of the Geology of Exploration and Reservoirs (GER) master's program. SCM members are committed to promoting geology to the general public and maintaining strong links with georesources professionals! In particular, they organize geoscience discovery activities for middle and high school students, as well as for senior citizens.
Contact: studentchapter.montpellier@gmail.com
TAUST Asso
(Amateur Theatre at the University of Science and Technology)
Its aim is to enable all students from all levels of higher education to discover and practice theater in a variety of forms, freely and openly, with no strings attached. For over twenty years, TAUST has been offering as many people as possible the chance to learn about theater and the dramatic arts, with over 150 shows created since the beginning of the adventure. Based on the principle of desire and commitment, the association welcomes all students wishing to practice theater, regardless of level or experience.
Contact: contact@taust.org
Aquasso
(Association of AQUADURA and BAEMT Masters students and graduates)
Its aim is to enable all students from all levels of higher education to discover and practice theater in a variety of forms, freely and openly, with no strings attached. For over twenty years, TAUST has been offering as many people as possible the chance to learn about theater and the dramatic arts, with over 150 shows created since the beginning of the adventure. Based on the principle of desire and commitment, the association welcomes all students wishing to practice theater, regardless of level or experience.
Contact: contact@taust.org
ACES
(Southern Student Cosmetology Association)
ACES is an association made up of students from the ICAP Cosmetics Master's program at the Montpellier Faculty of Science. Its role is to create a link between the business world and the training provided by the University of Montpellier. The aim of this association is to form an exchange between companies and students, on points such as market novelties, the possibility of raising funds to take part in various trade shows dedicated to cosmetics and to keep abreast of regulatory developments.
Contact: aces.cosmetique@gmail.com
Maggot
(Master of Science and Numerics for Health)
The AsTicCot association is the association of the Science and Digital Health Master's program. Its aim is to provide students with a platform for exchange and discussion with new and old students (alumni directory) in a good atmosphere. To this end, course and yearbook sharing has been set up. AsTiCot also organizes integration weekends and parties.
Contact: contact@association-asticot.fr
Artio
(Association of IEGB students and graduates)
Its aim is to create a network of exchanges between students (first and second year) and graduates, and to monitor the career paths of IEGB graduates. It also represents and promotes the program to high school students, university students and professionals.
Its role is to provide administrative and financial support for student projects, including forums, trips, visits and eco-projects.
Contact: artio.iegb@gmail.com
GEEARS
(Robotics and Space Electronics and Automation Group)
To provide students at the University of Montpellier with access to facilities and tools for carrying out projects.
Our objectives: to introduce students to the world of electronics, robotics and space; to give them the opportunity to apply their knowledge to concrete projects; to design and carry out projects from A to Z related to electronics, robotics and/or space; to propose and support associative or personal projects; to welcome and initiate students from diverse backgrounds into electronics and embedded system programming: Mechanics, Bio, Computing, Environmental...
Contact: association.geears@gmail.com
AEMM
(Association of Mahoran Students in Montpellier)
The Association des Étudiants Mahorais de Montpellier (A.E.M.M) was created in November 1993. The founding idea was the brainchild of ambitious Mahoran students, concerned about the problems faced by their fellow students and their success at school and university. Its aim is to support students in their studies and promote the culture of the island.
Our values - success for all, solidarity and empowerment - are underpinned by our motto "a school for life at all costs", which simply means that associative life is a place for experimenting with the responsibilities and good habits that make for a successful career.
A.E.M.M. aims to help new arrivals integrate into society, and to act as a bridge to build solidarity between students in Mauritania. Its main focus is on welcoming and supporting students.
Contact: secretariat@aem-montpellier.fr
Hello World
(Maths/Computer Science Student Association)
The Hello World association aims to offer students at the University of Montpellier's bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels in computer science, mathematics and related fields solutions for mutual aid, guidance, professional integration and social cohesion.
Contact: umhelloworld@gmail.com
EDDA
(Students for associative sustainable development)
The EDDA association (student association) of the University of Montpellier, based on the Triolet campus (1st floor of the (S)pace), is open to all and offers activities and projects to help everyone contribute to sustainable development.
These activities respond to real needs and revolve around 4 central themes: the economy, the environment, society and culture.
Contact: contact@edda-asso.org
GSUM
(Montpellier University Speleological Group)
The GSUM is an association where students, PhD students and others, can discover the underground world and practice their hobby. The GSUM is an association where students, PhD students and others, can discover underground world and practice their hobby.
Contact: gsum.asso@gmail.com
OSUM
(Montpellier University Symphony Orchestra)
Founded in 1991 by René VACHER, the Orchestre Symphonique Universitaire de Montpellier is an amateur orchestra made up of around 60 musicians: students, teachers, researchers and amateur musicians from outside the university world.
The orchestra is dedicated to promoting classical music in universities: it performs at official ceremonies and festivals, and gives numerous concerts in the city and the region.
The OSUM's aim is to reconcile the demanding work required to deliver quality performances with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, linked to the pleasure of playing music together.
Contact: osum.montpellier@gmail.com
Objectif Terre
(Promoting and facilitating the training and integration of students in their academic and social life)
The AsTicCot association is the association of the Science and Digital Health Master's program. Its aim is to provide students with a platform for exchange and discussion with new and old students (alumni directory) in a good atmosphere. To this end, course and yearbook sharing has been set up. AsTiCot also organizes integration weekends and parties.
Contact: objectif-terre@hotmail.fr
Brin de Forêt
Brin de Forêt is an association whose ambition is to organize scientific events on current issues in ecology and biodiversity protection. The association creates a network of exchanges between researchers, students and people interested in ecological issues. By bringing together the general public, researchers, professionals and students, we aim to promote the dissemination of knowledge relating to ecology and the place of humans in ecosystems through a symposium and cultural and educational projects.
Contact: brindeforet@gmail.com
Mozaïk Outre-Mer
(A wide range of activities thanks to existing partnerships: traditional dances, culinary arts, music, job-seeking workshops/internships...)
Mozaïk Outre-Mer is mainly made up of people who have put down permanent roots in Occitanie, but also students, mobile adults, company directors and so on. In fact, we meet a large number of professional ultramarine people who have made their home in mainland France, and who are keen to help the most disadvantaged and those in difficulty, whether they be ultramarine, from mainland France or elsewhere. This choice is made with a view to bringing people together, exchanging and sharing, and combining action and festivities.
Contact: mozaikoutremer@hotmail.com