Student associations

^{The AATUM (Association of Aquariophiles and Terrariophiles of the University of Montpellier) is an association created in 1990 whose main objective is to introduce the disciplines of aquariophilia and terrariophilia to anyone who is interested. To this end, we have a room in Building 3 where all our residents are kept, from simple woodlice to snakes, turtles, axolotls, and even blue-tongued skinks.}

Contact: asso.aatum@gmail.com

^{The Salon de l’Ecologie (SdE) association is a non-profit organization established in 2009. It is composed of second-year students enrolled in the Master's program in Environmental and Biodiversity Management at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Montpellier. Every year, it organizes AdNatura, an event that brings together, introduces, and promotes all players in the professional ecology and biodiversity sector through stands, conferences, round tables, workshops, business meetings, and recruitment events.}

Contact: info@salon-adnatura.com

^{The AILERONS association works to improve knowledge and protect rays and sharks in the Mediterranean. The current lack of awareness and poor image of these species is a serious obstacle to the implementation of concrete measures or management plans. Yet Mediterranean shark and ray populations have never been so threatened! Made up of a multidisciplinary team of enthusiasts, students, and scientists, AILERONS voluntarily carries out various scientific, educational, and participatory science projects.}

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Contact: contacts@asso-ailerons.fr

^{AllChimie is an association that promotes chemistry through events and partnerships. We encourage exchanges between enthusiasts and the popularization of science for all student
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Contact: allchimie.umassociation@gmail.com

^{The Association des NeuroSciences de l’Université de Montpellier (ANSUM) is run by second-year Master's students in Neuroscience. It is supported by first-year students in this Master's program, as well as many other students, teachers, and researchers who are keen to discover this discipline. The association's goal is to create cohesion within the Master's program in Neuroscience and, more generally, within the Master's program in Biology and Health, 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

^{The BDE Sciences Montpellier is a student association whose goal is to energize campus life. We are also committed to fighting social isolation by creating cohesion among students through various events.}

Contact: contact@bdesciencesmtp.fr

^{BIOTRACE represents and promotes the Ibion-tec program to students in other fields of study and to scientific researchers. In addition, the organization of an annual scientific conference by IBION-Tec students, supported by Mr. Christian JAY-ALLEMAND, aims to raise awareness among a wider audience of biotechnological advances dedicated to innovation in various fields related to life sciences. The scientific committee, which is made up of experts and is renewed each year according to the themes, contributes to the success of this event.}

Contact: association.biotrace@gmail.com

^{CARABES was created in 2016 by students enrolled in the EcoSystèmeS program of the BEE Master's degree in Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution at the Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier. It was born out of the students' desire to promote ecological research 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 work, as well as to organize conferences on research topics that are widely discussed today.}

Contact: assocarabes@gmail.com

^{The ÉBiM association is linked to the bioinformatics master's program at the Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier. Its aim is to promote cohesion among the various students on the master's program by organizing extracurricular events, support groups, tutoring, etc. It also helps organize Montpellier Omics Days, a scientific conference on bioinformatics held every year at the Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier.}

Contact: association.ebim@gmail.com

^{Humanisciences is a non-profit humanitarian association made up of students from the University of Montpellier (science, arts, law, economics), which promotes access to education for all and aims to raise awareness and educate people around the world on scientific topics, regardless of age or socioeconomic status. The association's objectives are to transmit scientific knowledge through the implementation of fun workshops, thereby helping students to develop individual skills such as attention, curiosity, and imagination, as well as listening and teamwork, and to create an intercultural exchange of knowledge with students from different countries through joint projects and correspondence in order to open their minds to diversity. Renovating school infrastructure in poor condition to improve children's learning conditions.}

Contact: humanisciences@gmail.com

^{The LICORNES association aims to organize events and spaces dedicated to leisure activities in general. With a large game library located directly in the student union building on the Triolet campus, we are open every Friday from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. We also support student projects that require our expertise.}

Contact: Licornes.asso@gmail.com

^{GNAUM (Montpellier University Naturalist Group) is a student association dedicated to discovering, protecting, and raising awareness about biodiversity. Through nature outings, conferences, workshops, and events such as the 24 Hours of Biodiversity, we offer students and nature enthusiasts the opportunity to explore and better understand the living world around us. Whether you are a novice or an expert, GNAUM invites you to share your curiosity and enthusiasm for flora and fauna!}

Contact: assognaum@gmail.com

^{MAGNUS is an association that creates games on a human scale: escape games, treasure hunts, murder mystery parties, etc. And tabletop role-playing games.}

Contact: magnus.association@gmail.com

^{Medios is a student association run by students enrolled in the B2E Master's program, specializing in MédiACCES (Mediation, Accessibility, Communication, Culture, and Knowledge Engagement). Its mission is to make science accessible to everyone, regardless of age, level of knowledge, or sociocultural 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 this end, we design and implement a wide variety of projects: interactive stands, educational posters, fun activities, exhibitions, and popularization events. Medios is involved in many contexts: schools, festivals, museums, and public spaces, with the aim of sparking curiosity, wonder, and reflection around science, while promoting inclusion and critical thinking.}

Contact: medios.acces@gmail.com

^{Our association aims to create links between former and current students of the Master's program in Cancer Biology in Montpellier by organizing events for meeting, exchanging, and sharing. Through these events, we promote cohesion, mutual support, and scientific enrichment. The association was founded in 2019.}

Contact: meta.cancero@gmail.com

^{This association brings together all MER Master's students, and we organize various events, the main one being MER Day. This day is dedicated to research, during which various researchers and teacher-researchers share their research work on different topics, mainly focused on physiology and neuroscience. In addition, we work closely with other master's programs, such as the master's in Neuroscience and Oncology, with which we organize competitions (the different master's programs compete against each other for a day in various sporting and intellectual events).}

Contact: asso.mer.um@gmail.com

^{The Narval-UM association aims to improve the quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other (LGBT+) students and staff, or those who identify with these sensibilities. It also promotes actions and events that promote equal rights for all people regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and combats the isolation of LGBT+ people and situations of discrimination against them.}

Contact: contact.narval.um@gmail.com

^{SCRIBES is a creative writing association founded in 2023. We hold writing workshops every other Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room 207, Building 5 of the Faculty of Science. We write on a variety of topics and discuss our texts in a supportive environment, as each person has their own writing style. In addition, we participate each year in events such as meetings with authors as part of the Student Novel Prize, or writing texts on the annual theme of Boutographies,
a photography festival in Montpellier where the texts are displayed. In short, whether you are a complete beginner, an aspiring comedian, a budding novelist, a poet in your spare time, or the worthy heir to Victor Hugo, Les Scribes will be delighted to welcome you!}

Contact: scribes.assos@gmail.com

^{The Montpellier Student Chapter (SCM) brings together students and alumni of the Master's program in Exploration and Reservoir Geology (GER). Members are committed to promoting geology to the general public and maintaining strong ties with georesource professionals. They organize activities to introduce middle and high school students, as well as seniors, to the geosciences.}

Contact: studentchapter.montpellier@gmail.com

^{Its aim is to enable all students from all higher education backgrounds to discover and practice theater in various forms, freely and openly, regardless of their level. For more than twenty years, TAUST has been offering as many people as possible the opportunity to learn about theater and discover the dramatic arts through more than 150 shows created since the beginning of the adventure. Based on the principles of enthusiasm and commitment, the association welcomes any student who wishes to practice theater, regardless of their level or experience.}

Contact: contact@taust.org

^{Its aim is to enable all students from all higher education backgrounds to discover and practice theater in various forms, freely and openly, regardless of their level. For more than twenty years, TAUST has been offering as many people as possible the opportunity to learn about theater and discover the dramatic arts through more than 150 shows created since the beginning of the adventure. Based on the principles of enthusiasm and commitment, the association welcomes any student who wishes to practice theater, regardless of their level or experience.}

Contact: contact@taust.org

^{The Hello World association aims to offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in computer science, mathematics, and related fields at the University of Montpellier solutions for mutual support, guidance, professional integration, and social cohesion.}

Contact: umhelloworld@gmail.com