Doctoral studies
The thematic complementarity of the research units attached to the IPSL has led to the establishment of a common doctoral school: the so-called “École doctorale des sciences de l’environnement d’Île-de-France” (ED129 at Sorbonne University), whose scientific fields overlap with those of the IPSL.
80% of the ED129 doctoral school’s students are affiliated with IPSL laboratories. This regional school brings together doctoral studies in climate sciences, on climate change and its environmental impacts.
Doctoral Schools
IPSL is heavily involved in the École doctorale des Sciences de l’Environnement d’Île de France (SEIF) at SU, UVSQ and ENS-École normale supérieure de Paris. It also participates in other doctoral schools (SMEMAG, GNRE and SEI).
SEIF doctoral school (Sorbonne University)
SMEMAG (Paris-Saclay University)
Mechanical and Energetic Sciences, Materials and Geosciences doctoral school
GNRE (Sorbonne University)
Geosciences, Natural Resources and Environment doctoral school
SEI (Paris-Est Créteil University)
Sciences, Engineering, Environment doctoral school
"Prédoc" postmaster programme
You got accepted into a PhD program at one IPSL laboratory but you need some time to settle in? You might be interested in our “Prédoc” programme.
Online courses
and pedagogical videos
Need some fundamentals in Climate Sciences? Check out our refresher training courses online on climate and environmental sciences.
Mentorship and tutoring
If you are a master student who would like to be mentored, please visit our dedicated page to learn more about our programme.
Training days for PhD students
The IPSL-CGS organizes a yearly “Journées des doctorants” (JDD) since 2021, a 3-day workshop co-organized by doctoral school ED-SEIF management and the doctoral student representatives on the ED council. During this workshop, new training is proposed to doctoral students: scientific ethics, open sciences and valorization of research results, applied to the ED’s themes.
IPSL website
The climate, climate change, and more generally, upheavals of the Earth’s environment, each year raise a number of both fundamental and applied questions. As we gain in awareness of how man affects the “Earth system” and of the urgent need to initiate profound changes, an in-depth understanding of environmental mechanisms and their reactions to various human disturbances has become essential. IPSL is a unique place for scientific exchange at the intersection of many areas of expertise which come together to meet the ever-growing demand for knowledge, training and the development of innovative solutions to protect the environment.
