TIRIS – Toulouse Initiative for Research’s Impact on Society

Make the notion of science in and for society a core element of our identity

Mobilizing and strengthening the scientific excellence of the Toulouse site to address the major challenges of tomorrow. By bringing together researchers and societal actors, TIRIS is developing new ways of collaborating—more interdisciplinary, more impactful, and more sustainable. The objective: to tackle scientific challenges and develop solutions to environmental and societal issues.

Project duration

2023-2033

Winner on 12 July 2022 of the ‘Excellence in all its forms – ExcellencES’ call for projects under the Investissements d’Avenir programme.

Budget

94,5M€

Co-financed by the ANR under the France 2030 programme, the Occitanie Region, the European Regional Development Fund and partner institutions.

Thematic pillars

3

Health and well-being
Global changes and impacts
Sustainable transitions

Programs

4

Research
Training
Innovation
Science and society

Cross-functional systems

4

Blockbuster
Strategic booster
Summer School
Starting-up science

  • ASCENT Advanced Fellowship

    ASCENT Advanced Fellowship

    What is ASCENT? The ASCENT program (Academic Secured Career ENgagement in Toulouse) is a prestigious fellowship program for advanced post-doctoral researcherscoordinated by the University of Toulouse…

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  • Toulouse Safe Place for Science

    Toulouse Safe Place for Science

    Faced with the threats and drastic, targeted budget cuts affecting research across the globe, Toulouse’s university community is offering to host researchers whose work is under…

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  • Measure Blockbuster Program

    Measure Blockbuster Program

    The programme Those recruited are expected to remain in one of the member institutions or National Research Organisations (ONR) partnering with the University of Toulouse. The…

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  • AToUT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

    AToUT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

    Research for Transitions in Health, Society, and Sustainability The AToUT – Health/well being, Global changes, and Sustainable transitions in University of Toulouse – Programme is a…

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News

The Toulouse academic community reaches out to researchers in difficulty around the world

Faced with the threats and drastic, targeted budget cuts affecting research around the world, Toulouse’s university community is offering to host researchers whose work is under threat. With the support of the Occitanie Region and the French government, and in line with the scientific priorities of the TIRIS project, this initiative is opening up the first ten hosting opportunities.

Over the next 3 years, these funding opportunities will be open to post-docs and advanced researchers. A major effort will also be made to help those who wish to protect data whose archiving could be threatened.

Additional measures may be introduced, particularly targeting postdoctoral researchers whose funding has been cut off around the world.