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PhD student

The PhD student community at a glance

  • 950 PhD students
  • 230 post-doctoral fellows

Candidates

By pooling the disciplinary expertise and research facilities of its five founding schools, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers ideal conditions for researchers and future researchers. Pursuing a PhD at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris means benefitting from optimal support to innovate and expand the frontiers of knowledge. The internationally-recognized doctoral degree opens up high-level career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

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2025 Shanghai Ranking: IP Paris rises 99 places worldwide to rank 224th

Institut Polytechnique de Paris appears for the first time in the top 250 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), published on August 15, 2025. It ranks 224th, up 99 places in one year. At the national level, IP Paris now ranks 9th among...
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ARWU 2025: IP Paris moves up 99 places to 224th worldwide

Shanghai Ranking

IP Paris moves up 99 places to 224th worldwide: 
a new step in its international trajectory


Palaiseau, August 15th, 2025 – Shanghai Ranking Consultancy has just published its international ranking of universities  (ARWU, Academic Ranking of World University). 

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MicroscopAI

Join the first MicroscopAI conference, an unprecedented meeting of researchers focused on quantitative microscopic imaging, with an emphasis on the needs and opportunities for innovations driven by AI. When? Initially scheduled for June 20, the event has...
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¼ of the scale-ups in the 2025 Next40 come from Institut Polytechnique de Paris

25 scale-ups, either incubated by IP Paris or founded by alumni of its member schools, are featured in the new French Tech Next40/120 selection, which highlights the 120 most promising French Tech startups (FT120). Among them, 10 have joined the Next40...
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Operation CIEDS 2025: A Groundbreaking Technology for Reconstructing the Jaws of War-Wounded

At the Mechanics and Interfaces Laboratory (LMI) at ENSTA, a bone distractor activated by a magnetic field is being developed. This innovative device enables jaw lengthening while significantly reducing suffering and pain. The technology was awarded the...
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Institut Polytechnique de Paris Cybersecurity and Defense Conference

On October 21, 2025 Institut Polytechnique de Paris will host the first edition at École Polytechnique of its annual Cybersecurity and Defense Conference, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Defense and Security Center (CIEDS) supported by the...
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Presentation

Our society is undergoing a revolution that will fundamentally redefine our approach to the biological sciences and to medicine. This revolution is enabled by the convergence of an array of technologies and medical and social practices that offer...
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IP Paris Research Day 2025

The IP Paris Research Day will be held at the end of the year on the campus in Palaiseau. This year, the scientific community will come together to celebrate the integration of École nationale des ponts et chaussées into IP Paris, focused on the theme:...
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Training

A critical mission of the E4H Center is the training and mentoring of young scientists at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. By virtue of its outstanding academic reputation and its highly selective admissions process, IP Paris attracts many of France...
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IP Paris Best thesis Awards 2025

On May 27, 2025 during the PhD Graduation Ceremony, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris honored students who distinguished themselves through the quality of their doctoral work and the significant contributions they made in their respective fields of...
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IP Paris Prématuration Call for Projects 2025: Turn Your Research into Innovation

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is launching the 7th edition of its Prématuration Call for Projects, an initiative led by the Innovation Lab that aims at identifying and supporting innovative projects emerging from its laboratories.
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Les entretiens du CIEDS: Meet Manon Vermenouze from Shark Robotics in Episode 2

In this second episode of the video-podcast series “Les Entretiens du CIEDS” dedicated to defence innovation, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies invites you to meet Manon Vermenouze, Director of External Relations at the...
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