One community, many disciplines: a look back at Interdisciplinary Day 2026 📆
Last Saturday, the Institute of Botany at the University of Montpellier came alive with the excitement ofIDIL Interdisciplinary Day. Beyond the various scientific presentations, this annual event is primarily designed to bring our community together and forge lasting bonds among our master’s and PhD students.
Highlights of this year's event
🔀 14 multidisciplinary projects (M2): The morning was devoted to showcasing the work undertaken by Master’s 2 students. Working in groups of 3 to 4 students, they spent the first semester designing hypothetical multidisciplinary research projects that integrated their respective disciplines. This work falls within the framework of the University of Montpellier’s three thematic research pillars: Feed, Care, Protect.
🖼️ Poster Session & Social Buffet: The lunch break transformed the patio into a lively hub for discussion. During the lunch break, Master’s students had the opportunity to talk with our doctoral students in their second and third years of their mirror thesis projects. This special moment allowed the Master’s students to ask questions and gain a concrete understanding of what a mirror doctoral project entails.
🔬 6 new mirror thesis projects: The day concluded with a presentation of the new thesis topics launched last October, offering a promising glimpse into the future of multidisciplinary research conducted within the IDIL program.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants—students, faculty members, supervisors of the Multidisciplinary Projects groups, master’s program coordinators, and especially doctoral students and thesis advisors—for their participation and contributions to this collective success.
We would also like to extend a special thank you to our program co-chairs, Prof. Agnès Fichard-Carroll and Prof. Mathieu Sicard, for spearheading the idea for this event, as well as to the logistics teams for their support.
📸 Check out the official photo album and the various scientific projects presented during the day below
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