Paul Sabatier University (Université Paul Sabatier, UPS, also known as Toulouse III) is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It is one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse.[2]
Toulouse III was named after Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel prize in chemistry.[3] In 1969, it was established on the foundations of the old Toulouse university that was itself founded in 1229.
Université Toulouse-III is a leading educational institution in France and the Midi-Pyrénées region. It offers a wide range of programs in science, technology, health and athletics.
Toulouse-III University has been ranked 1st among the best French universities for finding a job. This study was published on 18 December 2013 by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research , and interpreted by the newspaper Le Monde[4]
Paul Sabatier University provides a diverse array of academic programs, encompassing licence (bachelor's), master's, and doctoral degrees across a wide spectrum of disciplines, such as science, engineering, health sciences, and sports-related fields.
Hélène Bergès (1966-), French biologist, graduated with a PhD in genetics and molecular biology from UPS in 1995, director of the national plant genomic center (CNRGV) at INRA since 2003, chevalière of the Legion of Honor since 2015.
Merieme Chadid (1969-), Franco-Moroccan astronomer, graduated with a PhD in Astronomy and Space Studies from UPS in 1996.
Corinne Charbonnel (1965-), French astrophysicist, associate professor at the Geneva Observatory and research director at the CNRS, graduated with a PhD in astrophysics and space techniques in 1992 from the UPS.
Michel Chassang (1956-), a talented French doctor who graduated in medicine from UPS in 1984.
Philippe Douste-Blazy (1953-), cardiologist and French politician, member of parliament and mayor of Lourdes(1989-2000) then Toulouse(2001-2004), several times minister (Culture, Health, Foreign Affairs), special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2017 to 2021, former professor of medicine at Toulouse University Hospital from 1988 to 2016, visiting professor at Harvard University Medical School since 2016.
Bérengère Dubrulle (1965-), French astrophysicist, graduated with a PhD from UPS in 1990.
Abdelhaq El Jai (1948-), mathematician specializing in systems theory, Professor Emeritus at the University of Perpignan and member of the Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques (Morocco).
Pierre Izard (1935-), French pediatrician and politician, graduated from the Toulouse medical school in 1966.
Albert Jacquard (1925-2013), French biologist, geneticist and essayist, with a doctorate in genetics (1970) and a state doctorate in human biology (1972) from UPS.
Jean-Claude Laprie (1944-2010), French computer science researcher, awarded a doctorate in computer science and a state doctorate in 1975 on fault tolerance and dependability of computer systems at UPS, research team leader at the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS) from 1975 to 1996, director of LAAS until 2002, chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite, CNRS research director emeritus.
Jean-Pierre Riba (1944-2001), lecturer (1980) then university professor (1982) in biotechnologies at the UPS Institute of Chemical Engineering, with an engineering degree (1968), a doctorate (1971) and a state doctorate from the UPS (1978).
Valérie Van Grootel (1981-), Belgian astronomer and astrophysicist, with a PhD in astrophysics from UPS, on a post-doctoral contract from 2008 to 2010.
