Science and society
Écrins: 50 years of science in the heart of the Park
© Vincent Martin - Alpes-là
Created in 1973, the Écrins National Park is the fifth of its kind to emerge in France. As part of its 50th anniversary, faithful to its original ambitions of associating its missions with the work of scientists, it is organizing the Écrins terre de science event from May 24 and throughout the summer, at which several researchers from Labex ITTEM join forces.
Marion Janel, in charge of its organization at the Park, explains the idea behind this initiative : “The Écrins National Park is often associated with tourism and winter and nature sports. Residents and visitors do not necessarily know that it is an area with enormous scientific potential, which is the subject of a lot of research, by Park agents but also by the universities of Grenoble, Chambéry, Marseille, Lyon, Lausanne… and research institutes. The 50th anniversary of the Park comes at the right time to show everyone that science is also part of the territory. »
Different formats of events are planned for these meetings between the general public and scientists: conferences, coffees and science aperitifs, field trips, etc. They will cover the entire territory of the Park, in the valley as well as on the heights, and will combine science of environment and humanities and social.
Several researchers from Labex ITTEM are associated with the event. Find below their known interventions to date:
May 24, 2023 at 6 p.m. (Oisans)
Apéro-science with Felix de Montety, Coralie Mounet, Séverine Durand and Édith Chezel
Evolution of human occupation of the mountains and the resulting knowledge
Location: Restaurant La Cordée
June 5, 2023 at 2 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Café Science with Mikael Chambru, Daniel Zambrano and Isabelle Boulangeat
Interaction between research and tourism in the service of the territory
Location: Alpe de Villar d’Arène refuge
Link to the event
June 6, 2023 at 6 p.m. (Oisans)
Aperitif-science with Philippe Bourdeau
Sensors, beacons, photo traps… when ethics catches up with science
Location: Restaurant La Cordée
June 29, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Show-debate The Death of a Mountain with the Compagnie des Non-Aligned, bringing together for the debate doctoral students participating in the 3rd Mountain Research School , organized by Labex ITTEM and OSUG.
Location: Lautaret Alpine Garden
Partner event link
July 18, 2023 at 5 p.m. (Valbonnais)
Aperitif-science with Felix de Montety and Victor Andrade
Refuges as an observatory of a mountain in transition
Location: Font Turbat Refuge
Link to the event
July 24, 2023 at 5 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Conference with David Gateuille
Microplastics and hydrocarbons in the mountains , from the P4M research project: Perception of (micro)Plastic Pollution by Mountain Practitioners , combining Zone Atelier Alpes and the Labex ITTEM
Location: Lautaret Garden
Link to partner event
August 1, 2023 at 4 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Conference with Emmanuel Salim, Emmanuel Thibert, Bernard Francou,
Glaciers, from yesterday to tomorrow
Location: Lautaret Alpine Garden
Link to the event
August 1, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Apéro-science with Emmanuel Salim, Emmanuel Thibert, Bernard Francou,
Glaciers from yesterday to tomorrow. Will the Hôtel des Glaciers become the Hôtel du Lac?
Location: Hôtel des Glaciers
Link to the event
August 9, 2023
Conference with Isabelle Arpin and Dominique Gauthier
Ibex, rethinking our relationship with the wild
Location: Casset Information Center (Monétiers-les-bains)
Link to the event
August 14, 2023 at 5 p.m. (Briançonnais)
Conference with Mikaël Chambru
Dis-inventing mountain tourism? Transition and conflicts
Location: Lautaret Garden
Link to the event
August 18, 2023 at 4 p.m. (Vallouise)
Conference with Philippe Bourdeau and Léa Sallenave
Taking refuge from the world, the place of the mountain in the quest for freedom
Location: Maison du Parc de Vallouise
Link to the event
Discover the complete program of Écrins, land of science , which will be completed and expanded over time
On May 24, 2023, Felix de Montety, Coralie Mounet, Séverine Durand and Edith Chezel ( Pacte ), researchers at Labex ITTEM, inaugurated the Apéro-sciences cycle at the La Cordée restaurant in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans around the theme Evolution of human occupation of the mountains and the knowledge resulting from it .
Photo © Marion Janel/PNE