Place : Auditorium de la Cité des sciences, La Villette
The French Physics Society, in partnership with the Cité des Sciences, is hosting an exceptional evening hosted by Anatole Chouard to learn all about quantum mechanics, from general principles to quantum computers and the world of the infinitely small and the infinitely large.
Place : Institut d'Optique Graduate School, Palaiseau France
The European Quantum PhD Days are back at Paris-Saclay University. This event is exclusively for PhD students, giving you the opportunity to discuss your work, get to know each other, and enjoy some special moments together.
Register and submit an abstract for a talk or poster. Find all the information you need on the dedicated website
Place : Collège d'Espagne, CIUP, 7 E Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
At the International Conference on Quantum Communication and Security, Marina Cagnon-Trouche, Léonardo Rincon Celis, and Antoine Chapuis will perform their dance show “Nothing (but interactions)” at the Collège d’Espagne in the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
Have you ever wondered what life is like for a doctoral student in quantum physics? Through this performance, the budding researchers and artists paint a moving portrait of their hours spent in the laboratory. An ode to research, small daily joys, and youth that is not to be missed!
This performance is intended for the general public and CIUP students. Admission is free and no reservation is required. The show will be followed by a discussion with the doctoral students.
The entire show will be performed in English.
This show was created with the support of the Quantum Information Center of the Sorbonne University Alliance.
Place : Centre Lumen, Université Paris-Saclay
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, quantum science and technology research organizations held a day of outreach dedicated to these disciplines. Here’s a look back at the highlights of the day and the joys of sharing scientific knowledge.
At the beginning of 2025, UNESCO declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology open. There was excitement in academic circles operating in the Île-de-France region: What to do? How to honor quantum physics? How to take advantage of this special year?
On the initiative of QICS, DIM QuanTiP, Quantum Saclay, PCQT, and SFP, with the help of Atouts Sciences, a series of meetings are organized with a single goal in mind: to share knowledge about quantum physics with as many people as possible. The Science Festival, activities in high schools and middle schools, conferences for the general public, laboratory visits—it’s all continuing! What’s more, this year is above all an opportunity to co-create a unique, unprecedented event, all together. It is from this desire to bring people together and join forces that the “Lumière sur la quantique” (Light on Quantum) project, led by DIM QuanTiP, was born.
With the aim of ending the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology on a positive note, organizations are working together to set up a day of outreach entirely dedicated to quantum science.
Academic research in quantum physics is flourishing in the Paris region. France is a key player in the development of quantum technologies and in the quality of research in this field, with no fewer than two Nobel Prizes in five years, dozens of competitive start-ups, numerous laboratories, and a government commitment to supporting these projects.
At the “Lumière sur la quantique” day, the challenge of representing the complexity of the academic world is omnipresent. It is an exceptional opportunity to showcase the research of the entire region, with the presence of laboratories from Cergy, Villetaneuse, central Paris, and Paris-Saclay, as well as the participation of schools such as Polytechnique.
Coming together to understand the ecosystem behind the mysterious word “quantum,” uniting to develop a simple and accessible discourse, sharing to break down barriers and clarify these sometimes counterintuitive concepts. The multidimensional challenges of “Lumière sur la quantique” constitute a first bridge between the academic world and the general public.
On the morning of January 21, 2026, at the LUMEN center at Paris-Saclay University, the sun shines down on the experiments and games planned for the day. It joined the wanderings of high school seniors from neighboring schools and curious visitors making their way between the tables. The tables overflowed on both sides, between the more or less imposing devices, the computers that controlled them, and the diagrams that explained them.
In total, seven stands are filled with all kinds of experiments to try out, and four areas are taken over by various board games. Behind each stand, doctoral students, researchers, and post-doctoral students are busy discussing, explaining, and diagramming what is happening in front of the audience.
At one end of the room, magnets levitate thanks to a superconducting material and liquid nitrogen; at the other end, someone tries to align mirrors using a switch controller. In the auditorium opposite, people try to understand why the Cheshire Cat gradually disappears, leaving only his smile behind. In the stands, videos play one after the other, alternating between scientific concepts and images of research laboratories.
The excitement spreads, and at noon, everyone goes to talk to the other exhibitors to understand, get to know each other, but above all to talk about quantum physics. The rest of the day is calmer but no less enriching. The explanations resume in good spirits and the feedback is positive.
Finally, the sun slowly sets, giving way to a restful calm. In no time at all, all the tables are cleared, the posters taken down from the walls, and the bags closed. It’s as if nothing ever happened, with the photos being the only witnesses to the light shared that day.
Place : Sorbonne Université
What is valorization? How do you undertake a project at the interface between research and industry? What are the rules? How can you get the right support?
Valorizing research raises so many questions that it can sometimes scare off even the most courageous individuals attempting to set up their own projects. The QuanTiP DIM offers you the opportunity to learn about the world of entrepreneurship through the experiences of those who have embarked on this adventure.
During this day dedicated to the industrial valorisation of research, you will talk with professionals in the field to discover possible paths to entrepreneurship.
More information to come.
Place : USPN, Institut Galilée, 99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément 93400 VILLETANEUSE
The QuanTiP annual meeting is back. It’s time for a review of our annual highlights! The day will be held at Sorbonne Paris Nord University and be dedicated to the four axes of the DIM.
Registration and details on the website.
Place : Sorbonne Université
The National Photoemission Spectroscopy Days bring together the French-speaking photoemission spectroscopy community under the leadership of the Photoemission Spectroscopy Research Federation.
Philippe Grangier retired this year as Director of Research at the CNRS. A group of his former doctoral students and colleagues, coordinated by the Quantum-Saclay center, in conjunction with the senior management of the Institut d’Optique Graduate School, are planning to organize an event to honor his scientific contributions and thank him for his work in structuring and coordinating communities in the Île-de-France region and at the European level.
Place : Sorbonne université
This symposium brings together numerous precision physics groups from the Île-de-France region and high-level international speakers to establish new avenues for research and collaboration.
Place : ENS Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette
The PEPS 2026 (Physics of Excitons and Polaritons in Semiconductors) international conference, to be held from July 6 to 10, 2026, at ENS Paris-Saclay, will bring together global experts in semiconductor quantum optics. It will address recent advances in light-matter interaction in semiconductor materials and photonic nanostructures.
