Women in science: PSL doctoral and postdoctoral students win L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards 2025
Three young researchers from the university's laboratories will receive the L'Oréal-UNESCO ‘Young Talents France’ award in October as part of the ‘For Women in Science’ 2025 programme, presented by the L'Oréal Foundation in partnership with the French Academy of Sciences and the French National Commission for UNESCO.
Three young female researchers awarded prizes :
- Tamanna Jain (ENS-PSL Physics Laboratory, ENS-PSL Physics Department, CNRS, ENS-PSL, Sorbonne University, Paris Cité University; Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge): Uncovering the mysteries of the universe through gravitational waves.
- Leah Friedman (Biological Functions Physics Unit, Department of Developmental Biology and Stem Cells, CNRS, Institut Pasteur; Île-de-France Doctoral School of Physics, ENS-PSL): Modelling embryonic development for a new physics of life.
- Marion Négrier (Centre for Materials Processing, École nationale supérieure des Mines Paris - PSL, PSL University): Transforming textile waste into sustainable materials for the future.
Congratulations also to :
- Bianca Marin Moreno (PhD student at the Jean Kuntzmann Laboratory, CNRS, Inria, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble INP; EDF R&D, Osiris department; EDF Lab Paris-Saclay; Energy Markets Finance Laboratory, Paris Dauphine PSL University, Crest, EDF R&D): Guiding the energy transition with artificial intelligence
- Leila Bessila, alumna of Mines Paris - PSL, (Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Modelling, CNRS, CEA, Paris-Saclay University, Paris Cité University): Deciphering the song of the stars to understand the Universe.
Brilliant scientists, selected for the excellence of their academic record, the originality of their scientific project and their desire to pass on their passion to younger generations.
In addition to a research grant of €15,000 for doctoral students and €20,000 for post-doctoral students, each will benefit from a training programme complementary to their professional career, giving them the means to break through the glass ceiling.
For 18 years, the Young Talents Award of the L'Oréal-UNESCO ‘For Women in Science’ programme has been encouraging the emergence of a new balance of power in the scientific world.