June 2025 News

Location

Pau, France, IPREM research institute / IBEAS building
Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physical Chemistry for the Environment and Materials

Facts

Duration: 2022-2026

Financial contribution: 3.83M

  • ANR: €1.2M
  • UPPA/CNRS: €871,000
  • Hennessy: €800,000
  • GreenCell: €400,000
  • Other partners: €558,000 (University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INSERM, INRAE, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne)

Organization

  • Project holder: University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA)
  • Project coordinators: Patrice Rey and Eleonore Attard
  • Science: 8 international research units and 36 people involved

News from the WinEsca Chair - June 2025

Ouiza presents her thesis in Bordeaux. © Gautier Dufau
Ouiza presents her thesis in Bordeaux. © Gautier Dufau

Since last year, the Chair has been involved in a number of events and conferences. 

March 13 and 19, 2024

Three Minute Thesis Competition

Ouiza Mesguida was one of 4 PhD students (out of 8) selected in Pau on March 13 for the regional final in Bordeaux a week later. This competition, imported to France in 2014, invites PhD students to present their thesis topic to the general public in 3 minutes, using a single slide.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

UPPA “Reconciling development, a secure environment and preserved biodiversity” Interdisciplinary Mission Day on the topic of “Agroecology: a multidisciplinary look at certain issues and solutions”

Presentation of the Chair's work by Patrice Rey and Eléonore Attard.

Friday, January 8, 2025

Webinar organized by the Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation competitiveness cluster

Presentation of the work of the WinEsca Chair: using the vine's natural microorganisms to combat wood diseases of the vine.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Local agroecology symposium in southern Landes / northern Béarn between scientists and local players in Hagetmau (40)

Presentation by Eléonore Attard on agroecology, including vine protection.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Encounters between second-year students and scientists at the Albert-Camus high school in Mourenx

Patrice Rey presented the work of the WinEsca Chair.

Saturday May 17, 2025

Mini-conferences at the Billère organic market (near Pau)

Ouiza Mesguida gave a talk on biocontrol of the esca disease, which affects vines and causes them to wither.