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Young researchers at the Institut Pasteur, 2017-2018 program

This September the Young Researchers program starts up again.
 
For the seventh year running, the Institut Pasteur is involved in the "Young Researchers" program, developed in partnership with the Arbre des Connaissances organization and local schools. Its aim is to pair up collège students aged 14-15 with lycée students aged 16-17 and to host these pairs in our laboratories for roughly 8 sessions a year (1 Wednesday afternoon each month on average, from November to June).
 
The students will be selected on the basis of an application letter. The aim of the scheme is to carry out a small-scale research project with them, familiarize them with the experimental method and give them an insider's introduction to the world of research and the different career opportunities. At the end of the school year, like professional scientists, each pair of students will present their project at the Conference for Young Researchers.
 
This is an excellent way of promoting research and giving research institutes the opportunity to be involved in local education. It is also a useful exercise for research professionals, who gain experience in supervising students and passing on their expertise.
 
The willingness of the Institut Pasteur's teams to get involved means that we can generally host between 4 and 8 student pairs each year. For this new school year, we are looking for enthusiastic supervisors, with previous experience or new to the scheme, to host students so that we can maintain these numbers.
 
A no-obligation information session will be held soon. If you are interested in taking part in this scheme or simply want to find out more, please contact the people in charge of the program by email as soon as possible (see below). Former supervisors will be on hand to answer your questions.
 
This is a great opportunity on both a scientific and personal level and we look forward to meeting those interested.

 

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