A new season of the "Young Researchers" program

For the sixth year in a row, the Institut Pasteur is involved in the "Young Researchers" program, developed in partnership with the Arbre des Connaissances organization and local schools. The aim of this scheme is to pair up collège students aged 14-15 with lycée students aged 16-17 and to host these pairs in laboratories on campus for roughly eight sessions a year (one 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 a hands-on introduction to a career in research. 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 initiative 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 four and eight student pairs each year. For this new school year, the team in charge of this program at the Institut Pasteur is 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 feel free to contact Stéphanie Dabo at stephanie.dabo@pasteur.fr. Former supervisors will be on hand to answer your questions.