T.URN Institute

The missions of the T.URN Institute

In 2022, the University took a further step forward by creating the Institut des Transitions (T.URN Institute), demonstrating its firm commitment to anchoring the challenges of sustainable development in all its missions and activities. As a catalyst for socio-ecological transitions within the establishment, the institute’s missions are to :

• Implement URN’s Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility (SD&SR) strategy: help steer this strategy and assist in decision-making
• Gathering, guiding and supporting internal and external stakeholders around SD&RS issues, while promoting initiatives and structuring collective efforts
• Promote a shared vision of the challenges of socio-ecological transitions: work to integrate these challenges into all URN missions, including teaching, research, campus management and the quality of university life.
• Carry out annual action plans: develop and implement annual action plans aligned with URN’s strategic ambitions, ensuring rigorous monitoring and ongoing evaluation of progress.

The T.URN Institute team

The T.URN institute is structured into four thematic clusters. It also houses the staff attached to the TRANSITION project:

Institute Director: Fabien Thoumire

• Administrative and Financial Manager: Sandra Tamion
• TRANSITION Project Manager: Mathilda Clennell
• Administrative and Financial Manager of the TRANSITION project: Victorien Richard
• Scientific mediator for the TRANSITION project: Alexandre Legay

Research Division

Department manager:
Alexandre Geffroy, Sustainable Development Research Engineer

• Romain Champion, Geomatician (TRANSITION project)
• Marie Mousset, Geomatician
• Patric Mantaropoulos, Research engineer in numerical modeling (TRANSITION project)

Training Department

Department manager:
Sophie Kraus, Educational Project Manager (TRANSITION project)

• Julien Mignonat, Socio-ecological Transition Training Engineer
• Annabelle Deguigne, ESAS
• Caroline David, ESAS

Ecocampus cluster

Department manager:
Alexandre Padet, Biodiversity & DD&RS Label Project Manager

• Myangaly Rakotoarisoa, Decarbonation Engineer

QWL/QVE/Inclusion Division

Division manager:
Isra Sahouane

We are also accompanied by four teacher-researchers in charge of TES (environmental and societal transitions), representing the various thematic clusters:

• Stéphane Pessina, Professor, Faculty of Law, Resp. of the M2 Heritage and Cultural Activities Law, in charge of the TES HCS (Humanities, Culture and Society) field.
• Thierry Roger, Senior Lecturer in 20th-century French literature, in charge of the TES project in the HCS (Humanities, Culture and Society) field.
• Romy Razakandrainibe, Senior Lecturer, co-leader of the M2 Microbiology course Health, well-being, industry, in charge of the TES mission in the CBS (Chemistry, Biology and Health) field.
• Emilien Varea: Senior Lecturer, CORIA laboratory, in charge of the TES project in the MENE (Materials, Energy, Numerics and Environment) field.

Their role is to represent the T.URN Institute in the academic research and teaching community.