Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Established	1971
Type	Public
Academic staff	2,191
Admin. staff	10,000
Students	29,525
Location	Lyon, France
Website	www.univ-lyon1.fr

The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, also known as Université Lyon 1 or UCBL, is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. The dominant areas of study covered by the university are science and medicine. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in Villeurbanne. Other campus are the domains of Gerland, Rockefeller and Laennec. Attached to the University are the "Hospices civils de Lyon" including the "Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud", which is the largest teaching hospital in the Rhône-Alpes region and second largest in France.

The university is named after the French physiologist Claude Bernard. It is the heritage of the "faculté des sciences de Lyon", founded in 1833 and the "faculté de médecine", founded in 1874.

In 2006–07, 29,525 undergraduate and graduate students attended the university, which counted 2,091 professors.

Areas of study

University library

Natural science

• Biology
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Earth science
• Electrical engineering
• Computer science
• Mechanical engineering

Public health

• Medicine
• Pharmacy
• Odontology
• Audiology
• Occupational therapy
• Kinesiotherapy
• Speech therapy
• Ophthalmology
• Psychomotricity

Other

• Sport (STAPS, "Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives")
• Observatory of Lyon
• ISFA, Graduate School of Actuarial Studies (ISFA, "Institut de Science Financière et d'Assurances")
• Engineering school (ISTIL, "Institut des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Lyon")

See also

Lyon portal

• List of colleges and universities
• List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)

External links

• (French) Université Claude Bernard Website

Coordinates: 45°46′52″N 4°52′03″E / 45.78098°N 4.86759°E / 45.78098; 4.86759