Les Jeudis de la MSHE

A new season of ‘MSHE Thursdays’, the lecture series that shares research in the humanities and social sciences. Each one-hour presentation explores a question that interests us all – whether you’ve asked yourself that question before… or not!

1 October 2026

Creating superheroes: from brain training to exoskeletons, how far can we enhance human performance?
Sidney Grosprêtre, Senior Lecturer in Neurophysiology, UMLP

5 November 2026

Freedom of expression put to the test in the workplace
Benoît Géniaut, Professor of Private Law, UMLP

3 December 2026

The invention of the architect: the evolution of a profession in search of legitimacy
Sarah Blouin, PhD student, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville

7 January 2027

Do your fears stem from prehistoric times?
Gaétan Thiebaut, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, UMLP

4 February 2027

Can artificial intelligence be used to support research into sustainable development?
Nicolae Stef, Professor of Finance, Burgundy School of Business

4 March 2026

When activists appropriate language: words as tools of struggle
Alice Krieg-Planque, Senior Lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences, Université Paris-Est Créteil

1 April 2026

Because it is not what it does: towards an anthropological and social approach to Greek currency
Pierre-Olivier Hochard, Professor of Greek History, UMLP

13 May 2026

The spectacle of criminal justice, from the Middle Ages to the present day
Floriane Masséna, Senior Lecturer in Legal History, University of Paris 1

3 June 2026

Who has a say in nursery school? The early development of educational inequalities during group language interactions
Sébastien Goudeau, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Poitiers