Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement

What Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement does

The Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement (ED SMRE) is a French public doctoral school accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and hosted at the Cité Scientifique campus in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille. It operates as a thematic, multidisciplinary doctoral school built around thirteen affiliated research units and teams, federating doctoral candidates across five domains: Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environment, and Food Biotechnologies. The school is one of seven doctoral schools on the Lillois academic site and coordinates training with three partner institutions: Université de Lille, Centrale Lille Institut, and Institut Mines Nord-Europe.

Its core service offering consists of four interconnected functions: (i) coordinated doctoral recruitment and admission with quality and funding assurance throughout the thesis, (ii) pedagogical and administrative follow-up from first enrollment to thesis defense, including cotutelle internationale and European Doctorate Label pathways, (iii) doctoral training programs covering scientific competencies, complementary skills, and professional career preparation, delivered in coordination with the Collège Doctoral de Lille, and (iv) coordination of research units in alignment with partner institutions' scientific policies.

The institution is funded through French public higher education budgets channeled via Université de Lille, with doctoral candidate financing coming from doctoral contracts, CIFRE industrial research agreements (Convention Industrielle de Formation par la Recherche), and regional mobility support. It maintains a small administrative team (5 employees as reported) and markets primarily through its institutional website, Twitter/X and LinkedIn accounts, the annual Cérémonie des Docteurs, and Euraxess international mobility portals. Current director Frédéric Parol oversees operations.

Name

Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement

Legal name

Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement

Website

https://edsmre.univ-lille.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ED SMRE is a French public doctoral school, hosted at Université de Lille's Cité Scientifique campus, that coordinates multidisciplinary doctoral training across thirteen research units in Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environment, and Food Biotechnologies for individual doctoral candidates.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHABAA

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAI

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

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Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Industry-Specific Professional Training (e.g., Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction)

Keywords

• Doctoral education programs
• Research training services
• Thesis supervision
• Higher education coordination
• Science research training

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve d'Ascq

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As a public doctoral school under the University of Lille, the institution operates primarily through government funding allocated via the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Doctoral candidates receive funding through various mechanisms including PhD contracts, CIFRE grants (industrial research agreements), and regional mobility support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement is a doctoral school that coordinates PhD training across 13 research units at the University of Lille, Centrale Lille, JUNIA, and Institut Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai. It delivers doctoral education, thesis supervision and follow-up, thematic training programs, and funding for international research mobility in five scientific fields: Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Food Biotechnologies.

Product overview

ED SMRE operates as a thematic, multidisciplinary doctoral school (école doctorale) that coordinates doctoral education across thirteen research units in Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environment, and Food Biotechnologies. The school functions as a platform providing four interconnected service areas: doctoral education programs for candidate recruitment and training, thesis supervision and administrative follow-up services from enrollment to defense, doctoral training programs including scientific and professional skill development, and coordination of research units in partnership with Université de Lille, Centrale Lille Institut, and Institut Mines Nord-Europe. This is not a commercial technology product but an academic doctoral education institution.

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Products and services

• Doctoral Education Programs (PhD training) Multi-year PhD training programs spanning five scientific fields (Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Food Biotechnologies) delivered to doctoral candidates affiliated with the University of Lille and partner institutions.
• Thesis Supervision and Follow-up Services Structured supervision and academic follow-up of PhD theses across 13 affiliated research units, providing doctoral candidates with guidance and milestone tracking throughout their thesis work.
• Complementary Doctoral Training Programs Thematic and transferable-skills training modules delivered to doctoral candidates as a complement to their thesis research, organized by the school across its five scientific fields.
• Research Unit Coordination and Partnership Services Coordination and liaison services linking 13 research units at the University of Lille, Centrale Lille, JUNIA, and Institut Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai to deliver a unified doctoral training and supervision framework.
• International Research Mobility Funding Dedicated funding calls managed by the school to support doctoral candidates undertaking international research stays as part of their PhD work.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner institution hosting the doctoral school. The ED SMRE coordinates doctoral training in support of the university's scientific policies and provides administrative support for Lille-based doctoral candidates.
• Centrale Lille InstitutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering school partner contributing to the doctoral school's multi-disciplinary scientific ecosystem. Supports doctoral training aligned with institutional scientific policies.
• Institut Mines Nord-Europe (IMT Nord-Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering school partner within the Mines-Télécom Institute network. Contributes to the doctoral school's research and training ecosystem in Science of Matter, Radiation, and Environment.
• Collège Doctoral de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination body for doctoral schools on the Lillois campus. The ED SMRE organizes training and activities in coordination with the Collège doctoral, which supports the professional development and complementary skills training of doctoral candidates.
• Association Nationale Recherche Technologie (ANRT)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe ANRT partners with the RNCD office to organize CIFRE webinars for teachers and researchers (July 3, 2026), promoting industrial research agreements that fund doctoral theses in partnership with companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• École Doctorale Sciences Pour l'Ingénieur (SPI) - Université de Lille: Another of the seven doctoral schools at the Université de Lille site, focused on engineering sciences. Directly comparable as a sibling doctoral school sharing the same parent institution, candidate pool, and Collège doctoral coordination.
• École Doctorale Physique et Chimie des Matériaux - Sorbonne Université: Sorbonne Université doctoral school covering physics and chemistry of materials — a thematic overlap with ED SMRE's Chemistry and Physics domains. Comparable as a French doctoral school focused on matter and radiation sciences.
• École Doctorale Biologie-Santé - Université de Lille: Life-sciences doctoral school at the same Université de Lille campus. Comparable as a peer doctoral school competing for candidates and laboratory affiliations within the same institutional and funding framework.
• École Doctorale Sciences de la Société (STS) - Université de Lille: Social sciences doctoral school at the Université de Lille site. Peer as one of the seven doctoral schools sharing the same Lillois academic environment, governance, and Collège doctoral structure.
• IMT Nord-Europe (Institut Mines-Télécom): Engineering school partner of ED SMRE and member of the Institut Mines-Télécom network. Comparable as a direct institutional partner hosting and co-supervising doctoral candidates within ED SMRE's thematic perimeter.

Broad incumbents

• Graduate School of Université Paris-Saclay: Multi-disciplinary graduate/doctoral training umbrella at one of France's largest research-intensive universities. Comparable as a French multi-disciplinary doctoral federation with broader thematic scope and larger scale than ED SMRE.
• CNRS - Formation Doctorale: France's largest public scientific research institution, which co-supervises many doctoral theses through its affiliated laboratories. Comparable as a structural actor in French doctoral training and as a partner/host for research units such as those federated by ED SMRE.
• Graduate Schools - Université Grenoble Alpes: Doctoral training federations at a leading French research university with strong physics, chemistry, and environmental science programs. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary doctoral training structure serving a major French academic site.
• Aix-Marseille Université - Écoles Doctorales: Doctoral schools at a large French research university with thematic overlap in sciences (physics, chemistry, environment). Comparable as a multi-school doctoral federation at a major French public university.
• ETH Zurich - Doctoral Programs: International multi-disciplinary doctoral training environment at a leading European STEM university. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary science doctoral federation and as a benchmark for thesis funding and international mobility structures.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ED_SMRE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/ed-smre

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