A multidisciplinary Research Center to promote convergence and strengthen UCLy's scientific potential
The Sciences & Humanities Confluence Research Center was established as a result of the project to bring together different disciplinary fields which, on the one hand, have their own specific features and, on the other hand, allow cross-approaches with regard to anthropological, scientific and social issues:
- An approach to cultures, based on a scientific analysis of their different manifestations and interactions.
- An approach to individual, social and environmental behaviour from the perspective of the humanities and legal sciences, taking into consideration the question of the meaning they express and convey.
- A "living" approach based on the study of the impact of environmental factors on biodiversity and health, and on cross-cutting disciplines such as epistemology and ethics.
- An approach to religious phenomena, not only from the perspective of critical observation – historical and sociological – and from the study of a specific corpus but also through a methodical study of the reasoned discourse that believing communities themselves hold concerning their faith, which constitutes "theology" proper.
- An approach to how companies integrate social, environmental and ethical concerns into their operations and governance (CSR), and innovation management.
The intersection of these different approaches allows a precise multidisciplinary examination of contemporary ethical issues in the different fields in which they arise (environment, intercultural dialogue, ethics in science).
The Sciences & Humanities Confluence Research Center aims to increase the quality and scientific visibility of UCLy and to promote convergence between its 160 teacher-researchers, including 26 HDR and 13 professors from the canonical faculties (Nihil obstat) as of 01/10/2024.
8 research teams
- Research Group 1: Theology, philosophy and religious sciences in a contemporary context
- Research Group 2: Bible, patristics and ancient cultures
- Research Group 3: Culture(s), language, imagination
- Research Group 4: People, Support and Education
- Research Group 5: Ecology, epistemology, ethics
- Research Group 6: Study of norms in a legal, political and social context
- Research Group 7: Biotechnologies, Health, Ethics
- Research Group 8: Sustainable business and organisations
Journals and collection
Three journals and a collection contribute to UCLy's influence. The RU relies, among others, on them to report on its work.
Related pages
The Confluence Sciences and Humanities Research Center has made vulnerability a key focus of its explorations. A decision explained by the center’s Director, Valérie Aubourg.
Founded in 1875, UCLy (Lyon Catholic University) has been shaping minds and inspiring generations for 150 years. Rooted in the humanist tradition, the University combines academic excellence, openness to the world and a commitment to serving society.
