Expressions of Interest
Calls for Expressions of Interest are programs designed to support initiatives that promote dialogue between the research community and society on issues related to the exposome.
These activities can take various forms, including the establishment of research networks, seminars, study days, workshops, symposia, conferences, exhibitions, field surveys, internships, or any other scientific event focusing on the environmental determinants of human health.
These projects are based on a transdisciplinary approach and bring together scientific research with civil society actors (public institutions, nonprofit organizations, private sector entities, etc.).
The purpose of the Calls for Expressions of Interest is to apply knowledge related to the exposome. They aim to develop comprehensive mitigation strategies tailored to the local context and to encourage innovation by creating a “Science-Society” interface to disseminate the results.
Each project that receives funding includes at least one outreach or public engagement activity (such as a conference, public event, or film or documentary screening) to highlight the work that has been done and promote its dissemination to a wide audience.
Expressions of Interest are initiatives led by the Interfaces research area at the ExposUM Institute.
Winning Projects
2026 Campaign – Round 2
International Symposium: “Agroecological Pathways to Reducing Synthetic Inputs: Sector Competitiveness and the Role of Regions”
International Symposium: “Agroecological Pathways to Reducing Synthetic Inputs: Sector Competitiveness and the Role of Regions”
Project Leaders: Ludovic TEMPLE, Guillaume DUTEURTRE, and 20 members of the organizing committee
UMR: Innovation
ARBORET-UM
[ARBORET-UM] “Mediterranean Urban Greening: Learning Through Research and Science-Society Engagement” is an educational program that involves the production of science outreach materials and public outreach events.
Project Leader: Artémis ANEST
UMR: AMAP
Play: Janax yi ak Nit ñi – Rodents and Humans
Performance of the play *Janax yi ak Nit ñi* – *Rodents and Humans* as part of the AfriCam conference on the prevention of zoonotic risks.
Project Leader: Marie-Marie Olive
UMR: ASTRE
REGAIN
REGAIN: Redevelopment of the Former Gas Plant in Montpellier: Exposome, Uncertainties, and Governance of Health Risks.
This project takes the form of a field study, citizen science protocols, and a public event (a citizen forum to present the findings)
Project Leader: Pierre Camps
UMR: Montpellier Geosciences
Strengthening the momentum of participatory research and prevention efforts regarding the risk of infection from tick bites in the South region
Strengthening the momentum of participatory research and prevention efforts regarding the risk of infection from tick bites in the South region
This project takes the form of an immersive research internship designed for future coordinators of the CITIQUE national participatory research program
Project Leaders: Thomas POLLET, Pascale FREY-KLETT, Irene CARRAVIERI, Magali CONESA, and Léa DELESALLE-GUERI
UMR: Montpellier Geosciences
Companion Rivers, a sound investigation by Care
"Companion Rivers: A Sound Investigation by Le Care" is an audio documentary
Project Leader: Anaelle Ghesquière
UMR: G-EAU
Forensic Medical Evaluations of Migrants in the Era of the Exposome: Scientific, Legal, and Societal Issues
"Forensic Assessments of Migrants in the Era of the Exposome: Scientific, Legal, and Societal Issues" is a one-day symposium, an interdisciplinary event open to the general public.
Project Leaders: Prof. Marie Christine Sordino, Dr. Laurent Martrille, and Céline Guyot
Montpellier Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences Team — EDPFM (UR-UM212), University of Montpellier Primary affiliation: Social Sciences Division, UM. Secondary affiliation: Biology and Health Division, UM
Oh, the river flows on
Development and calibration of the serious game titled “OH, the River Flows.”
Test sessions with local stakeholders, followed by periods of refinement and modifications to the game.
Project Leaders: Bénédicte FELTER, Daniel FAULX
CNRS/MSH SUD and University of Liège/Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Adaptability, Resilience, and Change (ARCh) Research Unit
Effects of Changes in the Urban Exposome: What the COVID-19 Health Crisis Teaches Us About Shaping the City of Tomorrow.
Phase 2
Utilizing Research Findings at the Intersection of Science, Society, and Decision-Making: Co-production and distribution of the web documentary “Une ville à soi” and organization of a public professional event on changes in the urban exposome.
Project Leader: Emmanuelle Cheyns
UMR: MoISA
2026 Campaign – Round 1
CartoMoustique
CartoMoustique: A tiger mosquito forecast for prevention and decision support in Occitanie.
Supporting the co-development of the “One Health” public policy—An analysis of the Geographic Data Infrastructure intermediation tool.
Project Leader: Paul TACONET
UMR: MIVEGEC
“ONE HEALTH” EXHIBITION
Title: “ONE HEALTH” Exhibition Project for the General Public.
Project Leader: Rodolphe HAMEL
UMR: MIVEGEC
2026 Ethnobotany Annual Congress
Title: Undisciplined Ethnobotany: Society for Ethnobotany Annual Congress 2026.
Project Leader: Julien ANTIH
UMR: QualiSud
Women's Health Through the Ages
Title: Women's Health Through the Ages.
Project Leader: Arnaud TOGNETTI
UMR: CEE-M
Cascade – Castries Cadoule
Title: Waterfall – Castries Cadoule.
Project Leader: Jennifer PRADEL
UMR: IEM
2025 Campaign
The Heart of the School
Title: The Heart of the School. (Screenings of the sociological documentary based on ACTER research).
Project Leader: Laurent VISIER
UMR: CEPEL
Effects of Changes in the Urban Exposome
Title: Effects of Changes in the Urban Exposome: What the COVID-19 Health Crisis Teaches Us About Shaping the City of Tomorrow.
Project Leader: Emmanuelle CHEYNS
UMR: MoISA
CULEX: Utopian Convergences of Emotional and Experimental Languages.
Title: CULEX: Utopian Convergences of Emotional and Experimental Languages.
Project Leader: Claire LOISEAU
UMR: MIVEGEC
Here's to Your Environmental Health! Science and Citizenship Festival
Title: Here's to Your Environmental Health! Science and Community Festival.
Project Leader: Christelle GRAMAGLIA
UMR: G-EAU
Serious game: “How Is Water Treated?”
Title: How Is Water Treated? Learn All About It in a Fun Way with a “Serious Game” on Water Treatment and Sanitation.
Project Leader: Julie MENDRET
UMR: IEM
We, the River
Title: We, the River.
Project Sponsor: Bipolar Production Association
UMR: G-EAU CEFE
Immersive video on the role of water in the exposome
Title: “Immersive Video on the Role of Water in the Exposome”
Project Leader: Corinne CASIOT
UMR: HSM
EMOTEP: Podcast Series
Title: EMOTEP : A Podcast Series on the History and Practices of Ethnomedicine in Occitanie
Project Leader: Julien ANTIH
UMR: Qualisud
ZAMBA: Preventing Zoonotic Diseases Through Music in Brazil
Title: ZAMBA : Preventing Zoonoses Through Music in Brazil.
Project Leader: Julio BENAVIDES
UMR: MIVEGEC