The University of Bordeaux 1 (french: Université Bordeaux-I) was one of the four universities in the
Academy of Bordeaux, together with the
Bordeaux Segalen University (Bordeaux 2),
Michel de Montaigne University (Bordeaux 3) and
Montesquieu University (Bordeaux 4), and one of five in
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...
. On 1 January 2014, it merged with Bordeaux 2 and Bordeaux 4 to form the
University of Bordeaux
The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a Lists of universities in France, public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southern France, southwestern France.
It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bor ...
.
It currently operates as the
Talence
Talence (, ; oc, Talança, ; ca, Talença, ) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side. It is ...
campus of the merged University of Bordeaux.
It houses many important laboratories, such as:
* ''Centre de Neurosciences Intégratives et Cognitives'' (CNIC), a
neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developme ...
research center
* ''Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique'' (LaBRI), a
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...
research center
See also
*
University of Bordeaux
The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a Lists of universities in France, public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southern France, southwestern France.
It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bor ...
*
List of public universities in France by academy
In France, various types of institution have the term "University" in their name. These include the public universities, which are the autonomous institutions that are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that p ...
References
University of Bordeaux
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Bordeaux 1
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