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Institut Natura e Teoria ※ Pireneus (INTP)
@intp-science.bsky.social
Institut de recherche indépendant et associatif, situé en Ariège.

Independent interdisciplinary research lab, France.

Posts in FR/EN
Interests : Ecology / Physics / Science / Math / Arts
https://intp.science
The INTP 2026 calendar is coming soon!

We are currently finalizing the program and we would be delighted to include your projects!
Would you like to organize a working group, a research residency, or an artistic workshop in a setting conducive to creativity, surrounded by nature? 🧪🌐🌍
👉 Contact us!
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🍂 Fall writing retreat at INTP -- We still have spots available! 📣
🗓️ October 27-31
🔥 Come write by the fireplace and admire the fall colors and first snowfall in our beautiful mountains! 🍁❄️

🙋‍♀️https://intp.science/en/content/residency
💌 [email protected] if you have any questions
October 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last week, we were delighted to host the third edition of the Autumn School at INTP - a week dedicated to synthesizing theoretical community ecology and building bridges across different ecological theories. 🧪 💻🌐🌍

We look forward to the next Autumn School at INTP in 2026!
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
INTP wishes you a great start to the 2025 academic year!
We kicked off with the first edition of the Interdisciplinary Science School last week! 🧪
Ecology, theatre, anthropology, yoga, and more!
✨ Huge thanks to all participants and especially to @estere-sei.bsky.social! 🙏
September 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Magnifique soirée à l'INTP pour la sortie de résidence artistique de la Compagnie Popolo Balangan autour du spectacle Le Silence des Oiseaux !

Un mélange de musique, de découverte de l'ornithologie et d'initiation à la bioacoustique, à la croisée des arts clownesques et des sciences de la nature !
August 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📣 Three open positions to work on the thermal vulnerability of lake communities in the context of climate change (ERC Climate Countdown) with Arnaud Sentis @inrae-france.bsky.social 🧪🌐

🌍 Aix-en-Provence, France
🗓️Start Sept-Nov 2025
👉 Apply before September 9
Please share!
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📢 Last call! 🚨
Today’s the final day to apply for our Autumn School: "Synthesis in Theoretical Community Ecology"!
Don’t miss your chance to join us for a week of ideas, theory and mountain adventure in the French Pyrenees! 🍂🧬🌿
To apply 👉 send a CV and a cover letter at [email protected]
🧪🌐🌍
July 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🎭 En août, l’INTP accueille en résidence le clown Antoine Béguère : "Le silence des Oiseaux – Conférence d'un scientifique au chômage climatique" 🤡
👉 Atelier clown 9/08
👉 Cours public 9/08
👉 Sortie de résidence 15/08 à Surba
🌟 Entre art, science et poésie !
Inscription : [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Would you like to escape the suffocating heat of the big cities while working on your research or artistic projects? 🌐🧪🌍

We still have a few places for residencies at INTP this summer! 🥳

❓More infos intp.science/en/content/r... or ✉️ [email protected]

🙋 Apply here forms.gle/Ht8J8mnJ2vsa...
July 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📢 INTP Autumn School Syntheses in Theoretical Community #Ecology 🧪🌐🌍
📅 October 6-11, 2025
🙋‍♀️ Apply before July 31
👉 intp.science/en/events/20...
Team: Matthieu Barbier (CIRAD), Azenor Bideault (INTP), Arnaud Sentis (INRAE) + Michel Loreau (CNRS) and Mathew Leibold (online, University of Florida)
June 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📢 We still have room for two retreats in July, whose aim is to combine mindfulness practices (meditation, nature walks...) with intellectual and creative work on your own projects 👩‍🏫 🧘‍♂️🧪
📅 July 20 - 26, July 27 - August 3
🌍 French Pyrenees
👉 intp.science/en/events/mi...
intp.science/en/events/mi...
June 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The first edition of the Spring School “Mathematical Theory in Community Ecology” was a real success!

It was a great pleasure to welcome some thirty master's students, doctoral students, post-docs and researchers for this week of lectures, discussions and activities 🤓 🧗 🚴‍♂️ 🧘‍♂️ ⛰️
May 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There's still a few places available for the Science & Mountaineering residency, so don't hesitate to register or write to us if you have any questions!
Join us to focus on your projects in a natural and quiet setting and enjoy outdoor activities in the beautiful Pyrenees 😃 ⛰️ 🧗‍♂️🌐🧪
May 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Mountaineering activities are guided by Marie Aste, our wonderful friend and canyoning-climbing guide 🧗
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our Spring School adventure continues!
Yesterday Nadav Shnerb, researcher at Bar-Ilan University, spoke to us about stochastic dynamics, and today Matthieu Barbier, researcher at @cirad.bsky.social, presents a lecture on functional roles 🧪🌐
Participants also enjoyed yoga, canyoning, via ferrata ⛰️ ☀️
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Last week we had the great pleasure of hosting at INTP :
@estere-sei.bsky.social, Maxime Maurice, Samuel Tronçon, Tommaso Leonardi, Sarah Yona, @emiliedesjardins.bsky.social

A great week, involving a wide range of disciplines, and local discoveries such as the Cathar castle of Montségur! 🏰 ⛰️
May 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The INTP Spring School "Mathematical Theory in Community Ecology" has started yesterday! We are very excited about this week of #science and #mountaineering activities taking place in the #Pyrenees ⛰️ 🧑‍💻 🌐🧪
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This week was an opportunity to work on research projects and collaborate with Matthieu Barbier and Azenor Bideault, but also to discover the wonders of the Ariege region: caves, birdwatching, hiking... ⛰️ 🦉 🦅 ☀️
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Last week we had a great group of ecologists for a research residency!

Mathew Leibold, researcher at University of Florida and member of the INTP board, @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social, researcher at @uqar.bsky.social and @emiliedesjardins.bsky.social, PhD candidate at @uqar.bsky.social 🧪🌐🌍
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Why you should visit us ? For having a wonderful and mindful scientific retreat, of course, but also to discover the wonderful landscapes and the rich cultural life of the Pyrenees Ariégeoises !
May 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As part of the #CLAPAS key initiative, the second edition of the research school on #microbial #community #ecology was held last week at INTP 🧪

Amazing people, great science, beautiful vistas🌞⛰️😀
@cirad.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @ird-fr.bsky.social
clapas.umontpellier.fr/2024/12/08/e...
May 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Interested in #interdisciplinary #science? 🧪 👩‍🔬

Join us in an intellectually stimulating and social environment, for the time of a retreat where we learn on one topic: "Communities".

Each day a #conference and an interactive #workshop in #ecology, #sociology, #microbiology, #linguistics etc.
🌍🌐
April 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📣 Love #science and #mountaineering ? 🏔️🧗👩‍💻
This retreat at INTP is made for you ! A week to work on your #research in the mornings and enjoy mountaineering activities in the #Pyrenees in the afternoons !
Apply at forms.gle/nGkMkJ7gTTZC...
🙋 intp.science/en/events/re... or [email protected]
🧪🌐
April 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Photographer:
Ray Vüilsen - Art as a language of expression and creation of social, spiritual and ecological awareness
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April 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM