The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, also known as Université Lyon 1 or UCBL, is one of the three public universities of Lyon

Lyon

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, France

France

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. The dominant areas of study covered by the university are science and medicine. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in Villeurbanne

Villeurbanne

Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...

. Other campus are the domains of Gerland, Rockefeller and Laennec. Attached to the University are the "Hospices civils de Lyon" including the "Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud", which is the largest teaching hospital

Teaching hospital

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 in the Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes

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 region

Régions of France

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 and second largest in France.

The university is named after the French

France

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 physiologist Claude Bernard

Claude Bernard

Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur . Historian of science I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science"...

. It is the heritage of the "faculté des sciences de Lyon", founded in 1833 and the "faculté de médecine", founded in 1874.

In 2006–07, 29,525 undergraduate and graduate students attended the university, which counted 2,091 professors.

Natural science

• Biology
  Biology
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• Chemistry
  Chemistry
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   and Biochemistry
  Biochemistry
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• Mathematics
  Mathematics
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• Physics
  Physics
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• Earth science
  Earth science
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• Electrical engineering
  Electrical engineering
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• Computer science
  Computer science
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• Mechanical engineering
  Mechanical engineering
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Public health

• Medicine
  Medicine
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• Pharmacy
  Pharmacy
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• Odontology
• Audiology
  Audiology
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• Occupational therapy
  Occupational therapy
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• Kinesiotherapy
  Kinesiotherapy
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• Speech therapy
• Ophthalmology
  Ophthalmology
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• Psychomotricity

Other

• Sport
  Sport
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   (STAPS, "Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives")
• Observatory
  Observatory
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   of Lyon
• ISFA, Graduate School of Actuarial Studies (ISFA, "Institut de Science Financière et d'Assurances")
• Engineer
  Engineer
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  ing school (ISTIL, "Institut des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Lyon")

See also

• List of colleges and universities
• List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)

External links

Université Claude Bernard Website