Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Lyon 1 Claude Bernard University (French: Université Lyon 1 Claude-Bernard, UCBL, known as Lyon 1) is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. It is named after the French physiologist Claude Bernard and specialises in science and technology, medicine, and sports science. It was established in 1971 by the merger of the 'faculté des sciences de Lyon' with the 'faculté de médecine'. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in Villeurbanne, with other campuses located in Gerland, Rockefeller, and Laennec in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. Attached to the university are the Hospices Civils de Lyon, including the 'Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud', which is the largest teaching hospital in the Rhône-Alpes region and the second-largest in France.

Type

University in France

Founded

1970

Students

38,007

Also known as

UCBL, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université Lyon 1, univ-lyon1.fr