First enrolment as a PhD student

Enrolment as a PhD student happens in two parts:

PhD students must enrol both at the doctoral school and at one of the two institutions, Lyon 1 or the ENS.
Please note! For the academic year 2025/2026, doctoral students can register

UCBL: from July 4th 2025 to July 18th 2025 or August 25th to December 12th 2025 (new dates for 2026/27 coming soon)

ENS: registration for doctoral studies at ENS de Lyon for the academic year 2026/27 opens via ADUM on Monday, June 1st 2026, and closes on November 15, 2026

Visit your school's website to find out about the administrative registration procedure and the additional documents you need to enclose.

Enrolment in the BMIC DS presupposes full adherence to the school's Rules and Regulations.


Students enrolled in the first year must sign the rules and regulations and the charter that we propose to you below,
 
PLEASE, BE AWARE that the UCBL doctoral students have an additional clause to add to the charter, so please select the document corresponding to your enrolment institution:


PHD STUDENTS AT THE ENS

Re-Registration each year

Re-registration at BMIC is conditional each year on the presentation of a proof of funding covering the coming year (or until the date of the defense for the final year of the thesis), the report of the thesis monitoring committee for the past year and the update of your individual training agreement.
 
 

Please note! Registrations and re-registrations will be made on Adum.

You will find details of the new registration procedures and a tutorial showing you how to use the new platform, the steps to follow, etc. at the following link:


https://www.universite-lyon.fr/research/phd/enrolling-in-a-phd-program/enrolling-in-a-phd-program-7929.kjsp?RH=3484404878389026

 

For doctoral students registering at Lyon 1

scolarite.etudes-doctorales@univ-lyon1.fr
►Find out more about enrolling at Lyon 1

For PhD students enrolling at the ENS

etudes-theses-hdr@ens-lyon.fr
►Find out more about enrolling at the ENS