Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, a significant public research university, located in Lyon, France is one of the founding components of the University of Lyon academic cluster. UCBL has a reputation for striving toward excellence through innovative research that takes place on many different campuses, and the LyonTech-la Doua campus in Villeurbanne is home to the university's administrative and scientific centers. UCBL is the foremost advanced research institution in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and creates an active space for conversation between society and science and supports a substantial number of international scholars and researchers.

The university's origins date back to 19th-century academic reforms throughout France, beginning with the establishment of the Faculty of Science in 1833 and the Faculty of Medicine in 1874. These two faculties were independent until they were codified under the law of 1896 and became part of one centralized university structure in Lyon. Although the contemporary institution was founded in December 1970 through a decree and commemorates the notable French physiologist Claude Bernard, UCBL has experienced substantial growth since receiving independent status in 2009 and reinforced its historical importance in medicine through a long-standing relationship with the Hospices Civils.