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IUF 2026: Four lecturers and researchers from UT Capitole named IUF laureates
on the May 22, 2026
Toulouse Capitole University is delighted to announce that four of its academic staff members—Catherine Casamatta, Florent Garnier, David Martimort and Mathias Reynaert—have been named among the recipients of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) awards for 2026.
By order of the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space dated 23 April 2026, four lecturers and researchers from Toulouse Capitole University have been appointed as members of the Institut Universitaire de France for a five-year term commencing on 1 October 2026. This prestigious distinction recognises the excellence of their research and their commitment to higher education.
1 lecturer-researcher in the junior staff category, holding the chair in fundamental research:
- Mathias Reynaert, professor at Toulouse School of Economics (research area: environmental economics)
3 research professors in the senior category, holding the chair:
- Catherine Casamatta, professor at Toulouse School of Management (research area: corporate finance)
- Florent Garnier, professor at the Toulouse School of Law (research area: history of law and institutions)
- David Martimort, professor at Toulouse School of Economics (research area: incentive theory and its applications)
Lecturers and researchers appointed to the Institut universitaire de France are placed on secondment. They continue to carry out their duties at their home institution and are relieved of two-thirds of their teaching duties.
The IUF: Committed to Excellence in Research
The mission of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) is to promote the development of high-level research in universities and to strengthen interdisciplinarity, by pursuing three objectives:
- To encourage institutions and academic staff to strive for excellence in research, with the positive impact this is expected to have on teaching, the training of early-career researchers and, more generally, the dissemination of knowledge,
- To contribute to increasing the number of women in the research sector,
- To contribute to a balanced distribution of university research across the country, and thus to a policy of establishing a nationwide scientific network.
Updated on May 26, 2026