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Behind the Science is an initiative of the Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, initiated by Dr Véronique Rosset, Communication and Scientific Support Officer. Through short video portraits, it aims to highlight the human element behind the researchers, by showing that individual career paths and personal life experiences enrich science.

Birth and essence of the project

Researchers are often perceived through the prism of their scientific rigour and academic output. "With this project, I wanted to deconstruct this simplistic vision by showing the plurality of profiles and interests that feed into research work", explains Véronique Rosset. "Art, sport, community involvement, travel... each story told in Behind the Science shows that science is not done in a vacuum, but is rooted in rich and varied experiences.” 

"The Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism is one of the largest in the Faculty, but more importantly it brings together scientists with a wide range of research topics, from the cell to the whole organism", adds Professor Patrick Meraldi, head of the Department. "Plurality is at the heart of our daily work.” It was therefore only natural that some of some members of the department - PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and even some professors - agreed to talk about the uniqueness of their passion.

The richness of diversity

By telling the story of dimensions that are often invisible, Behind the Science highlights the fact that human diversity is a direct source of creativity and innovation in scientific approaches. The complexity of research requires multiple perspectives from people with different sensibilities, backgrounds and experiences.

This project is aimed at both the scientific community and the general public, with a twofold ambition: to showcase the internal richness of a department, and to strengthen the links between science and society by making the image of scientists more accessible and tangible. "By also showing them as artists, sportspeople and citizens, we hope to contribute to a more human and inspiring representation of research", concludes Véronique Rosset.

Véronique Rosset, PhD
Scientific Associate, in charge of communication and scientific support, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism

All videos of Behind the Science