L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science France Awards 2026: Laura Pecorari is one of the 35 laureates

07.10.26

On Tuesday 6 November, the foundation L’Oréal-Unesco announced the laureates of their 20th edition of the For Women in Science France Awards. Laura Pecorari, PhD student from Guido Pupillo’s team, is one of the 35 laureates this year.

You can learn more about Laura’s research projet, aiming to detecting and correcting errors in quantum computers, in the article we published about her recent thesis defense.

To get more information on the other laureates, read the full press release.

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