Grenoble First University (UJF; Joseph Fourier University; full name: Université Joseph Fourier) France's world-renowned medical university, located in the Rhône-Alpes region, was founded in 1339 by the famous scientist Joseph Fourier, with a very long history. In the 2015 Nature Publishing Index, Joseph Fourier University was ranked among the top 50 scientific institutions in the world with 656 publications.