For 19 years, Institut Cochin has participated in the " Apprentis Chercheurs " program — one of the Association l’Arbre des Connaissances 's initiatives designed to open research to young people and raise their awareness of the scientific approach. From October 2024 to April 2025, one Wednesday afternoon per month, 25 students from the Paul Bert and St Exupéry middle schools and the Paul Bert and Claude Monet high schools (Paris) conducted a research project in pairs or trios, supervised by staff from Institut Cochin. They learned about the scientific approach, conducted experiments, and learned how to interpret the results.

The 25 "Apprentis Chercheurs" presented the results of their research at a conference on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, to approximately 150 people: families, classmates, teachers, and colleagues from Institut Cochin. Representatives from the association l'Arbre des Connaissances, the Faculty of Health at Université Paris Cité, the City of Paris, the Ministries of Higher Education and Research, National Education, Culture, the Île-de-France Academy, and sponsor Infravia, honored us by attending the conference.