The research station of Lautaret Garden is a set of infrastructures and human resources at the service of alpine environmental research, spread over two sites open all year round. One is located on the campus of the University Grenoble Alpes (dept 38) with greenhouses, arboretum and experimental zone. The other is located at the Lautaret pass (dept 05) at an altitude of 2100m with an alpine botanical garden, experimental zone and natural area and provides field support, two laboratories, accommodation for 46 people, hydrology and climate data, botanical expertise and also multimedia room and meeting rooms for trainings, thematic schools, conferences, seminars. The research themes mainly developed are ecology of environments in relation with climate, socio-ecosystems, adaptation of living organisms, the physical environment and biogeochemical cycles. The station also welcomes foreign researchers within the framework of the transnational access.