The
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, also known as
Université Lyon 1 or
UCBL, is one of the three public universities of
Lyon,
France. The dominant areas of study covered by the university are science and medicine. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in
Villeurbanne. Other campus are the domains of Gerland, Rockefeller and Laennec. Attached to the University are the "Hospices civils de Lyon" including the "Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud", which is the largest
teaching hospital in the
Rhône-Alpes region and second largest in France.