The Henri Poincaré University (a.k.a. UHP or Nancy 1) was a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the French Nancy-Metz Academy. It merged with Nancy-II, Paul Verlaine University – Metz, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012.