  Random tensors are the natural generalization of random matrices to higher
order objects. They provide generating functions for random geometries and,
assuming some familiarity with random matrix theory and quantum field theory,
we discuss in the first part of this note the applications of such models to
quantum gravity. In a second part we review tensor field theories, that is
standard field theories in $\mathbb{R}^d$ but with tensor fields, which lead to
a new family of large $N$ conformal field theories relevant for the study of
the $AdS/CFT$ correspondence.
