Section	Title	Main institute(s)	Secondary institute(s)
1	Mathematics and interactions of mathematics	INSMI	/
2	Informatics: foundations of computer science, computation, algorithms, data and knowledge representation, information processing	INS2I	/
3	Informatics: signals, images, languages, automatic control, robotics, interactions, hardware-software integrated systems	INS2I	INSIS
4	Interactions, particles, nuclei, from the laboratory to the cosmos	IN2P3	/
5	Theoretical physics : methods, models and applications	INP	/
6	Physics of atoms, molecules and plasmas. Optics and lasers	INP	INSIS
7	Physics of materials: structure and dynamics	INP	/
8	Physics of complex and living matter	INP	INSB, INC et INSIS
9	Condensed matter physics: electronic and quantum properties	INP	INSIS
10	Micro- and nanotechnologies, micro- and nanosystems, photonics, electronics, electromagnetism, electrical energy	INSIS	INP
11	Solid mechanics. Materials and structurals. Biomechanics. Acoustics.	INSIS	/
12	Fluid and reactive media: transport, transfers, transformation processes	INSIS	/
13	Soft matter chemistry and physical chemistry	INC	/
14	Molecular architectures: synthesis, mechanisms and properties	INC	/
15	Physical, theoretical and analytical chemistry	INC	/
16	Coordination chemistry, catalysis and processes, interfaces	INC	/
17	Chemistry of materials, nanomaterials and processing	INC	/
18	Chemistry and living organisms	INC	INSB
19	Astrophysics	INSU	/
20	Solid Earth and terrestrial planets: structure, history and models	INSU	/
21	Earth system: outer enveloppes	INSU	/
22	Molecular and structural biology, biochemistry	INSB	INC
23	Organization, expression, and evolution of genomes	INSB	/
24	Cell biology, development, evolution-development	INSB	/
25	Integrative biology of photosynthetic organisms and associated microorganisms	INSB	INEE
26	Physiology, patholophysiology, cancer biology	INSB	/
27	Molecular and cellular neurobiology, neurophysiology	INSB	/
28	Brain, cognition, behavior	INSB	INSHS
29	Host-pathogen interactions, Immunology, Inflammation	INSB	/
30	Pharmacology - engineering and technologies for health - biomedical imaging	INSB	INSIS et INC
31	Biodiversity, evolution, and biological adaptations: from macromolecules to communities	INEE	INSB
32	Continental surface and interfaces	INEE et INSU	/
33	Humans and environments: evolution, interactions	INEE	INSHS
34	Ancient and medieval worlds	INSHS	/
35	Modern and contemporary worlds	INSHS	/
36	Language sciences	INSHS	/
37	Philosophy, epistemology, history of sciences	INSHS	/
38	Literature, arts, aesthetics, creation	INSHS	/
39	Sociology et legal studies	INSHS	/
40	Economics and management	INSHS	/
41	Social anthropology and comparative studies of contemporary societies	INSHS	/
42	Spaces, territories, societies	INSHS	INEE
43	Politics, power, organization	INSHS	/