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Thierry Dauxois: “Investing in science to prepare for the future.”
Since taking up his post as the new Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in mid-June of this year, Thierry Dauxois has been facing one challenge after…
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The renewed vigour of Franco-British scientific relations ten years after Brexit
Ten years after the UK voted to leave the EU, scientific collaboration projects are regaining a new momentum at both the Franco-British and European…
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When AI threatens the very foundations of scientific knowledge
Cases of fraudulent use of AI are multiplying in the world of research and thus exacerbating the crisis in scientific publishing. To deal with this…
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France 2030: launch of an upstream research programme on nuclear fission energy
Building a decarbonized nuclear industry that is safer and more versatile is a crucial challenge for the coming years. That is why an ambitious new…
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ERC Starting 2026 : The New CNRS Awardees
The European Research Council (ERC) has just announced the recipients of the “Starting” grants, which provide significant funding for projects led by…
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[Infographic] Research: a fundamental pillar of space policy
The world’s space sector is going through a period of profound transformation. It is a strategic tool and also drives competitiveness, thus enabling…
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Olivier Grasset appointed Director of CNRS Earth & Space
Thierry Dauxois, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CNRS, has appointed Olivier Grasset as Director of CNRS Earth & Space, effective 1…
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Hong Wang, Permanent Professor at IHES, awarded the 2026 Fields Medal
Hong Wang, a 35-year-old Chinese mathematician specializing in harmonic analysis, has been awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress of…
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Wikipedia and science: a happy love story (at last)
Twenty-five years on from its launch, the world’s most widely read online encyclopaedia has made the reliability of its content, which is underpinned…
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The acceleration of High-Risk Research: imagining tomorrow’s scientific breakthrough discoveries
Which breakthrough innovations could soon emerge from basic research? Almost two years after the launch of the CNRS’s ‘High-Risk Research’ programme,…
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