To rehabilitate the general view of women's contributions to the history of science, the CNRS is part of a commission that aims to inscribe the names of 72 female scientists on the Eiffel Tower. On…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the results of its call for proposals for the "ERC Consolidator Grant 2016," which rewards researchers noted for their excellence and who have 7 to…
CNRS once again confirms its role as a key player in innovation on a worldwide scale: the institution appears on the list released by Clarivate of the Top 100 Global Innovators 2024. One of very few…
The mathematician Claire Voisin has just been awarded the Crafoord and Frontiers of Knowledge prizes for 2024 which add to the long list of distinctions she has been awarded throughout her career.
In the pursuit of its missions, each year the CNRS recruits a large number of researchers for permanent positions. They are selected through competitive entrance examinations based on criteria of…
Asteroid 2015 BZ509 is the very first object in the Solar System shown to have an extrasolar origin. This remarkable discovery was made by CNRS researcher Fathi Namouni and her Brazilian colleague…
On November 18th and 19th the second edition of the National Open Science Days were held in Paris which gave Antoine Petit, CNRS Chairman and CEO, the opportunity to present the organisation’s…
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz from Switzerland have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery in 1995 of the first exoplanet at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), a…
The world's major cities, such as New York, London, and Tokyo, are losing their predominant position in the production and circulation of scientific articles, according to a study carried out by the…
