Centre national de la recherche scientifique
CNRS carries out research in all areas of science, technology and society through its ten institutes, three of which have the status of national institutes.
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research in biological sciences with the overall aim to better understand life in all its complexity, starting at the level of atoms and biomolecules, extending to cells and through to organisms and populations.
Scientific fields: structural biology, bioinformatics, pharmacology, neuroscience, cognitive science, immunology, genetics, cell biology, microbiology, physiology, plant biology, systems biology, biodiversity...
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research into developing new compounds, understanding chemical reactivity, and elucidating and predicting relationships between the structure of compounds at the atomic level and their properties.
Scientific fields: chemistry of and for living systems (exploration and development of new models and tools for pharmacology, biotechnology, medicine, cosmetology, agro-industry and the phyto-sanitary industry), green chemistry and sustainable development (development of new chemical reactions which are more efficient and effective, more selective and safer), functionalization of matter (development and control of the properties of matter, particularly for energy, development of nanochemistry).
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research carried out in the fields of global ecology : ecology and environment, including biodiversity and interactions between humans and environment.
Scientific fields: ecology and ecosciences, biodiversity, impact of global change, health - environment, resources, ecological and environmental chemistry.
The institute’s mission is to develop research on humans, from the development of language and knowledge to economic, social and political activities.
Scientific fields: culture and society in history; humans, societies and their environment; behavior, cognition and communication; modern worlds.
As a research operator and funding agency, the mission of INS2I is to coordinate and develop research in the fields of the computer and digital sciences. One of its main objectives will be to place these sciences, along with the information sciences, at the very heart of multi- and inter-disciplinary strategies.
Scientific fields: Information Science and Technology (computer science, control, signal and communication).
The institute’s mission is to ensure continuity between fundamental research, engineering and technology while emphasizing a "systems" approach by developing its core disciplines.
Scientific research fields include automatic control, signal processing, electronics and photonics, as well as mechanics, energy and processes.
INSIS website (in French) - Institute presentation brochure (pdf in English)
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research in different branches of mathematics.
Scientific fields: mathematics, interface with other scientific fields, interactions with industry and society.
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research in the field of physics, with two main motives: to understand the world and to respond to current societal challenges.
Scientific fields: INP laboratories are organized around two main fields: fundamental laws, optics and laser; and physics of condensed matter and nanoscience.
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research carried out in the field of nuclear and particle physics and astroparticles.
Scientific fields: particle physics, nuclear and hadron physics, astroparticles and neutrinos, research downstream of the electronuclear cycle, research and development for accelerators, computing grids...
The institute’s mission is to develop and coordinate research with a national and international dimension in astronomy, earth sciences, ocean sciences, atmospheric and space sciences.
Scientific fields: oceanography, geology, geophysics, climatology, hydrology, natural hazards, environment, planetology, astronomy, astrophysics…
