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Launch of the 2026 external researcher competition campaign
The registration phase is now open. This year, many positions are open. You have until 12 January 2026 to apply for the researcher competitions, …
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The CNRS has launched a new international research centre with the University of the Witwatersrand
The CNRS is launching its seventh International Research Centre, this time with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. This first…
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ERC Consolidator Grant 2025: grants hosted by the CNRS
Today the European Research Council has announced the winners of its 'Consolidator' grants which annually support many projects by mid-career…
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€1.52 billion in revenue has already been generated by CNRS research into batteries
The results of a study by the CNRS's Impact mission published in December 2025 show the significant positive economic and environmental impacts of…
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The CNRS responds to the European Commission's proposal for the next framework agreement for research and innovation
In response to the European Commission's proposal for FP10 and the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034), the CNRS welcomes the decision…
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The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, …
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The CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and the scaleup Pasqal join forces to build the computers of the future
Quantum computing is part of a dynamic that, since the 1980s, has sought to exploit the fundamental properties of quantum mechanics to overcome the…
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Open science – the CNRS's successes
Is open science on the cusp of taking a new turn in the current context of international tension twinned with AI's rapid rise, for better or for…
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Rare earths and national sovereignty: an impossible equation to resolve?
On November 14th 2025, the CNRS published a collective scientific expert review of the responsible use of rare earths to shed light through an…
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“The role of scientists is not to decide ‘for’ or ‘against,’ but rather to provide knowledge.”
As COP30 kicks off in Belém (Brazil), information integrity has been included on a COP action agenda for the first time. Climate disinformation has…
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