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Le Journal
"Protecting democratic debate against hatred and lies"
Ten years after the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo, the legal expert Thomas Hochmann points out the difficulty of regulating freedom of…
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Telescopes face down-to-earth challenges
Astronomical observatories can yield exceptional discoveries, but they are sometimes built with little regard for the environment and local people,…
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The CNRS launches its alumni network
The CNRS has just established an alumni network.It is open to all those who have worked at the CNRS.CNRS alumni aims to develop ties between the…
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Le Journal
Vampires combine fear, laughter and entertainment
As a remake of the 1922 film Nosferatu was recently released, the sociologist Arnaud Esquerre takes a new look at the vampire – a figure that, from…
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Knitted fabric, an everyday metamaterial
Light, soft, resistant, deformable, and sometimes tacky, knitted fabric is not just an everyday object, it is also a metamaterial whose extraordinary…
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AI and the media: Ouest-France, CNRS and the University of Rennes, with the ANR funding, create a joint laboratory
Ouest-France, CNRS and the University of Rennes, with the French National Research Agency funding, are launching the first joint laboratory (“LabCom”…
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Nairobi, a new hub for basic research in Africa
The CNRS office in Nairobi opened on October 1st 2024 as did a new chapter for the CNRS in East Africa. This represents essential step forward in…
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The start of the environmental transformation of research professions
The environmental transition has already begun in scientific practices and now research careers and professions are also starting the same transition…
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Collective scientific expertise – science serving public action
Three years after its creation, the CNRS's Mission for Scientific Expertise (MPES) will be presenting three of its collective institutional…
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The CNRS reinforces its scientific links with Australia and New Zealand
From November 3rd to 7th last year, the CNRS Chairman and CEO Antoine Petit visited Australia and New Zealand. An opportunity to consolidate long…
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