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French National Centre for Scientific Research

Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Formation19 October 1939 (1939-10-19)
TypeGovernmental organisation
PurposeFundamental research
HeadquartersCampus Gérard Mégie, 16th arrondissement of Paris
Official language
French
President
Antoine Petit
Main organ
Comité national de la recherche scientifique
Budget3.8 billion (2021)[1]
Staff33,000 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.cnrs.fr

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (French: Centre national de la recherche scientifique, pronounced [sɑ̃tʁ nasjɔnal la ʁəʃɛʁʃ sjɑ̃tifik], CNRS) is the French state research organisation[2] and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.[3]

In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 engineers and technical staff, and 7,085 contractual workers.[4] It is headquartered in Paris and has administrative offices in Brussels, Beijing, Tokyo, Singapore, Washington, D.C., Bonn, Moscow, Tunis, Johannesburg, Santiago de Chile, Israel, and New Delhi.[5]

  1. ^ a b "CNRS Key figures". CNRS. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ Dorozynski, Alexander (November 1990). "The CNRS at 50. (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) (Salute to French Technology)". R&D. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013.
  3. ^ Butler, Declan (2008). "France's research agency splits up". Nature. 453 (7195): 573. Bibcode:2008Natur.453.....B. doi:10.1038/453573a. PMID 18509403.
  4. ^ CNRS (2016). "2016 activity report" (PDF). cnrs.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ Direction Europe de la recherche et coopération internationale. "Carte des bureaux". cnrs.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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