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"Evaluation of teachers-researchers, researchers, their teams and their scientific projects in the context of open science".

26.03.2025

[Treasures from the archives] - The first color photograph - presented by Alain Aspect

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08.09.2025

The Académie's archives preserve documents divided into different series: records of its academic sessions since 1667, records of prizes it has awarded since the 18th century, a collection of over 18,000 "sealed envelopes" deposited since 1735, as well as scientists'

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Back to the symposium: Major energy challenges

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02.07.2025

On June 20 and 21, the Académie des sciences and the Académie des technologies organized a high-level symposium focusing on the major challenges of energy: technologies, transitions, sovereignty, decarbonization, industrial and geopolitical perspectives.

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Press release | Care is not a crime: academies call for defense of healthcare professionals

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01.07.2025

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