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ViewFrench hold science in high regard, study finds

Medicine and science find favour, but social impact of artificial intelligence remains cause of concern

ViewFrance news roundup: 1-7 October

This week: employment uptick, research budget boost and protests over science media cuts

ViewResearch bill breezes through National Assembly

French lower house passes controversial funding reform but opponents promise to fight back

ViewFunders bid to upgrade French beamlines at Grenoble facility

Atomic energy agency seeks revamp shortly after synchrotron restarted following 20-month break

ViewFrance news roundup: 24-30 September

This week: AI at Paris-Saclay, a post-pesticide programme, and more money for medical studies

ViewSciences Po shuts down for two weeks

Elite Paris institution closes doors following Covid-19 outbreak

ViewFrance rises in UN global innovation index

Intellectual property agency ranks country among ‘notable movers’ for innovation performance

ViewFrance news roundup: 17-23 September

This week: LPPR strikes, a green Inrae deal and threatening letters sent to Saint-Étienne

ViewGovernment alert as LPPR debate enters parliament and streets

Prime minister speaks in favour of controversial bill as French researchers plan to restart protests

ViewRelaunch France earmarks €6.5bn for research and higher education

Government announces plans for post-pandemic funding boost

ViewFrance news roundup: 10-16 September

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewUniversities face budget crises as campus education resumes

Complaints of financial pressure blight masked students’ return in France

ViewFrance places third in global university ranking

Paris-Saclay lands leading place among 30 French institutions in Shanghai ranking

ViewFrance news roundup: 28 August to 9 September

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewFrance news roundup: 23-29 July

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewOnline admission goes ahead amid university expansion plans

Ministry announces extra higher education places for September, using tools developed during coronavirus pandemic

ViewUniversity chiefs criticise EU post pandemic growth plans

Research and education ‘left out’, leaders warn, as post-coronavirus budget panders to frugal countries

ViewStudy: 90% of French believe that tech will transform universities

Poll commissioned by business school Edhec highlights perceived importance of higher education

ViewResearch agency launches monitoring tool

ANR unveils pilot plan for oversight portal to be implemented by the end of summer

ViewFrance news roundup: 16-22 July

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewFrench institutions get the nod to become European Universities

Minister congratulates 16 higher education institutions selected for EU funding scheme’s 2020 cohort

ViewGrand école X hopes to lure Brits to France

École Polytechnique seeks to strengthen cross-channel links in post-Brexit talent hunt

ViewFrance news roundup: 9-15 July

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewFrench funders sign joint promise to back open science

Move follows government objective to promote knowledge sharing and accessible archiving

ViewPo Aix creates first intelligence chair in France

Professor will oversee ‘spy school’ in association with military research body

ViewFrance news roundup: 2-8 July

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewFrance news roundup: 25 June-1 July

The latest news in French research policy and funding

ViewAdvisory body criticises research reform bill

LPPR stumbles as council says it creates ‘very worrying’ situation for French public research

ViewResearch minister defends animal testing decree

Vidal rejects claim that amendment would legalise sale of pets for testing

ViewAcademic council votes in favour of research reform

National Council for Higher Education and Research supports controversial draft bill, but unions reiterate objections