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Cet ouvrage est le catalogue de l'exposition organisée à l'automne 2024 par le Collège de France, à l'Institut des civilisations, en lien avec la chaire Techniques et économies de la Méditerranée antique du professeur Jean-Pierre Brun, et en collaboration …
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Publication of the article " The International Law of Academic Freedom: Grounding a Human Right and Responsibility to Science " by Prof. Samantha Besson in the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights . Besson, S., " The International Law of Academic …
Published on 16 April 2026
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Arhats are Buddha's disciples who have reached the highest level of spiritual realization ; they have freed themselves from the cycle of rebirths, attained nirvana and are venerated. The Chinese Studies Library recently acquired a collection of …
Published on 15 April 2026
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The History and Cultures of Pre-Islamic Central Asia chair at the Collège de France (Frantz Grenet) and Sorbonne Université (Nina Mazhjoo) are organizing a round-table discussion on May 5, 12, 19 and 26 , 2026, as part of Prof. Frantz Grenet's seminar at …
Published on 15 April 2026
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From left to right: Lucie Robert, Head of Conservation and Management of Works, Collège de France; Anne Chatellier, Director of Libraries, Archives and Collections, Collège de France; Pr Jean-Luc Fournet, Professor, Collège de France; M. Arnaud Roffignon, …
Published on 13 April 2026
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To mark the Paris Book Festival, Éditions courtes et longues is organizing a book-signing session for J'ai rêvé de Préhistoire , in the presence of Jean-Jacques Hublin, the book's scientific referee, and of course Arthur Dreyfus, its author. Visit us on …
Published on 13 April 2026
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Didier Fassin From April 18 to 20 2026, the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA, will host a three-day colloquium in tribute to the work of Prof. Didier Fassin. This international event will bring together …
Published on 13 April 2026
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A topical scientific subject explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Juliette Henrion The study of human evolution is often based on fragmentary traces, among which teeth occupy a singular position. Their resistance to fossilization processes …
Published on 8 April 2026
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Pascale Senellart-Mardon Artificial atoms and photons at the heart of a second quantum revolution At the dawn of a second quantum revolution, the concepts of quantum superposition and entanglement can now be exploited in new applications, notably by …
Published on 8 April 2026
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Xavier Le Pichon Xavier Le Pichon (1937-2025) Xavier Le Pichon was born on June 18, 1937 in Quy Nhơn, Vietnam. He died on March 22, 2025 in Sisteron, at the age of 87. Appointed Professor at the Collège de France in 1986, he held the Geodynamics chair …
Published on 7 April 2026
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Outer boards and spine in the binding designed by Anita Conti. Anita Conti (née Anita Caracotchian, 1899-1997), of Armenian descent, was France's first female oceanographer, as well as a writer and journalist. She is still best known for her impressive …
Published on 3 April 2026
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At the Collège de France, lectures are open to all, with no conditions of access or prior registration, subject to availability. Exhibition Prehistory: between utopia and reality The Collège de France's major exhibition "Prehistory: Between Utopia and …
Published on 30 March 2026
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To mark the publication of the book Face à l'immigration, le savant et le politique , the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH) is organizing a discussion with François Héran on April 16 2026 at 6 pm 30 as part of an evening of " Livres en …
Published on 27 March 2026
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François Héran Faced with immigration, the scientist and the politician " Scholars not only have the right to intervene in the public debate on the migration issue, they also have a duty to do so. " Can the scholar stand above the fray to tackle an issue …
Published on 27 March 2026
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Arthur Dreyfus and Léa Louis, with Jean-Jacques Hublin I dreamt of Prehistory To coincide with the exhibition " Prehistory : between utopia and reality ", the Collège de France is co-publishing a children's documentary with Editions courtes et longues. …
Published on 25 March 2026
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Jean-Jacques Hublin (ed.) Prehistory : between utopia and reality A book that invites us to come face-to-face with our most distant ancestors, at the crossroads of science and the imaginary. The discovery of prehistory aroused an extraordinary …
Published on 25 March 2026
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Claudine Tiercelin As part of the En Quête d'info festival and the cycle " Collège de France : faire connaissance ! ", the Marguerite Duras media library will welcome Claudine Tiercelin, honorary professor at the Collège de France, for a talk on " La …
Published on 24 March 2026
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On February 4, 2026, for conservation reasons, the statue of Jean-François Champollion left the Collège de France , where it had been installed since 1878. After restoration, it will join the Camille Claudel Museum in Nogent-sur-Marne. Repeatedly moved, …
Published on 23 March 2026
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The history of podcasts at the Collège de France is part of a tradition that goes back almost five hundred years. Founded in 1530 by François I st , the institution has always sought to disseminate new knowledge without condition or restriction, to the …
Published on 20 March 2026
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Yanick Lahens Haitian Literature: Urgency(ies) of Writing, Dream(s) of Inhabiting "To speak of Haiti and its literature differently one needs to ask oneself, through the words of its writers, what light the Haitian experience can shed on the …
Published on 18 March 2026
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Franck Courchamp The paradoxes of biodiversity A book that introduces the concepts of complexity, paradoxes and the holistic approach to ecology. Inhabited by thousands of species interacting with each other and with the environment, biodiversity conceals …
Published on 18 March 2026
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Thierry Coquand Type theory, from Russell to proof assistants This book traces the recent history of type theory, from the verification of proofs on computers to the synergy between dependent type theory and homotopy theory. Introduced by Bertrand Russell …
Published on 18 March 2026
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Colloquium organized by Professor Dario Mantovani, Chair of Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome, on March 26 and 27, 2026 at the Collège de France (Marcelin Berthelot site, Room 2). Digestum vetus (detail), XII th century, University Library, Padua, …
Published on 17 March 2026
