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Benoît Peeters, invited to occupy the annual Artistic creation chair , will give his opening lecture on October 27 2022. This chair receives exceptional support from the Centre national du livre. Documents and media Download the press release Read his …

The sulfo-tRNA project, [Fe-S]-dependent tRNA sulfuration and cellular stress, coordinated by Dr. Béatrice Golinelli-Pimpaneau, has been selected in the Agence Nationale de la Recherche's 2022 call for generic …

Epigenetics is the study of molecules and mechanisms that modify gene expression while the DNA sequence remains unchanged. DNA methylation is a widely studied epigenetic marker for its role in cell differentiation and as a biomarker for certain diseases …

Jingjing Zhou defended his thesis on September 15 2022 at the Collège de France. His thesis, directed by Dr. Béatrice Golinelli-Pimpaneau, was entitled " Nouvelles fonctions des centers [4Fe-4S] dans des réactions non rédox : études bichimiques et …

Interview with Benoît Peeters Discover this interview with our online reader Download the interview Hergé specialist, scriptwriter of the Les Cités obscures saga, author of biographies and essays, Benoît Peeters has been an active observer of comics for …

Egypt's involvement and role in attempts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian issue under President Hosni Mubarak ! This is the subject of research by Dima Alsajdeya, a doctoral student in international relations at the Collège de France. Have you always …

Combating the side effects of chemotherapy ! Juliette Durand, a doctoral student at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en biologie (CIRB) at the Collège de France, is working on just such a project. What chemotherapy side effects are you working …

The bacteria responsible for inflammation of the digestive tract ! This is the subject of research by Emma Bruder, a doctoral student in microbiology at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en biologie (CIRB) at the Collège de France. Your research …

Dental fossils from the Middle Paleolithic ! Hajar Alichane, a doctoral student in Paleoanthropology at the Collège de France, is working on this project. What is Paleoanthropology ? Paleoanthropology is a scientific discipline concerned with the various …

Quantum interactions in matter ! This is the subject of research by Paul Méhaignerie, a doctoral student in physics at the Collège de France. How do you study the quantum interactions of matter ? I work in a field called quantum simulation. Its aim is to …

To mark the start of the academic year at the Catholic University of Lyon, Prof. Thomas Römer, Administrator of the Collège de France and Professor of The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts, will be awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the university. …

Calls to " refound " Europe are multiplying, as is the desire for a " renaissance " of Europe. Before reinventing Europe, we need to understand when, where, how and by whom it was invented Whether understood as a continent, a region, a civilization, an …

Jean-Jacques Hublin Homo sapiens, an invasive species " Having left its eco-geographical niche in Africa, the Homo sapiens species has extended its hold over the entire planet in the course of its expansion, leading to a loss of biodiversity and the …

Sonia Garel The immune system and brain dynamics " In the 19th and 20th centuries, discoveries in neurobiology and immunology revolutionized our understanding of how living beings interact with their environment. Despite these advances, it wasn't until …

Chris Bowler Biodiversity and Ecosystems through time and space " After 4.5 billion years of evolution, our planet is being depleted by intensive exploitation of fossil fuels and water, overconsumption of agricultural fertilizers and deforestation. We …

Christian Gollier Between the end of the month and the end of the world : saving our responsibilities towards humanity " Future generations will experience climate change whose intensity will depend on the sacrifices we make to face up to our …

Paul Veyne surrounded by his colleagues at the Collège de France, 1985. It is with deep sadness that the Administrator, the Board of Professors and the entire Collège de France community learn of the death of Paul Veyne, Honorary Professor at the Collège …

Luigi Rizzi Complexity of linguistic structures, simplicity of language mechanisms " For over sixty years, researchers from all over the world have been collaborating on a vast undertaking to describe and analyze human languages within what has come to be …

" The human right to science has been guaranteed by international law for over half a century, and plays an important role in the normative and therefore legal structure of science. However, it remains little-known among practitioners and academics alike. …

Mieke Bal , invited to occupy the annual chair The Invention of Europe through languages and cultures , will give her opening lecture on October 18 2022. This chair is created in partnership with the French Ministry of Culture. Documents and media …

The Champollion 1822 exhibition will be held at the Collège de France from September 17, 2022, to coincide with the European Heritage Days, and will run until October 25. Free of charge and open to the general public, the exhibition offers visitors a rich …

During the exhibition Champollion, 1822 : et l'Egypte ancienne retrouva la parole , the heritage library offers a selection of works dedicated to this scholar, who held the first chair in Egyptology at the Collège de France. Download selection Book …

Never before have we experienced the original and ineliminable power of the limit as we did during the Covid-19 global pandemic. If human societies are to avoid the catastrophe foretold by studies on climate change and biodiversity loss, but also by …

Mieke Bal Documents and media Discover this interview with our online reader Download the interview Art and literature critic and theorist, filmmaker and curator, Mieke Bal has never stopped breaking codes throughout her academic career. This atypical …