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Corpus juris civilis de Justinien, sumptibus Ioannis Pillehotte, Paris, 1612(Cour de cassation library). Continuing the projects set up since 2019, the Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome chair is once again organizing its doctoral seminar. This will …

Thomas Römer Documents and media Discover this interview with our online reader Download the interview Reappointed for a third term as Chairman of the Collège de France on 1 st September 2025, Thomas Römer looks back on his academic career and the …

Chloé Santoro Since 2022, the Collège de France Award for Young Researchers has rewarded a young scientist for the excellence of his or her career and the innovative nature of his or her contributions to public research. The prize consists of a cash award …

Salikoko S. Mufwene Human migration and linguistic evolution. The paths of Creole and French Far from being immutable, languages are constantly evolving through contact between peoples. Human migration is a major factor in linguistic evolution. The …

A look back at the two European Heritage Days at the Collège de France with our photo report. Find out more about European Heritage Days 2025 Every year, the Collège de France opens its doors for the European Heritage Days. On September 20 and 21 2025, …

Seaweed farming against gender inequality and climate change, woman working on the beach Between the most affluent and the most precarious, between the countries of the North and those of the South, between the cities and the countryside... climate change …

A topical scientific subject is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Paul Roger Bassong Is there such a thing as the universality of human language ? By decentralizing the way linguistics looks at itself, the study of African languages is …

Expression of a " finger gene " in a fish fin 380 million years ago, Our Ancestors the fish began to colonize dry land, evolving into numerous vertebrate species equipped with hands and feet for locomotion. Understanding how these structures evolved …

Daniel Lieberman, invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Jean-Jacques Hublin, will give a series of four lectures, entitled " How we have evolved to die in good health", on October 3, 10, 24 and 31, 2025 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. …

On the shoulders of giants - Programme 2025 From September 25 to 27 2025, Le Havre will host the Sur les épaules des géants festival for the fourth year running . The Collège de France is a founding partner of this festival dedicated to the sciences. The …

Stéphane Mallat Created in 1954, the CNRS Gold Medal is one of France's most prestigious scientific awards. This year, it honors mathematician Stéphane Mallat, a professor at the Collège de France, in recognition of his work in mathematics applied to …

The CNRS and the Femmes & Sciences association are offering a new 2025 edition of La Science taille XX elles , the temporary exhibition showcasing women working in research and higher education, and deconstructing the gender stereotypes preventing young …

Documents and media Download the press release Download poster Download the booklet Exceptional public closures November: the 4th, 5th (from 1 p.m.), 13th, 24th, 26th (until 3 p.m.), 27th (from 1 p.m.), and 28th December: the 1st, 2nd, 4th (from 1 p.m.), …

Wajdi Mouawad As part of the " Faire connaissance...  " cycle , organized by the Collège de France and the City of Paris municipal library network, Wajdi Mouawad, visiting professor at the Collège de France's annual Chair for The Invention of Europe …

Letarouilly courtyard The Collège de France offers a rich program of 1 000 annual events (lectures, conferences, seminars and colloquia), entirely free of charge and accessible to all in the heart of Paris and online. It also offers the public exceptional …

View from a Minot village street (pho_minot_1968_11_1231) Yvonne Verdier (1941-1989) is a major figure in French anthropology, as much for her research, which contributed to the renewal of rural ethnology and studies of traditional societies, as for her …

To mark the publication of Leçons de ténèbres. Ce que la violence dit du monde , Didier Fassin will be the guest of the Compagnie bookshop on Wednesday, September 17 2025 at 7 pm  . Event address : librairie Compagnie, 58 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris. Find …

Didier Fassin Lessons from darkness. What violence says about the world Violence haunts the world. From homicides to genocides, from sexual abuse to civil wars, from the repression of protests to the persecution of minorities, from citizen movements that …

Françoise Combes As part of L'Automne de la science dans les bibliothèques - La tête dans les étoiles and the cycle, " Collège de France : faire connaissance ! " , the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP) will welcome Françoise Combes, …

The exhibition À bras le corps ! Savants et instruments au Collège de France au XIXe siècle ( À bras-le-corps ! Scientists and instruments at the Collège de France in the 19th century ) was presented to the public from April 25 to July 12, 2024. You can …

Within the vast literary output of the Byzantine Empire (4th-15th centuries), religious polemic texts are among the most numerous, but also among the least studied today. With religion occupying a predominant place in the political, social and cultural …

View of the Claude Lévi-Strauss library reading room at the Institute of Civilizations To celebrate the Fête de la Science 2025, take part in the competition organized by the CNRS to win a place on one of the unusual tours of its research laboratories ! …

While Collège de France is fortunate to benefit from a loyal and assiduous audience, broadening, renewing and diversifying its audience is also a major challenge for the organization, in order to best fulfill its public service mission and prepare for the …

Paul Sérusier, Tetrahedrons , circa 1910 - Musée d'Orsay, purchase, 2018. The Musée d'Orsay continues its partnership with the Collège de France, offering its teachers a unique insight into its collections. To conclude the second season of the cycle Orsay …