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Cynthia Fleury (Cnam) and Didier Fassin (Collège de France) Lecture organized as part of the " Les jeudis du Cnam - Dialogues avec le Collège de France " series, with Didier Fassin , physician and anthropologist, holder of the Moral Questions and …

At the Collège de France, courses are open to the general public, with no admission requirements or prior registration required, subject to availability. Exhibition Prehistory: Between Utopia and Reality The Collège de France’s major exhibition , …

For the third year running, the City of Paris library network, in partnership with the Collège de France, is organizing a bimonthly event at the Marguerite Duras multimedia library ( 20 th ), focusing on the major intellectual and scientific issues of our …

Publication of the article "  In What Sense are International Organisations "Public"? A Plea for a Public International Law of Organisation   " by Prof. Samantha Besson in the Leiden Journal of International Law . Besson, S., " In What Sense are …

Following the defamatory insinuations made on social networks about the Collège de France's Pause program, the Collège de France has joined the complaint lodged by the Circulaire/Jeanne Barret association and the accused artists. The attached press …

La fuite devant le mammouth, by Paul Jamin. On Thursday, May 7 2026, the Collège de France is organizing an inaugural lecture entitled " Prehistory : between utopia and reality ", as part of a cycle devoted to representations of human origins. The talk …

Picnic area photographed in infrared, Jemez Reservation, Red Rocks area, Albuquerque, New Mexico. From May 5 to June 4, 2026, the Collège de France will host the second edition of the “Le futur en héritage” series as part of its “Avenir Commun Durable” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …