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On September 28 2023, the " Workshop Ergaleion 3 : D'un sens à l'autre Polysémie et emprunts dans le lexique de la vie matérielle en Égypte " will be held at the Institut des civilisations of the Collège de France, organized by Jean-Luc Fournet (Collège …

Didier Fassin On the Inequality of Lives There is, on the one hand, life that flows from a beginning to an end, and, on the other hand, life that constitutes human singularity because it can be recounted. We may term them "biological life" and …

On September 22, 2023, chemists Profs Marc Fontecave and Jean-Marie Tarascon will take part in the second edition of the " Sur les Épaules des Géants " festival. The Collège de France is a founding partner of this festival, dedicated to the sciences. It …

Interview with Luigi Rizzi Luigi Rizzi is a linguist. His work focuses on the invariance and variation of natural languages, the mapping of syntactic structures, and the mechanisms of language acquisition. Since 2020, Luigi Rizzi has held the General …

Interview with Thomas Lecuit Thomas Lecuit is a biologist. He is interested in the notion of biological information and morphogenesis, i.e. the processes that govern the development of living structures. His work, like his lectures, is a fertile ground of …

Investigate the Collège de France and collect the clues you need to find the mystery word. Can you decipher the messages in invisible ink and be observant enough to solve the riddles ? The Collège de France is offering you a treasure hunt to discover this …

After seven years of closure for renovations, the Institut des Civilisations du Collège de France, located at 52, rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, will reopen to researchers and specialists on September 1st   2023. Covering more than 7 000 square meters, the …

David Ownby The rise of China and Chinese public intellectuals A panorama of intellectual life in contemporary China, through a unique historical approach. Coupled with the relative decline of the West from 2008 onwards, China's rise as a result of the …

A selection of lectures and courses will take you on a journey through the many meanings of the word landscape. It provides examples of the special relationship that sometimes develops between an individual and a place, the way in which a landscape …

The Human Evolutionary Genetics unit at the Institut Pasteur, headed by Prof.   Lluis Quintana-Murci , is interested in differences between populations in the face of infections. These differences may be due to the environment or to distinct histories …

The Chairman of the Collège de France, the Board of Professors and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jean-Louis Cohen, architect and historian, Visiting Professor in the International Chair of Architecture …

Language, composition, interpretation and the reception of a musical score are the main threads of a journey through the lectures given by our teachers, a suggested itinerary in the Collège de France's audiovisual collection. The "Let's talk music" …

The public lectures program 2023-2024 is available in PDF format or online with our e-reader ! The printed version will soon be available from the Collège de France reception desk. Download the 2023-2024 public lectures program Access the 2023-2024 public …

Model of the sanctuary of Saint-Syméon-le-Stylite in Syria. The Byzantine Library invites you to discover its complete list of acquisitions for the first half of 2023. Find out more Download the list of acquisitions Go to the Byzantine library page …

Alain Supiot El trabajo no es una mercancía. Contenido y sentido del trabajo en el siglo XXI Ni en el desmantelamiento del Estado social ni en los esfuerzos por restaurarlo como monumento histórico se encontrará una salida a la crisis social y ecológica. …

Find out more Download the press release Download the 2023 European Heritage Days presentation brochure Download the "Mène l'enquête" booklet Go to the official European Heritage Days website Presentation On the occasion of the European Heritage Days on …

The Ancient Near East Library invites you to discover its list of new acquisitions for the first quarter of 2023. Documents and media Download the list of acquisitions Go to the Ancient Near East library page Bibliothèque du Proche-Orient …

This summer, listen to lectures from the Collège de France on your radio... and as podcasts   ! From July 3 , Monday to Friday, 2 pm to 3 pm, our long-standing partner France Culture will be broadcasting a selection of our latest readings. Cosmology, the …

A group of researchers including Prof. Marc Fontecave, holder of the Chemistry of Biological Processes Chair at the Collège de France and Director of the Chemistry of Biological Processes Laboratory (UMR 8229), has achieved a breakthrough in carbon …