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To mark the centenary of the founding of the Tibetan newspaper Mélong or Tibet Mirror (1925-1963), the Centre d'études tibétaines of the Collège de France is co-organizing the following event with the University of Leipzig and SOAS: A Mirror to History: …
Published on 10 November 2025
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Exhibition on file at the Institute of Civilizations (salle Françoise Héritier). From November 17 2025 to January 9 2026. To mark the centenary of the founding of the Tibetan newspaper Mélong , or Tibet Mirror , of which the Collège de France houses the …
Published on 10 November 2025
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Jacques Livage It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of French chemist Jacques Livage, who held the Chemistry of Condensed Matter chair at the Collège de France from 2001 to 2009, on Sunday 9 November 2025, aged 87 . A great name in …
Published on 10 November 2025
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In response to the controversy surrounding the symposium entitled "Palestine et Europe: poids du passé et dynamiques contemporaines" (Palestine and Europe: the weight of the past and contemporary dynamics) to be held at the Collège de France on November …
Published on 9 November 2025
Dominique Charpin, Valérie Matoïan, Régis Vallet & Lucie Cez
Water policies in the Near East, from Sumer to the present day
Dominique Charpin, Valérie Matoïan, Régis Vallet & Lucie Cez
Water policies in the Near East, from Sumer to the present day
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Abstract In the Middle East, water is and always has been a fundamental element in the development of human societies. Studies of past civilizations and those of contemporary times complement and can feed into each other : they also provide a better …
18:00 to 19:00
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The symposium is co-organized with Sylvain Nascimbene. Speakers: Leonardo Fallani (U. Florence, Italy), Jean-Noël Fuchs (LPTMC, Paris), Sylvain Nascimbene (LKB, Paris), Julian Sscmitt (U. Heidelberg, Germany), Leticia Tarruell (ICFO, Barcelona, …
14:00 to 18:00
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11:15 to 12:30
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Exceptionally, this last session of the seminar will take place on a Friday at 2.30pm. Abstract International lawyers have long downplayed the challenge posed by regional international law, considering it to be little different from the general problem of …
14:30 to 16:00
Dario Bassani
Unusual applications of photocatalysis: why understanding the mechanisms is essential
Dario Bassani
Unusual applications of photocatalysis: why understanding the mechanisms is essential
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Abstract Photocatalysis has progressed enormously over the last decade, with numerous applications in organic synthesis, where the energy of excited states is used to induce reactions involving intermediates that would be inaccessible by thermal means. …
11:00 to 12:00
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09:30 to 11:00
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15:15 to 16:45
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Abstract Documentation from excavations at the Antinoopolis site testifies to the central role played by this city in education, at all levels : from learning Greek and Latin, through shorthand, to research work in mathematics and medicine. This …
15:30 to 17:00
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Abstract The book of Joshua curiously concludes with two farewell speeches by Joshua, who have different functions and come from different production backgrounds. Joshua 23 insists that the conquest will ultimately succeed only if the recipients remain …
14:00 to 15:00
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Abstract The term Bouphonia refers to a sacrifice performed by Athenians during the Dipolia or Dipoleia, the feast of Zeus Polieus celebrated on the Acropolis of Athens at the beginning of July. Lexically speaking, the name of the ritual associates a …
11:00 to 12:00
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Abstract Although born of international treaties, the European Union (EU) is fundamentally a legal innovation: not only does it aim to replace national law with European law within each member state, it also aims to replace international law with Union …
15:30 to 17:00
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10:00 to 11:30
Willem M. Jongman
The archaeology of Roman slavery
Willem M. Jongman
The archaeology of Roman slavery
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Abstract Slavery was part of Roman society. Not only were slaves plentiful, but slavery was an essential component of Rome's economic success in the last few centuries B.C. and the first two centuries A.D. Willem Jongman aims to demonstrate that the …
12:30 to 13:30
Claudine Tiercelin
New challenges for metaphysics
Claudine Tiercelin
New challenges for metaphysics
Closing lecture
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Elected to the Metaphysics and Philosophy of Knowledge chair, Prof. Claudine Tiercelin gave her opening lecture on Thursday May 5, 2011. Over the next fourteen years, her lectures explored a renewed approach to metaphysics, articulating classical …
16:00 to 17:30
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In 2015, the conclusion of the Paris Agreement was seen as a milestone in the fight against climate disruption. Ten years later, the Collège de France, through its Avenir Commun Durable initiative , Le Mans Université and the city of Le Mans are …
Published on 6 November 2025
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14:00 to 16:00
Sophia Aneziri
The foundation in the community: memory of the founder in collective life and the public sphere
Sophia Aneziri
The foundation in the community: memory of the founder in collective life and the public sphere
Guest lecturer
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17:30 to 18:30