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CNRS - Overview (277 words) |
 | CNRS has 26,000 employees (among which 11,600 researchers and 14,400 engineers and technical and administrative staff). |
 | The 1,260 CNRS service and research units are spread throughout the country and cover all fields of research. |
 | CNRS research departments and institutes encompass virtually all fields of knowledge : Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics, Earth Sciences and Astronomy (MIPPU department), Chemistry, Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development, and Engineering. |
| Centre national de la recherche scientifique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (257 words) |
 | The Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) is the largest and most prominent public research organization in France. |
 | It runs its laboratories either directly or in association with universities, other higher education institutions, or other research institutions. |
 | Researchers directly employed by CNRS are classified in two civil servant corps, in order of seniority: |