The French Academy of sciences
The Académie des sciences is an assembly of scientists made up of almost 300 members, chosen from among the most eminent specialists in France and abroad, including several Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists. It covers all formal and experimental sciences.
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The Académie des sciences
The Académie des sciences provides a framework for expertise, advice and warning through opinions and recommendations for public policy.
It supports research, science teaching and scientific life as a whole.
His reports give everyone the tools to understand the scientific debate and thus help to shed light on societal issues.
It has been conducting reflections on the political, ethical and societal issues raised by scientific questions since its creation in 1666.
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SOME KEY FIGURES
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15Nobel Prize
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1Mof € awarded each year through 85 prizes.
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9Fields Medals (66 since 1936)
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280members
350 years of history
The Académie sits at the Institut de France, quai de Conti, where every year it crowns the world's greatest scientists under the Dome.
The majority of its sessions are public, and all its conferences, reports, opinions and podcasts are accessible online.
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The Académie des sciences hosted by the Institut de France
The Institut de France offers the five Academies, including the Académie des Sciences, a harmonious and privileged setting in which to work on perfecting their knowledge.
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Organization and governance
The Académie's organization is made up of the Bureau, delegations, thematic committees, in order to steer the Academy towards precise lines of intervention and strategic choices.
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