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THE ACADÉMIE: ALWAYS IN TUNE WITH ITS TIME
Five Missions to Foster the Progress of Science
The Académie des Sciences carries out five critical missions:
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encouraging the scientific community;
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promoting science teaching;
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transmitting knowledge;
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fostering international collaboration;
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playing an expert and advisory role.
Its members conduct their work within thematic committees in close interaction with its statutory governing bodies, which all have
voting rights.
Bodies for decision making and reflection
Plenary assembly
(closed-Door committee - Comité Secret)
Permanent members of the Academy,
corresponding and Foreign
Associate members,
spread across Divisions and Sections
Division 1
Sections
mathematics
Physics
mechanics and computer Science
earth Sciences and Astronomy
intersection of Applied Sciences
Select committee
Assembly of the board, delegates
and elect-members of the section
s
Bureau*
President :
Bernard Meunier
Vice-president :
Sébastien Candel
Secrétaires perpétuels :
Jean-François Bach,
Catherine Bréchignac
Environment
Prospects in energy Procurement
Scientific computing
Space Research
Science and metrology
Developing countries
...
Science education and training
Defence of Scientists’ Rights
Science, ethics and Society
Science and Safety issues
Science history and epistemology
terminology and neologisms
...
standing committees
Division 2
Sections
chemistry
molecular and cell Biology
Genomics
integrative Biology
human Biology and medical Sciences
intersection of Applied Sciences
Delegations*
International Affairs :
Daniel Ricquier
Scientific information and communication:
Alain-Jacques Valleron
education and training:
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Interacademic
committees
*as on 31
st
December 2015
Pascale Cossart took office on 1
st
January 2016