Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The CNRS, "Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique" (French National Centre for Scientific Research) is a public organisation for scientific and technological research and is under the authority of the French Ministry for Research.
The overall staff, about 30 000 persons (43% women), is composed by 50% researchers and 50% engineers, technicians and administrative officers. Its main tasks are: the development of knowledge, its transfer to and its application in enterprises and all domains contributing to the progress of society, the dissemination of information and of scientific and technical culture to the public, and especially towards young people, the participation in early training and long-life training, training by research, and quality in the management of research. In FP5, 1900 research groups participated in EU-financed projects (global EC contribution: 340 million Euro) and approximately 1000 proposals were submitted to FP6.The overall staff, about 30 000 persons (43% women), is composed by 50% researchers and 50% engineers, technicians and administrative officers. Its main tasks are: the development of knowledge, its transfer to and its application in enterprises and all domains contributing to the progress of society, the dissemination of information and of scientific and technical culture to the public, and especially towards young people, the participation in early training and long-life training, training by research, and quality in the management of research. In FP5, 1900 research groups participated in EU-financed projects (global EC contribution: 340 million Euro) and approximately 1000 proposals were submitted to FP6.
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