Research units and structures

41 research units, including 12 joint research units ("Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS") and 1 unit research support ("Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Mondes - MSH Mondes"), 1,200 (university) lecturers and researchers, 6 doctoral schools, 1,300 PhD students, 1 Research and Doctoral Studies Department ("Direction de la Recherche et des Etudes Doctorales - DRED”).

2 Universities Research Schools (“Ecoles Universitaires de Recherche - EUR”): Artec and HED
2 Laboratories of Excellence (“Laboratoires d’Excellence - LABEX”): Labex "Individuals, Populations, Societies" ("Individus, Populations, Sociétés - iPOPs") and Labex "Pasts in present" ("Les passés dans le présent”).

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Art, Litterature and Philosophy

Center for Research in Comparative Literature and Poetics (LIPO)

Center for French Literature Studies (CSLF)

History of Arts and Representations (HAR)

Institute for Philosophical Research (IREPH)

Economy and Management

Center for Studies and Research on Organizations and Strategies (CEROS)

Doctoral School of Economics, Organizations, and Society (Economix)

History and Archeology

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Foreign Languages and Cultures

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Mathematics and Engineering Sciences

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Modeling, Social Behavior, and Communication

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Social Sciences

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Legal and Political Sciences

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EPN-R Federation for Research in Education Sciences, Psychology, and Neuroscience

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Interdisciplinary Federation of Nanterre in Law

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MSH Mondes: Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

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GSP: Multidisciplinary Health Group

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Updated on 03 mars 2026