Research in France and at Centrale Nantes
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation oversees the work of public research bodies and of higher education and research institutions via:
- definition of the National Research Strategy which is focused on tackling the major scientific, technological, environmental and societal challenges of the 21st century.
- allocation of resources from the national research budget (in 2016, €13 billion for higher education and €7.71 billion for research efforts, including the ANR - national research agency that awards funding in response to calls for proposals.
- evaluation of results through HCERES - High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education
Strong collaboration in public research
A large share of public research in France is undertaken in higher education institutions (universities and Grandes Ecoles), in close cooperation with public research institutes, such as the CNRS (the National Center for Scientific Research). Other types of institution also play a role, such as competitiveness clusters, scientific cooperation foundations and university foundations, etc.French Research in the world
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Research at Centrale Nantes
Research at Centrale Nantes is conducted in five institutes, all of which are joint research units with the CNRS. Four institutes also work jointly with a third (or more) research partner - university, grande école or research institute. These six institutes bring together nearly 900 research personnel and over 300 PhD students.

The project: industry and health of the future
The NExT project aims to make Nantes a world-class university site, recognized for its expertise in research, training and innovation on two major and interdisciplinary societal issues: future health (innovative biotherapies, nuclear medicine and cancer, precision medicine etc) and the industry of the future (advanced production technologies, ocean engineering etc).
Published on February 20, 2019
Updated on March 9, 2023
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