Research without borders CNRS has long played a leading role in research worldwide. This international commitment has further contributed to the excellence and reputation of its laboratories in 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moscow Brusels Beijing Washington DC new Delhi Tokyo Hanoi Malta Rio de Jaeinor Paeiorrt Santiagoo Expanding European research and enhancing CNRS’s visibility ERC grants for 2012: CNRS in pole position 56 worldwide is the dual objective of the organization’s European and international policy, entrusted to its European Research and International Cooperation Department (DERCI). In 2012, special emphasis was placed on cooperating with other European organizations, bolstering CNRS laboratories abroad, and participating in institutional conferences on international research. Offices abroad Joint research units (UMIs) Joint units with French research institutes abroad (UMIFREs) Helping European research to expand CNRS researchers play an active role in the European Community’s 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, or FP7. They respond to annual calls for proposals and are the first beneficiaries of European Research Council grants (see box). CNRS encourages the involvement of its researchers by being visible at the European level. The organization is a member of Science Europe, which gathers 51 research organizations and funding agencies from 25 countries. “This association, founded in Berlin in October 2011 and set up in 2012, is a new source of ideas and proposals for the European Commission as well as a key player in the European Research Area (ERA),” says Minh-Hà Pham- Delègue, Director of DERCI. “We are actively involved in the various initiatives being prepared or developed to help CNRS influence the European Commission’s choice of prio- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Research Council (ERC) selects and finances scientific programs conducted by leading European researchers. Since 2007, the ERC has launched regular calls for proposals to support innovative themes initiated by both young and experienced researchers through Starting and Advanced Grants, respectively. In 2012, CNRS was once again the leading European research organization in both categories: of the 321 projects selected, 44 are based in France, including 18 at CNRS. The organization also received the highest number of Starting Grants (35). To date, 203 CNRS scientists have benefitted from ERC grants, including Serge Haroche, laureate of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics. A year at CNRS 2012
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