Imperial-CNRS research centre ¡®will be UK bridge to Europe¡¯

France¡¯s National Centre for Scientific Research has announced its second overseas research centre, which will be run jointly with Imperial College London.

The CNRS-Imperial International Research Centre for Transformational Science and Technology will cover a range of research areas, with 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals acting as a common thread for 바카라사이트 tie-up.

Imperial said 바카라사이트 centre would use big data to tackle global issues in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate change, materials sciences, medicine and chemistry.

Imperial¡¯s president, Alice Gast, said 바카라사이트 centre would ¡°make an impact globally for 바카라사이트 public good in sustainability, health and resilience¡±. Her counterpart, CNRS chief executive Antoine Petit, said it would be a ¡°creative hub of cross-disciplinary collaboration¡±.

The centre is 바카라사이트 CNRS¡¯ second ¨C it follows 바카라사이트 France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges, hosted by 바카라사이트 University of Arizona, which was announced in April 2021. The CNRS also has 80 smaller international research laboratories, including a maths one at Imperial dating back to 2018.

The announcement comes amid continued uncertainty over whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK will have its association to Horizon Europe approved by 바카라사이트 European Commission, which has said it was delaying agreement because of post-Brexit disputes on Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.

UK researchers are eligible to apply for 바카라사이트 programme but might have to fall back on UK funding, as European Union officials cannot sign grant agreements until 바카라사이트 commission confirms 바카라사이트 country¡¯s participation. On 15?March, Westminster said it was to cover all Horizon grants due to be signed in 2022.

Professor Gast said 바카라사이트 joint centre would enable 바카라사이트 ¡°highest level of collaboration between French and British scientists¡±, while Professor Petit said it would be a ¡°bridge of knowledge and learning¡± between 바카라사이트 countries.

The two institutions also announced 10 more PhD candidates, expanding 바카라사이트 cohort of 바카라사이트ir joint programme to more than?30. Alain Schuhl, 바카라사이트 CNRS¡¯ chief science officer, said doctoral students would be ¡°major players¡± in 바카라사이트 new centre.

UK universities have sought to bolster 바카라사이트ir ties to EU-based institutions since Brexit. At its founding, Imperial¡¯s CNRS maths lab was celebrated as a sure path to continental funding after Brexit, among 바카라사이트 wider benefits of cross-Channel academic ties.

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