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In 2016, there were 431,000 full-time researchers in France <ref>République Française Campus France. Research and Development Spending France in 5th Place Among OECD Countries. 2019 April 2. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/depenses-recherche-developpement-france-5-position-dird</ref>. France has three types of higher education institutions: Universities, Grandes écoles, and specialized schools <ref>République Française Campus France. Research and Development Spending France in 5th Place Among OECD Countries. 2019 April 2. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/depenses-recherche-developpement-france-5-position-dird</ref>. There are 27 COMUEs – public institutions that bring together and coordinate higher education and research institutions in the same academic or inter-academic area <ref>République Française Campus France. Research and Development Spending France in 5th Place Among OECD Countries. 2019 April 2. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/depenses-recherche-developpement-france-5-position-dird</ref>.

Apart from that, France has 34 public institutions of scientific and technological character, public industrial and commercial establishments, foundations and special institutes in France <ref>République Française Campus France. Research and Development Spending France in 5th Place Among OECD Countries. 2019 April 2. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/depenses-recherche-developpement-france-5-position-dird</ref> as well as 4 National Research Alliances, thematic groupings of research organizations and higher education institutions <ref>Alliance nationale de recherche pour l’environnement. Other national research alliances. [cited 2021 July 16]. Available from: https://www.allenvi.fr/allenvi/autres-alliances-de-recherche</ref>.

Higher education institutions that provide university degrees, including a doctorate <ref>Ministère de L’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de L’Innovation. Higher education institutions accredited to award the doctorate. Last updated 2020 May 24. [cited 2021 July 16]. Available from:

https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid148415/etablissements-enseignement-superieur-francais-accredites-delivrer-doctorat.html</ref>, are listed below in the table.
{{{!}} class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}'''Organisation '''
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}'''City '''
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}'''Public higher education institutions'''
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://agrosupdijon.fr/ AgroSup Dijon] 
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Dijon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/presentation-university Aix-Marseille University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Marseille
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://artsetmetiers.fr/ Arts and Métiers Institute of Technology]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://univ-avignon.fr/site-institutionnel-de-l-universite-d-avignon-859.kjsp Avignon University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Avignon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.bordeaux-inp.fr/en Bordeaux INP]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Bordeaux
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://centralelille.fr/centrale-lille/ Centrale Lille Institute]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Villeneuve-d'Ascq
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ec-lyon.fr/ Central Lyon]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.centrale-marseille.fr/en Marseille Central]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Marseille,
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ec-nantes.fr/english-version Central Nantes]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nantes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.cnam.eu/site-en/ National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.cyu.fr/ CY Cergy Paris University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris  
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ehesp.fr/en/the-school/organisation/ School of Advanced Studies in Public Health]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes, Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ehess.fr/en/en/ehess-glance School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (Ehess)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ecoledesponts.fr/en/welcome-school ParisTech Bridge School]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enib.fr/en/ National Engineering School of Brest (ENIB)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Plouzané
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enise.fr/ National Engineering School of Saint-Etienne (ENISE)] 
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Saint-Etienne                                                 
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enac.fr/en National School of Civil Aviation]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Biscarrosse, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, Grenoble, Melun, Montpellier, Muret, Saint-Yan, Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.rennes.archi.fr/ Brittany National School of Architecture]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Ecole, Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enscm.fr/en/ Montpellier National School of Architecture]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Grande ecole
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.nantes.archi.fr/ Nantes National School of Architecture]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nantes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.toulouse.archi.fr/fr Toulouse National School of Architecture]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.bordeaux.archi.fr/ Bordeaux National School of Architecture and Landscape]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Talence
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enscm.fr/fr/ Montpellier National School of Chemistry (ENSCM)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Montpellier
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ensc-rennes.fr/ Rennes National School of Chemistry]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.ens-lyon.fr/en/ Lyon Higher Normal School]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.ens-rennes.fr/ Rennes Higher Normal School]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ensicaen.fr/ ENSICaen (National School of Engineers of Caen)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Caen
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ens2m.fr/ ENSMM (National School of Mechanics and Microengineering of Besançon)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Besançon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://ensai.fr/en/ GENES - ENSAI (Group of National Schools of Economics and Statistics - National School of Statistics and Information Analysis)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Palaiseau
 
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ifp-school.com/ IFPEN - IFP School (French Institute of New Energy Petroleum)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rueil-Malmaison
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.inalco.fr/ INALCO (National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.inp-toulouse.fr/en/index.html INP Toulouse]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.insa-centrevaldeloire.fr/en/ INSA Center Val-de-Loire]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Blois, Bourges
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.insa-lyon.fr/en/discover-insa-lyon INSA Lyon]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Villeurbanne, Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.insa-rennes.fr/en.html INSA Rennes]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.insa-rouen.fr/ INSA Rouen]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rouen
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.insa-toulouse.fr/fr/index.html INSA Toulouse]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.institut-agro.fr/fr Agro Institute]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.imt.fr/en/ Institut Mines Telecom (for its 4 internal schools: Mines Albi-Carmaux, Mines d'Alès, Mines-Télécom Lille Douai, IMT Atlantique Bretagne Pays de la Loire)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Albi, Alès, Brest, Douai, Evry, Lille, Nancy, Nantes, Paris, Saint-Étienne,Sophia-Antipolis

{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ip-paris.fr/ Polytechnic Institute of Paris]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ensma.fr/ ISAE - ENSMA (National School of Mechanics and Aerotechnics)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.isae-supaero.fr/fr/ ISAE - SUPAERO] 
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-larochelle.fr/ La Rochelle University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}La Rochelle
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.univ-lemans.fr/en/index.html Le Mans University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Le Mans
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.mnhn.fr/fr National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.oniris-nantes.fr/ ONIRIS Nantes (National Veterinary, Food and Food School)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nantes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en Sorbonne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr/fr/index.html Bordeaux Montaigne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Bordeaux
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lyon1.fr/ Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.uca.fr/en Clermont Auvergne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Clermont-Ferrand
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://univ-cotedazur.fr/ Côte d'Azur University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nice
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-angers.fr/fr/index.html University of Angers]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Angers
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.univ-artois.fr/artois-university University of Artois]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Arras
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-evry.fr/accueil.html University of Evry Val d'Essonne]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Evry
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-orleans.fr/en University of Orleans]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Orléans
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-bordeaux.com/ University of Bordeaux]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Bordeaux
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-bourgogne.fr/ University of Burgundy]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Dijon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-brest.fr/GB University of Western Brittany]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Brest
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-ubs.fr/fr/index.html University of South Brittany] 
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lorient , Vannes,Pontivy
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.unicaen.fr/ University of Caen Normandie]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Caen
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.universita.corsica/fr/ University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Corte
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-fcomte.fr/ University of Franche-Comté]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Besançon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-guyane.fr/ University of Guyana]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Cayenne
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.uha.fr/en/index.html University of Haute-Alsace]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Mulhouse, Colmar
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://unc.nc/en/ University of New Caledonia]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nouméa
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-reunion.fr/ University of Reunion]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Saint-Denis
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lille.fr/home/ University of Lille]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lille
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.unilim.fr/ University of Limoges]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Limoges
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lorraine.fr/ University of Lorraine]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nancy, Metz
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.umontpellier.fr/en/ University of Montpellier]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Montpellier
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://english.univ-nantes.fr/ University of Nantes]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nantes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.unimes.fr/en/come-and-study-at-unimes-nimes.html University of Nîmes]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nîmes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://u-paris.fr/en/#pll_switcher University of Paris]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-pau.fr/en/home.html University of Pau and the Pays de l'Adour]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Pau, Bayonne, Tarbes, Mont de Marsan
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-perp.fr/ University of Perpignan - Via Domitia]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Perpignan
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-picardie.fr/university-of-picardy-jules-verne-110990.kjsp University of Picardy Jules Verne]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Amiens
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-poitiers.fr/en/ University of Poitiers]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Poitiers
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.upf.pf/fr University of French Polynesia]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Puna'auia
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-reims.fr/ University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Reims
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://international.univ-rennes1.fr/en University of Rennes 1]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-rouen.fr/ University of Rouen Normandy]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rouen
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://en.unistra.fr/ University of Strasbourg]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Strasbourg
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.utbm.fr/ Belfort Montbéliard University of Technology]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Belfort, Sevenans, Montbéliard
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.utc.fr/ University of Technology of Compiègne]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Compiègne
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.utt.fr/ Troyes University of Technology]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Troyes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-tln.fr/-University-of-Toulon-.html University of Toulon]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://international.univ-tours.fr/ University of Tours]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Tours
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.uvsq.fr/ University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin en Yvelines]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Versailles
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.univ-ag.fr/ University of the West Indies] 
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Claude, Schœlcher
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-littoral.fr/en/ Coastal Opal Coast University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Boulogne sur Mer, Calais, Dunkerque, Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/english/ Grenoble Alpes University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Grenoble, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Gières
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/ Gustave Eiffel University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Marne la Vallée
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-st-etienne.fr/fr/index.html Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Saint-Étienne
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lyon3.fr/ Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lehavre.fr/?lang=en Le Havre Normandy University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Le Havre
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-lyon2.fr/ Lumière University - Lyon 2]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-paris2.fr/fr Panthéon-Assas University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.pantheonsorbonne.fr/ Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-paris8.fr/ Paris 8 University - Vincennes - Saint-Denis]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Saint-Denis
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.parisnanterre.fr/ Paris Nanterre University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Nanterre
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://university.parisnanterre.fr/ Paris Sciences and Letters University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.u-pec.fr/ Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Créteil
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/ Paris-Saclay University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-montp3.fr/ Paul-Valéry University - Montpellier 3]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Montpellier
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.uphf.fr/ Hauts-de-France Polytechnic University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Valenciennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-rennes2.fr/ Rennes 2 University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Rennes
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-smb.fr/ Savoie Mont Blanc University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Annecy, Chambéry
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.univ-paris3.fr/ Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris 3]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-paris13.fr/ Sorbonne Paris North University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Villetaneuse, Saint-Denis, Bobigny
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ut-capitole.fr/ Toulouse-I Capitole University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-tlse2.fr/home Toulouse-II Jean Jaurès University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.univ-tlse3.fr/ Toulouse-III Paul Sabatier University]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Toulouse
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.vetagro-sup.fr/about-vetagro-sup/ VetAgro Sup (Institute of higher education and research in food, animal health, agronomic and environmental sciences)]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Lyon
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}'''Private higher education institutions'''
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://escp.eu/fr ESCP Europe Business School]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.hec.edu/en HEC Paris]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Jouy-en-Josas
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{{!}} width="269" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.sciencespo.fr/en/home Sciences Po Paris]
{{!}} width="501" valign="top"{{!}}Paris, Nancy, Dijon, Poitiers, Menton, Le Havre, Reims
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In 2013, France launched the research strategy France Europe 2020 A Strategic Agenda for Research, Technology Transfer and Innovation. The scope of the Strategy is to enable all areas of research in France better tackling on the scientific, technological, economic and societal challenges. It proposed nine lines of actions to achieve this scope: mobilise the research community around major societal challenges, reforge the research coordination and guidance system in France, promote technological research, develop digital training and infrastructures, foster innovation and technology transfer, ensure uptake on the scientific culture, develop programming suited to the major priorities in research and innovation, build consistency between sites and heighten the presence of French research in Europe and abroad <ref>Ministère de L’éducation Nationale, de L’enseignement Supérieur et de La Recherche. France Europe 2020. A Strategic Agenda for Research, Technology Transfer and Innovation. May 2013. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: https://cache.media.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/file/France-Europe_2020/18/3/AgendaStategique02-07-2013-EnglishLight_262183.pdf</ref><ref>Ministère de L’éducation Nationale, de L’enseignement Supérieur et de La Recherche. Stratégie nationale de recherché. France Europe 2020.  [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from:

https://cache.media.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/file/Strategie_Recherche/26/9/strategie_nationale_recherche_397269.pdf</ref>.  
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[https://www.hceres.fr/sites/default/files/media/downloads/2015_French_RI_Charter_0.pdf National charter for research integrity] was introduced in 2015. It is aligned with [https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/european-charter European Charter for Researchers], [https://wcrif.org/guidance/singapore-statement Singapore Statement on Research Integrity] and [https://allea.org/code-of-conduct/ European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity]. The Charter addresses compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements, reliability of research work, communication, responsibility in collective work, impartiality and independence in assessment and expertise, collaborative work and plurality of activities, and training. By the end of April 2019, more than 45 research institutions signed the Charter agreeing to abide by seven principles in the field of professional ethics <ref name=":0">Enrio. Country Report France. Last Update 2019 May. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: http://www.enrio.eu/country-reports/france/</ref>.

In 2017, the French [https://www.hceres.fr/en/french-office-research-integrity Office for Research Integrity (OFIS)] was established as a department of [https://www.hceres.fr/en/missions High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education]. Its purpose is threefold:

-       Monitoring, particularly in the context of the new forms that research is taking (participatory science, big data, data reuse, open science);

-       Observation of compliance with the code of ethics for research professions by the institutions that have adopted it since 2015;

-       Coordination of national scientific communities on issues of scientific integrity, particularly through the network of advisers in the establishments that have signed the charter.

The OFIS benefits from the conditions to guarantee its independence to support, coordinate and facilitate the action of higher education and research establishments which have signed the charter <ref>Hcéres. Installation of the French Office for Scientific Integrity. 2017 Oct 26. [cited 2021 July 12]. Available from: https://www.hceres.fr/fr/actualites/installation-de-loffice-francais-de-lintegrite-scientifique</ref>.

OFIS is the national advisory body on research integrity in France <ref name=":0" />. The French Advisory Board for Research Integrity guides and oversees the work of the OFIS <ref>Hcéres. Installation of the French Office for Scientific Integrity. 2017 Oct 26. [cited 2021 July 12]. Available from: https://www.hceres.fr/fr/actualites/installation-de-loffice-francais-de-lintegrite-scientifique</ref>. The [https://www.ccne-ethique.fr/en/pages/presenting-national-consultative-ethics-committee-health-and-life-sciences National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences] (CCNE) has an advisory role in dealing with ethical concerns in the community <ref name=":1">Eurec. National information: France. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from:  http://www.eurecnet.org/information/france.html</ref>. Further, the National Committee for Ethics in Animal Research brought up a [https://cache.media.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/file/Encadrement_des_pratiques_de_recherche/58/1/Charte_nationale_portant_sur_l_ethique_de_l_experimentation_animale-version_anglaise_243581.pdf National charter on the ethics of animal experimentation]. There are 39 Ethics Committees in France. These Committees of Protection of Persons (CPP) are divided up into 7 regions all over the country <ref name=":1" />.

Research institutions, such as universities, the [http://www.cnrs.fr/fr/le-cnrs National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)], [https://www.inserm.fr/en National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM)] and the [https://www.cirad.fr/en French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)], are obliged to prevent and handle misconduct cases. Generally, these institutions have investigatory and decision-making authority <ref name=":0" />.

The French legal system provides protection for whistle-blowers. “Sapin II” law from 2016 requires that companies establish internal whistleblowing hotlines which would allow employees to report violations of the corporate code of conduct. Disclosure of confidential information about whistle-blowers or alleged violators may be punishable by two years of incarceration or a fine of €300,000 <ref>Neboga K, Gordienko N. France’s new Sapin-II anti-corruption law: recommendations for French companies operating in the CIS. Deloitte CIS Forensic 2017. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from:

https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ru/Documents/finance/sapin_II_en.pdf</ref>. This can be applied in private companies with at least 50 employees <ref>Neboga K, Gordienko N. France’s new Sapin-II anti-corruption law: recommendations for French companies operating in the CIS. Deloitte CIS Forensic 2017. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from:

https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ru/Documents/finance/sapin_II_en.pdf</ref>.
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{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}'''Scope'''
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{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.hceres.fr/fr/ofis The French Office for Scientific Integrity (OFIS)]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Provides support to higher education and research institutions, observes implementation of the National charter, contributes to the promotion of research integrity at the national and international level.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.eurecnet.org/information/france.html Ethics Committees (Committees for the Protection of Persons)]
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Have responsibility for decisions concerning interventional studies, standard of care studies, medical and other health products and further research areas.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.ccne-ethique.fr/en/pages/presenting-national-consultative-ethics-committee-health-and-life-sciences The National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences (CCNE)]
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Has an advisory role in dealing with ethical concerns in the community. All issues of medically assisted procreation and experiments on humans have to be addressed by the CCNE.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.cnrs.fr/en/cnrs The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)] 
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Conducts research, transfers research results, trains through research and contributes to scientific policy.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.recherche-animale.org/sites/default/files/scientific_research_and_animal_experimentation_-_state_of_affairs.pdf The National Commission on Animal Experimentation (CNEA)] 
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Promotes good practices in breeding, care and handling of laboratory animals.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/11/documents/index-oecst-gb.asp Parliamentary Office for evaluation]

[https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/11/documents/index-oecst-gb.asp of scientific and technological options (OPECST)]
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Informs Parliament of scientific and technological options in order to make its decisions clear. It collects information, launches study programmes and carries out assessments.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.hautconseildesbiotechnologies.fr/en/article/what-hcb-does The High Council on Biotechnology - Scientific Committee and Economic, Ethical and Social Committee]
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Advises the French government on issues relating to GMOs and other types of biotechnology.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/commissions/plaquette_opecst_anglais.pdf The Parliamentary Office for Scientific and Technological Assessment]
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Collects information, launches study programmes and carries out assessments in order to inform Parliament of the consequences of the choice of scientific and technological options.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid138740/le-college-de-deontologie-de-l-enseignement-superieur-de-la-recherche-et-de-l-innovation.html Council of Deontology - French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Takes part in a network of national bodies competent in matters of deontology, ethics and integrity.
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A number of laws regarding RE and RI are officially instated in France.
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{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}'''Scope'''
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.iforct.com/New-Jarde-decree-in-France-News/p/3/665/0/ New Jardé Decree Applying from 17 November 2016]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Specifies the methods of conducting research involving humans.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000027038013/ Order on the ethical evaluation and authorization of projects involving the use of animals in procedures] 
 
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Specifies the methods of conducting research involving animals.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGITEXT000006071367/ Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, Articles R214-117 to R214-127]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Supports research, innovation and development, especially the bio-based products and plant chemistry sectors. It aims to develop added value in agricultural and food sectors, strengthen France's export capacity, contribute to the protection of the public health and health of farmers and employees in the agricultural sector, etc.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000043136646/ Code of the Environment]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Provides rules concerning the preservation of natural resources, monitoring of hazardous activities,  environmental assessment and public information on project.
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="257" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000036684330?r=cHTkWm5iJL Order of March 1, 2018 relating to the College of Ethics within the Ministry of Higher Education and Research]
{{!}} width="494" valign="top"{{!}}Gives opinion on the general issues relating to the application of the obligations and ethical principles in the services and establishments within the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. It recommends measures for enforcing ethical obligations and preventing or stopping a conflict of interest situation.
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RI training

French Office for Research Integrity (OFIS) offers training to integrity officers (17)<ref name=":0">Enrio. France. French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: http://www.enrio.eu/news-activities/members/france/</ref>. Documents for RI training used in France are:

-[https://www.allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FR_ALLEA_Code_de_conduite_europeen_pour_lintegrite_en_recherche.pdf European Code of Conduct]

-[https://www.inserm.fr/sites/default/files/2020-10/FrenchNationalCharterForResearchIntegrity2018.pdf National Charter for Research Integrity]

-[https://www.inserm.fr/professionnels-recherche/integrite-scientifique/signature-publications-scientifiques-bonnes-pratiques Signature of Scientific Publications: Good Practices (Inserm)]

-[https://anr.fr/fileadmin/documents/2019/ANR-Ethics-and-Scientific-Integrity-Charter-2019-v2.pdf Ethics and Scientific Integrity Charter] of the ANR

-[http://www.cpu.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/integrity-and-responsibility-in-research-practices-a-guide-19.11.16.pdf Integrity and responsibility in research practices (CNRS-CPU)]

-[http://www.cnrs.fr/sites/default/files/download-file/rapport-integrite-scientifique.pdf Scientific integrity guideline (CNRS, 2018)]

-[https://www.hceres.fr/sites/default/files/media/downloads/2018_Guide-traitement-signalements-IS_RESINT.pdf Guide for collecting and processing reports relating to scientific integrity]

There are also training courses in research ethics and integrity – the MOOC “Research Integrity in Research Professions” (18)<ref>FUN MOOC. Research integrity in scientific professions. [cited 2021 July 16]. Available from: https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/research-integrity-scientific-professions/</ref> and the MOOC centered on research ethics, mainly intended for doctoral students. It was designed within the Research Ethics Platform of the University of Lyon (19)<ref>FUN MOOC. Research integrity in scientific professions. [cited 2021 July 16]. Available from: https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/research-integrity-scientific-professions/</ref>.

RI dialogue and communication

The OFIS organizes the annual meeting of signatories of the French Charter of research deontology in which the universities and the other research institutions exchange policies, procedures and share their needs with OFIS (17)<ref name=":0" />.

Lay press occasionally discusses research integrity. News is usually related to cases of research fraud and academic corruption (''Le Monde'' and ''Les Echos''). Public perception of science was shaken and diminished when several cases of research fraud were published in the media (20)<ref>Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. Renforcer l’intégrité de la recherche en France. 2010 Sept 15. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: http://archeologie-copier-coller.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/J-P-ALIX.-RAPPORT-INTEGRITE.pdf</ref>. This brought up an initiative by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science to create the propositions for the implementation of the National Charter for the Research Integrity (21)<ref>Leduc M. Creation of the French Office for Integrity in Science (OFIS). Enrio. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: http://www.enrio.eu/news-activities/creation-french-office-integrity-science-ofis/</ref>. The document “Overview and propositions of implementation of the charter” by Pierre Corvol was also presented in the press by the Minister of Higher Education and Research in 2016 (enrio creation of the French office for integrity in science).

RI incentives

The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) is administrative authority responsible for the evaluation of higher education institutions and research institutes. There are numerous awards and prizes for researchers. France also has the research tax credit (CIR) which supports business research and development activities by providing tax assistance (22)<ref>Leduc M. Creation of the French Office for Integrity in Science (OFIS). Enrio. [cited 2021 April 8]. Available from: http://www.enrio.eu/news-activities/creation-french-office-integrity-science-ofis/</ref>. 
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{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.enrio.eu/country-reports/france/ Research integrity training for PhD students]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Training
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.enrio.eu/news-activities/members/france/ OFIS training for research integrity officers]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Training
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.hceres.fr/en The High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres)]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Accreditation
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.inserm.fr/en/about-inserm/inserm-prizes Inserm Prizes]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[http://www.cnrs.fr/en/node/1968 CNRS awards]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.frm.org/nous-soutenir/batir-un-projet-philanthropique/prix FRM Award]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.pasteur.fr/en The Sanofi-Pasteur Prizes]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://portail.polytechnique.edu/informatique/en/la-recherche-magazine-prize-2019 The magazine La Recherche]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
{{!}}-
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}[https://www.institutdefrance.fr/les-fondations-et-prix/ Institute of France prizes]
{{!}} width="376" valign="top"{{!}}Support
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