CNRS Physics

Research conducted within CNRS Physics laboratories aims to understand the fundamental laws governing our universe through the study of matter, radiation and their interactions. 

In its thematic diversity, physics seeks to uncover the underlying principles that explain the properties and behaviours observed experimentally, with the dual ambition of pushing back the frontiers of knowledge and addressing major societal challenges.

ERC Advanced Grant 2025: Two recipients within the CNRS Physics laboratories

The European Research Council (ERC) has just announced the list of projects that have been awarded a 2025 Advanced Grant. Livia Bove, CNRS researcher at the Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie (IMPMC), and Benjamin Sacépé, CNRS researcher at the Néel Institute (NEEL), are both laureates.

Read about their project 

CNRS Physics puts forward...
Les jardins de la physique
If physics often remains shrouded in mystery, the intention here is to help discover the vision of the world of physicists, to show how the scientific community unites and works for the good of all, far from the gaze, but open to the world it helps…
Le dernier numéro des Reflets de la physique est paru
Reflets de la physique, a joint journal of the French Physical Society and CNRS