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Christine Cherbut, Deputy Director General for Scientific Affairs, and Jean-François Soussana, Vice President for International Policy © MAITRE Christophe, Inra

Press release

24 Apr 2017

International outlook and joint innovation: two INRA nominations strengthen two bold commitments

INRA President Philippe Mauguin has named Christine Cherbut Deputy Director General for Scientific Affairs. She succeeded Olivier Le Gall as of 1 April 2017. Philippe Mauguin also created the position of Vice President for International Policy, to which he has named Jean-François Soussana. In line with Mr Mauguin’s mission and vision, and in the framework of the stated objectives of the 2025 INRA orientation document, Christine Cherbut and Jean-François Soussana will work closely together to develop an ambitious scientific strategy and reinforce the Institute’s partnerships at the national, European and international level.

March for Science. © March for Science

Press release

20 Feb 2017

French institutions back the March for Science

On April 22, the citizens of the world are invited to participate in a massive March for Science.  The initiative was launched by US scientists in response to "new policies [that] threaten to further restrict scientists' ability to carry out research and communicate their findings."

Greylag goose (Anser anser). © INRA, NORMANT Sophie

News

12 Dec 2016

Four ERA-NET calls for projects

Four ERA-NET are launching calls for research project proposals which will close in March 2017 on different topics: food systems and organic farming, biotechnologies for a sustainable bioeconomy, food security and climate change and societal changes.

American flag and microphone. © INRA, Guillaume Bourrioux

News

03 Nov 2016

Looking at US presidential speeches throughout history

Thanks to text analysis software, researchers are able to dissect the State of the Union address delivered every year by the President of the United States for the past two centuries and more. The analysis reveals how political thought has evolved over the course of history.

Présentation de CORTEX par Guy Riba Analyse de texte des publications Inra et USDA pendant la période 1976-2016 avec le logiciel CORTEX et la technologie WILDER.. © INRA, Bertrand Nicolas

News

22 Jun 2016

Analysing publications to reveal research strategies

Thanks to powerful and innovative tools, comparative analyses of publications put out by INRA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) over a period of 40 years is shedding light on the history and functioning of these two giants of the world of agriculture.