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Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL Paris)

France

Address: Sorbonne Université, Tour 45-55, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, Île-de-France, France

Climate Science & Modeling, Atmospheric & Oceanographic Sciences, Environmental & Earth System Science

IPSL is a federation of nine public research laboratories specializing in climate science and Earth system studies. It coordinates research and contributes to higher education (Master, PhD) through its member universities (Sorbonne Université, PSL, UVSQ, UPSaclay, École Polytechnique, ENS).

Diplomas*:

Doctor, Master

Domains taught:

Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Federation of research labs (e.g., LMD, LOCEAN, LSCE). Member universities include Sorbonne Université, PSL, UVSQ, UPSaclay, X, ENS.

Research:

Climate modeling and projections, Atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, Oceanography and biogeochemical cycles, Paleoclimatology, Earth observation for climate.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1500 (researchers across labs)

Current students***:

300 (PhD students)

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

World-leading federation for climate science research, coordinates major climate modeling efforts, strong graduate programs via member universities.

Cons

Federation structure, education delivered through member institutions.

Best For

Federation of leading climate science research laboratories, offering graduate education through member universities.

Climate, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Metrics, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Innovation

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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