Founded in 1667, the Observatoire de Paris is the largest national astronomical observatory in France and one of the most important in the world. It is a Grand Établissement and a constituent college of Université PSL, conducting research and higher education in astronomy and astrophysics.
Address: 61 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75014 Paris, Île-de-France, France
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Space Science & Planetology, Metrology of Time & Space
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, Astroscience, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Mathematics, Metrology, Optics, Physics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Constituent college of Université PSL. Collaborations with CNRS, CNES, ESA, ESO, and international observatories.
Research:
Stellar and galactic astrophysics, Cosmology and structure formation, Planetary science and exoplanets, Celestial mechanics and time-frequency metrology, Space instrumentation.
Famous Alumnis:
Urbain Le Verrier, François Arago, Pierre-Simon Laplace (associated)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
200
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
World-renowned astronomical observatory, leading research in astrophysics, offers specialized master and doctoral programs.
Cons
Highly specialized in astronomy and astrophysics.
Best For
Leading astronomical observatory for research and higher education in astronomy and astrophysics.
- Astrophysics, Environmental Impact, Space, Space Exploration
*: 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, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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