University of Paris-Sud

French university (1971-2019)
Organization university_in_france Q1480643
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University of Paris-Sud

Summary

University of Paris-Sud is a university in France[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of European University Association[3].
  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of Couperin Consortium[4].
  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of Renater[5].
  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of League of European Research Universities[6].
  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of Coordination of French research universities[7].
  • University of Paris-Sud was a member of Q118398[8].
  • University of Paris-Sud is in the country of France[9].
  • University of Paris-Sud's instance of is recorded as university in France[10].
  • University of Paris-Sud's instance of is recorded as public university[11].
  • Paris is named after University of Paris-Sud[12].
  • University of Paris-Sud's headquarters location is recorded as Lille[13].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de chimie des substances naturelles[14].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur[15].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut d'Imagerie Biomédicale[16].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de chimie moléculaire et des matériaux d'Orsay[17].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre de nanosciences et de nanotechnologies[18].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for nuclear science and for the science of matter[19].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell[20].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies[21].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratory of Solid State Physics[22].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as LAL[23].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut des neurosciences Paris Saclay[24].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides[25].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Q30261512[26].
  • University of Paris-Sud's child organization or unit is recorded as Laboratoire Charles Fabry[27].

Body

Founding

1971 marks the founding of University of Paris-Sud[28].

Identity

University of Paris-Sud is part of Universities of Paris I–XIII[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Bernard Picinbono[30], Jean-Pierre Kahane[31], Roland Omnès[32], Hubert Coudane[33], Jack Robert[34], and Alain Gaudemer[35].

Operations

University of Paris-Sud's headquarters location is recorded as Lille[13]. Subsidiaries include Institut de chimie des substances naturelles[14], an Unité Propre de Recherche[36], in France[37], founded in 1959[38]; Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur[15], a laboratory[39], in France[40], founded in 1962[41]; Institut d'Imagerie Biomédicale[16], a government agency[42], in France[43], founded in 2007[44]; Institut de chimie moléculaire et des matériaux d'Orsay[17], a French UMR[45], in France[46], founded in 2006[47]; Centre de nanosciences et de nanotechnologies[18], a research institute[48], in France[49], founded in 1998[50]; and Center for nuclear science and for the science of matter[19], a research center[51], in France[52], founded in 1998[53].

Industry

University of Paris-Sud's industry is recorded as higher education[54].

Dissolution

University of Paris-Sud was dissolved in 2020[55].

Why It Matters

University of Paris-Sud has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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  21. [54] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . wikidata.org.
  35. [55] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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