Pprime Institute â Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP)

Web page: http://www.cnrs.fr/index.php 
Country: France
Contact person: Pierre de Ramefort
e-mail:pierre.durand.de.ramefort@univ-poitiers.fr 

 

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4) To support research training.

5) To participate in the analysis of the national and international scientific climate and its potential for evolution in order to develop a national policy.

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