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Key figures

2010 annual budget: 110,000,000 euros, of which 27% own resources

1600 employees

  • 9 centers
  • 3 research department: water, environmental technologies, land use
     
  • 20 research units, 5 joint units
     
  • 1650 staff, permanent and contractual
     
  • 550 engineers and researchers
     
  • 390 technicians and administrative staff
     
  • 250 contract engineers and researchers
     
  • 220 interns (institutes and universities)
     
  • 200 doctoral students
     
  • 40 post-doctoral students

Research figures

  • 30% of research is related to global changes, particularly the climate and dwindling biodiversity
     
  • 70% deals with issues linked to surface water
     
  • 400 publications per year
     
  • 10,000 hours taught in higher education facilities per year
     
  • 300 research contracts
     
  • Awarded the ‘Carnot Institute’ label in 2006, awarded again in 2011
     
  • 30% of research deals with global changes, particularly climate changes
     
  • 70% pertains to issues related to surface water
     
  • 45% success rate in calls for bids for the ANR (French National Research Agency)
     
  • More than €2,000,000 per year in European financing; 37 projects retained for the 6th PCRD (Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development) (35% success rate), 10 projects retained at the 7th PCRD
     
  • 130 research contracts with industrial companies
     
  • Involved in 11 competitive clusters including 2 on a worldwide scale
     
  • An incubator for innovative companies (Minéa in Montpellier): 2 companies created per year on average

 

Research partnerships

Graphique secteur représentant la répartition des ressources propres

Own resources totalling 29.5 million euros

The increase in own resources mainly due to the increase in research activities