Exchange with the Vice-President for Research of the Fonds de recherche du Québec

On Monday 11. November 2024, the director of CRM-CNRS met with Ms. Janice Bailey, the Vice-President for Research – Scientific Direction in the Nature and Technologies sector of the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ).

The meeting was an opportunity to thank the FRQ for its significant efforts in promoting cooperation in mathematics between Quebec and France, particularly through a grant to the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) for this purpose.

The exchange highlighted the importance of the investment from CNRS. This dual investment from CNRS and FRQ is a model of scientific cooperation.

The main tools of this cooperation were detailed along with their impact:

• the reception at CRM-CNRS of scientists working in France “assigned on delegation” thanks to joint funding from CNRS and the employer of the assigned person;
• the support program for the international laboratory of the Fonds de recherche du Québec in four pillars:
  • receptions of mathematicians coming from France,
  • long-term research stays in France for CRM members,
  • participation in scientific events in France by CRM members,
  • research internships for students.

The site presenting all the cooperation opportunities in mathematics between France and Canada was introduced.

The discussion concluded with a presentation of the CNRS’s presence in mathematics on the American continent, with six laboratories, two of which are in Canada.