The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is an interdisciplinary public research organisation under the administrative supervision of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
The National Institute for Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions (INSMI) of the CNRS is endowed with the national mission of developing and coordinating research in all different domains of mathematics. It helps structure and support research on a national scale, develop collaborations with the international scientific network and foster interface with other scientific disciplines as well as interactions with companies and society. The Insmi also supports activities of dissemination towards the younger ones and the general public, with a particular concern for the commitment of young women in mathematics.

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Photo description and credits: Simulation of a sphere pulled at constant speed in a layer of spherical grains. © Sylvain FAURE/LMO – Aline LEFEBVRE/CMAP – Bertrand MAURY/DMA