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Teaching research
through the practice
of research

Discover our higher education institution specializing in Life and Earth Sciences, Historical and Philological Sciences, and Religious Sciences.

Three sections 

More than 270 faculty members and researchers at EPHE-PSL, divided into three scientific sections (Life and Earth Sciences, Historical and Philological Sciences, Religious Sciences), contribute their expertise to both transdisciplinary research programs and high-level training courses.

Recherche

The research policy of EPHE-PSL is supported by a dense network of research units.
The faculty members are divided into 45 units. Some are units supervised by EPHE-PSL, while others are units that host faculty members from EPHE-PSL.
heritage

The story of unique educational expertise

Founded in 1868, the École Pratique des Hautes Études occupies a unique place in the French higher education and research landscape. It stands out for its very high level of scholarship and its approach to teaching research through the practice of research.