Located in the heart of Paris, Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) brings together some of France’s most prestigious higher education institutions and research centres to create a world-class environment for education and scientific discovery. Founded in 2010 and formally established as a university in 2019, PSL is a collegiate university that combines the strengths of leading schools and research institutions across science, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and arts.
PSL is consistently ranked among the top universities worldwide and gathers a unique concentration of scientific talent and creativity. PSL champions independent research and academic freedom. The range of our disciplines and the ways in which PSL approaches them lead to disruptive thinking and breakthrough innovations and ensure that our university can contribute to solving today’s major problems and challenges. It has one of the world’s strongest scientific environments. It maintains strong partnerships with leading international universities and contributes pro-actively to the global circulation of ideas, skills and talent. Research at PSL ranges from fundamental science to applied innovation and strongly promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between fields such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, economics, humanities, and the arts.
Its academic community includes:
• 17,000 students,
• 2,900 researchers and faculty members,
• 140 research laboratories covering all major disciplines.
PSL offers an education led by the research carried out in its laboratories while encouraging discussion and mobility between disciplines and across schools. The university exercises critical thinking and fosters creativity. The university champions equal opportunities and promotes social, cultural and geographic diversity, and students are guaranteed individual mentoring, small class sizes and personalized academic pathways. The PSL student community enjoys a rich network of student societies and makes the most of the many opportunities that Paris can offer. Whether they opt later for a career in senior management, academia, business, the artistic or cultural world or the non-profit sector, PSL students become citizens who are fully aware of their individual, social and environmental responsibilities.
PSL is built as a federation of leading institutions, each contributing its expertise and research infrastructure. Participating in the PRISM project and among its member institutions are:
• École normale supérieure (ENS)
• Mines Paris
• Chimie Paris
• ESPCI
• Collège de France
Together, these institutions create a unique academic ecosystem that combines scientific excellence and innovation.