Our work
Through its programmes, publishing activities, dissemination platforms and events, it fosters scientific collaboration and brings research closer to society, in France and internationally.
Programmes
Through its cross-cutting programmes, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme supports research, promotes researcher mobility and fosters scientific collaboration in France and internationally. Whether addressing major contemporary challenges or open to all disciplines and fields of research, these programmes support researchers in their projects, fieldwork and collaborations, helping knowledge to circulate and contributing to a better understanding of the contemporary world. Today, the Foundation’s action is organised around three thematic priorities — Oceans, Arts and Post-War Studies — alongside Mondialités, an open programme spanning all disciplines and fields of research.
Maison Suger Research Residency
A place for research and residency in the heart of Paris, Maison Suger has, since 1990, fostered a shared living and working environment for researchers from around the world and across the humanities and social sciences. Each year, it welcomes 200 researchers in residence and provides them with an optimal environment for both research and daily life.
Support Programme for Researchers at Risk
The Foundation supports researchers working in countries where academic freedom is restricted by various obstacles, preventing them from freely pursuing their profession and developing their research.
Academic Publishing
Since 1970, the Presses de la Maison des sciences de l’homme have developed a distinctive catalogue in the humanities and social sciences, with more than 1,200 titles, 11 book series and 7 journals. The Éditions de la MSH pursue an ambitious publishing policy that combines editorial quality with the exploration of new models for disseminating research.
→ Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme
Book Diffusion & Distribution in the Humanities and Social Sciences
The FMSH distributes a catalogue of nearly 30,600 titles from 60 university presses and institutional publishers. Each year, its distribution department promotes nearly 700 new books and journals issues to general and specialist bookstores, cultural retailers, online bookstores and libraries.
→ Diffusion & Distribution of books
Audiovisual Dissemination of Research
The FMSH oversees the national platform for disseminating research and higher education content. Open to all knowledge-producing institutions wishing to disseminate and promote their video and podcast resources, Canal-U provides privileged access to French and French-language academic audiovisual content.
→ Canal-U
The Foundation’s Events
Each year, the FMSH organises or hosts more than 50 events, conferences and seminars addressing major issues facing society. Open to both the academic community and a wider audience, the programme aims to promote ideas and research findings in the humanities and social sciences, while fostering dialogue between research and society.
→ Agenda
The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme receives IDEAS certification.
The IDEAS label recognizes the quality of our societal commitment. It certifies our continuous improvement approach in governance, financial management and impact evaluation.
