Astronomy is intrinsically linked to the operation of large ground-based instruments or space missions and is therefore driven by international exchanges. The Paris Observatory - PSL naturally integrates this international dimension into its global strategy.
The Paris Observatory collaborates with international space agencies on large space missions such as CASSINI, ROSETTA, Gaia, and more recently Solar Orbiter, Mars2020, JUICE, as well as on ground-based research infrastructures such as the ESO instrumentation, which includes instrumentation for the VLT and the European ELT, CTA, SKAO and LOFAR/NenuFAR for low frequency radio astronomy (see also here).
The Paris Observatory maintains collaborations around major strategic topics within the framework of large consortia, framework agreements or specific agreements with partners: Chinese, Brazilian, Indian, Russian or Australian.
It participates, as coordinator or partner, in more than sixty projects of the European framework programmes for research: FP7 and Horizon 2020.
List of current European projects at the Paris Observatory
List of completed European projects at the Paris Observatory
At the heart of PSL University
The Paris Observatory - PSL occupies a central place in the international collaboration strategy implemented by the PSL University, which also allows it to increase its own visibility and international attractiveness.
PSL’s international strategy offers the Paris Observatory the opportunity to position itself as a key player in scientific exchanges with world-class partners.
In terms of attractiveness and support to young talents, the Paris Observatory benefits from the Post-Doctoral Program in Astrophysics of Observatoire de Paris-PSL which attracts applications from many foreign post-doctoral students.