The "Humanities and Social Sciences" (SHS) Research Cluster

This research cluster is dedicated to studying humanity within social, societal, cultural, intercultural, and environmental contexts. Issues related to language, cognition, creativity, education, and technology in society—in all their aspects—are central to this research.

Strategic Priorities

Cognition and Language

  • Study of the cognitive and social mechanisms of human communication.
  • Fields of study: psychology, language sciences, applied linguistics, education, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy.

Social and Cultural Spaces

  • A Study of the Relationship Between Societies and Spaces.
  • Academic fields: history, foreign literature and civilization, comparative literature, information and communication sciences, history and socioeconomics of sports, architecture.

Creation

  • A study of the dynamics of cultural creation, in both their material and imaginary dimensions.
  • Academic fields: literature, performing arts, history of architecture, urban planning, information and communication sciences, art history, musicology, philosophy.

Science and Technology in Society

  • A critical and reflective examination of the modes of scientific production and societal issues.

Partners

Key partners: Secondary partners:

Laboratories

Doctoral Schools

Published on 3 October 2025
Updated on 16 July 2026