The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs applauds in the present day’s awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 to Michel H. Devoret from France, together with John Clarke from the UK, and John M. Martinis from the U.S., in recognition of their pioneering work collectively on macroscopic quantum mechanics. The Ministry likewise applauds the awarding of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 to Philippe Aghion from France, together with Joel Mokyr from Israel and the U.S., and Peter Howitt from Canada.
France welcomes the choice to award two of our fellow residents these prizes, which spotlight their high-level worldwide careers and scientific collaboration, and which acknowledge, as soon as once more, France’s excellence in science and status within the discipline.
This 12 months, in step with its dedication to educational freedom, researcher mobility, and excellence in analysis, France launched Choose France for Science, a brand new program that may host worldwide researchers working in cutting-edge fields. France is a staunch supporter of analysis and innovation, that are important to creating industrial competitiveness and the applied sciences of the longer term that may contribute to the digital and ecological transition. The French authorities will proceed to pursue and strengthen its insurance policies, particularly within the discipline of latest applied sciences.
