Science plays a leading role in societal development. As a force for progress, science improves the daily life of people around the world. Universities have a major responsibility to produce scientific knowledge which serves the interests of society, and to share it in the short-, medium- and long-terms.

The university’s Scientific Framework document was drawn from the contributions of the institution’s Graduate Schools, the Institute for the Sciences of Light and the Paris-Saclay Undergraduate School. Aimed at the university’s scientific community and its partners, both in France and around the world, the document is a testament to the wealth of scientific work carried out by the teams at Université Paris-Saclay, and to their strengths in education and research. The document also covers the university’s commitments in innovation and technology transfer, open science, ethics and scientific integrity, science-society outreach initiatives, diversity and sustainable development.