In France a ''Unité mixte de recherche'' (UMR) is an administrative type of research laboratoryhttp://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/elections/conseil_unite/textes/DEC920520SOSI_SOR_consolidee0316.pdf that is partially supported by

CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (french: link=no, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 ...

and partially by other organizations, in terms of funds, academic and non-academic staff, and other type of support, based on a multi-year reconducible contract.

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