The Maison des Sciences de l’Homme en Bretagne (Human Sciences Institute in Brittany) was officially created on 12 December 2005, and since 1 January 2008 has been an Unité Mixte de Service of the CNRS (Mixed Service Unit, number UMS 3122, of the French National Centre for Scientific Research). It is placed under the joint responsibility of the Université de Rennes 2 (the parent institute) and the CNRS.
It belongs to the national network of Maisons des Sciences de l’Homme (Human Sciences Institutes).
It was founded by the CNRS and the 4 universities of Brittany: Université Rennes 2, Université de Rennes 1, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, and Université de Bretagne Sud.
The MSHB receives financial support from the following local authorities:
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