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I doubt it. Laboratories which teach and work in English have a huge advantage in modern academia because they are able to draw in talent from a far larger pool.

The majority of international academics working in France are from other Romance language countries. I presume the other Romance language countries have the same problem as France.

[curiousgal]

Having done research in both the U.S. and France, the latter is far better simply because of the general life quality.

Language is not really that big of a factor. The U.S. definitely provides better research ressources but when you look at your life as a researcher as a whole, France is the better option.

[hevi_jos]

French is an extremely easy language to pick for someone who already speaks English.

In fact, English took from French over 30% of its vocabulary. French was the official language in England of the highly educated until mere centuries ago.

Most researchers in France already speak English.

The huge advantage of the US/UK is one: money, you could become rich and apply your ideas to real products(in a bigger market) much much more easily than in France.

The huge advantage of France: quality of life.

[jacquesm]

And much less pressure to commercialize, there is a lot of fundamental and other research that is not immediately aimed at generating a cash-cow somewhere.