Independent research collective & Residency center in the Pyrenees
We are an independent lab and residency center for fundamental research, with a non-exclusive interest for the natural and theoretical sciences, created to complement and interact with the current landscape of research through:
different practices
different lives & careers
- supporting independent & freelance research
- enabling part-time and parallel careers
- pursuing science away from cities
different people
- multidisciplinary scientists and artists
- doing research with non-professionals
- writing science to share
- local events & nonlocal kindred initiatives
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Visit us
The Campus in the Pyrenees
Photos: Ray Vüilsen, Marie Aste, Samuel Lévêque, Yuval Zelnik. More about the house →
Why come & what to expect
- Personal retreats to work on your own projects
- Workshops and playgrounds to experiment with how we do research and how we live around it
- Discussion times and seminars to exchange with other residents or a broader audience
- A large house in the mountains with private rooms, work spaces, shared meals and activities
- 5 to 10 residents and up to 20 participants in group events, workshops and schools.
Since 2024, 299 people from 15 countries have spent 3675 days at the house. We have hosted 18 schools, workshops and retreats.
"INTP is the perfect place for a small workshop where you can get the time and space to think surrounded by natural beauty and great science."
Wylie, physicist (2025)
"Un bonheur de passer une semaine de travail à l'INTP, dans un cadre idyllique au beau milieu des montagnes, comme une joyeuse collocation fertile aux conversations sans fin, curieuses, intéressées et sensibles entre art et science."
Mayeul·e, artiste (2025)
Who we are
Team members
Our executive and ideas board
Arnaud SentisSecretary
Azenor BideaultPresident
Mathew LeiboldVice President
Matthieu BarbierTreasurer
Samuel Lévêque
Friends & Associates
People who regularly visit and contribute to INTP
Naphtali Meshel
Francesco d'Ovidio
Lea Sorli
Arnaud Pochevile
Estere Seinkmane
Guim Aguadé
Juan Giral Martinez
Mathilde Escudero
Noémie Gaudio
Onofrio Mazzarisi
Pavel Chvykov
Pierre Casadebaig
Violaine Prince
Yuval Zelnik
Residents: Permanent, temporary and alumni →
Our Helper Hall of Fame:
Marielle (Israel) 12/20 - 01/21 · Myrthe & Marijn (Netherlands) 01/21 · Nick (England) 01/21 · Gemma (England) 01-02/21 · Soledad (Argentina) 01-02/21 · Ragnhild (Norway) 02/21 · Marine (France) 02/21 · Jan (Germany) 02/21 · Estelle (France) 02/21 · Timo (Netherlands) 03/21 · Simon (Belgium) 03/21 · Arnaud (Netherlands) 03/21 · Pedro & Alexandra (France) 04/21 · Remi & Lola (France) 07/21 · Antoine (France) 9/21-4/22 · Dinte (Netherlands) 10/21 · Flo & Thomas (France) 10/21 · Wiebke (Germany) 11/21 · Lena (Germany) 01/22 · Anita & Hippo (Slovakia & Belgium) 4/22
Non-human residents
A few of the species living around the house, seen during the Autumn School in October 2026.
