Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Université du Québec (INRS)

Motto	"La science en action pour un monde en evolution" (Science in action for a world in evolution)
Type	Public
Established	1969
President	Armand Couture
Undergraduates	available
Postgraduates	available
Location	490, rue de la Couronne, Quebec City , Quebec , Canada 45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W / 45.5167056; -73.5675722
Campus	Urban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes.
Colours	White   & blue
Nickname	INRS
Affiliations	UACC, IAU
Website	www.inrs.ca/

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (English: 'National Institute of Scientific Research') is the research-oriented constituent university of the Université du Québec system that offers only graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society.

INRS has facilities in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. The enabling legislation is An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level. ^[1]

The Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (EMT, Energy, Materials and Telecommunications) INRS-EMT is part of INRS.

Programs

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in:

• Water, Earth and Environment
  • Masters in water sciences
  • Doctorate in water sciences
  • Masters in earth sciences
  • Masters in earth sciences - environmental technologies
  • Doctorate in earth sciences
• Energy, Materials and Telecommunications
  • Masters in energy and materials sciences
  • Doctorate in energy and materials sciences
  • Masters in telecommunications
    • Joint Network IT
  • Doctorate in telecommunications
  • Masters in telecommunications
• INRS - Institute Armand Frappier
  • Masters in experimental health sciences
  • Masters in applied microbiology
  • Masters in virology and immunology
  • Doctorate in virology and immunology
  • Doctorate in biology
• INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société [fr] (Urbanization, Culture and Society)
  • Masters in urban studies
  • Doctorate in urban studies
  • Masters in demography
  • Doctorate in demography
  • Masters in research practice and public action

References

Further reading

• Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.

External links

• Official INRS web site
• Environnement Urbain / Urban Environment ISSN 1916-4645, academic journal published by the INRS Centre Urbanisation Culture et Société

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