Institut national de la recherche scientifique
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Institut national de la recherche scientifique | |
 INRS building in Quebec City | |
| Motto | La science en action pour un monde en evolution |
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Motto in English | Science in action for a world in evolution |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
Parent institution | Université du Québec |
| President | Armand Couture |
| Location | , 45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W |
| Campus | Urban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. |
| Colours | INRS Blue[1] |
| Nickname | INRS |
| Affiliations | UACC, IAU |
| Website | www.inrs.ca/ |
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The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nasjɔnal də la ʁəʃɛʁʃ sjɑ̃tifik], 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. It was established by letters patent from the Quebec Government and operates under the Act respecting the Université du Québec. [2]
The Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (EMT, Energy, Materials and Telecommunications) INRS-EMT is part of INRS.
Programs
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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 (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
[edit]- ^ "Palette de couleurs officielles". Logo et identité visuelle. INRS. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.canlii.org/en/qc/laws/stat/cqlr-c-u-1/latest/cqlr-c-u-1.html Act respecting the Université du Québec
Further reading
[edit]- 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
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- 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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