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Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Motto"La science en action pour un monde en evolution" (Science in action for a world in evolution)
TypePublic
Established1969
PresidentArmand Couture
Undergraduatesavailable
Postgraduatesavailable
Location
490, rue de la Couronne Quebec
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CampusUrban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes.
ColoursWhite   & blue  
NicknameINRS
AffiliationsUACC
Websitewww.inrs.ca/

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (French, National Institute of Scientific Research) is the research-oriented branch of Université du Québec. 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.

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
    • Urbanization, Culture and Society

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