The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (English: 'National Institute of Scientific Research') is the research-oriented constituent university of the
Université du Québec
The University of Quebec (French: ''Université du Québec'') is a system of ten provincially run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates 300 programs for over 87,000 students. Th ...
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
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. In order to effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met ...
; and urbanization, culture and society.
INRS has facilities in
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
,
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
,
Laval, and
Varennes
Varennes-en-Argonne (, literally ''Varennes in Argonne'') or simply Varennes (German: Wöringen) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 639.
Geography
Varennes-en-Ar ...
. The enabling legislation is ''An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level.''
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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 science
Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spher ...
s
**Masters in earth sciences -
environmental technologies
Environmental technology (envirotech) or green technology (greentech), also known as ''clean technology'' (''cleantech''), is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and electronic dev ...
**Doctorate in earth sciences
*Energy, Materials and
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than tha ...
s
**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
Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, th ...
and
immunology
Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see ther ...
**Doctorate in virology and immunology
**Doctorate in
biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditar ...
* (
Urbanization
Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...
,
Culture and Society
''Culture and Society'' is a book published in 1958 by Welsh progressive writer Raymond Williams, exploring how the notion of culture developed in Great Britain, from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.
When first published, the boo ...
)
**Masters in urban studies
**Doctorate in urban studies
**Masters in demography
**Doctorate in
demography
Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...
**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' , academic journal published by the INRS Centre Urbanisation Culture et Société
Université du Québec
Education in Montreal
Education in Quebec City
Universities in Quebec
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