Institut national de la recherche scientifique

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National Institute of Scientific Research

Institut national de la recherche scientifique
INRS building in Quebec City
Motto	La science en action pour un monde en evolution
Motto in English	Science in action for a world in evolution
Type	Public
Established	1969
Parent institution	Université du Québec
President	Armand Couture
Location	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	INRS Blue[1]
Nickname	INRS
Affiliations	UACC, IAU
Website	www.inrs.ca/

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.

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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to INRS.

• 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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