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Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Coordinates: 45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W / 45.5167056; -73.5675722
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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)
TypePublic
Established1969
PresidentArmand Couture
Undergraduatesavailable
Postgraduatesavailable
Location
490, rue de la Couronne, Quebec City
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45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W / 45.5167056; -73.5675722
CampusUrban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes.
ColoursWhite   & blue  
NicknameINRS
AffiliationsUACC, IAU
Websitewww.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. It was established by letters patent from the Quebec Government and operates under the Act respecting the Université du Québec. [1]

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

Programs

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Institut National de la recherche scientifique

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in:

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Further reading

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