New investments support research chairs in QC, NB

Several organizations have announced investments toward the creation of research chairs in eastern Canada this week. In Québec, NSERC and the Fonds de recherche du Québec are providing $1.9M to support the creation of a new research chair dedicated to the participation and retention of people from underrepresented groups in science and engineering. The chair […]

Institut national de la recherche scientifique has officially become a member of the University of the Arctic, an international network of institutions that are dedicated to research, education, and collaboration in and about the North. INRS’s membership strengthens its commitment to Arctic issues and provides opportunities for learning, exchange, and collaboration. INRS Professor Isabelle Laurion […]

Collège LaSalle, Collège Montmorency, the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, the Université du Québec à Montréal, and the City of Laval have joined forces to create the Consortium de collaboration pour le savoir et l’enseignement. The new consortium aims to expand postsecondary offerings in Laval to train the next generation, retain talent, generate high-impact […]

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique is leading a new network that addresses the lack of health and social services in rural and remote regions of Québec. Alongside INRS, the réseau CommunAutés Rurales et Éloignées en Santé is co-directed by the Université du Québec à Montréal, Université du Québec à Rimouski, and Université du […]

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique has unveiled a new Chair in Nanobiophotonics, which will be co-led by INRS professors Marc A Gauthier and Jonathan Perreault. The chair is interdisciplinary, involving the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, molecular biology, immuno-oncology, ultrafast imaging, and biophotonics. “In concrete terms, [this chair’s research] could lead to significant advances […]

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue are collaborating to launch new master’s and PhD programs in Indigenous Studies, which they say will become Canada’s first French-language graduate programs in this field. The joint programs will be offered through INRS’s Centre Urbanisation Culture Société and UQAT’s École d’études […]

The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) has announced $22.8M in funding to support research projects that will advance Canadian digital security. Fifteen Canadian postsecondary institutions are among the funding recipients: Carleton University, Concordia University, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Memorial University, Ontario Tech University, Simon Fraser University, Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, the University of […]

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique recently launched the Collaboratoire Villes Voix Visions (C3V), a new research laboratory focused on urban inequities. Co-directed by INRS professors Stéphane Guimont Marceau and Nathan McClintock, C3V brings together local partners and students to study urban realities, civic relations, and community initiatives that address social disparities. C3V is […]