Institut national de la recherche scientifique

"INRS" redirects here. For the French organisation, see Institut national de recherche et de sécurité.

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nɑsjɔnal də la ʁəʃɛʁʃ sjɑ̃tifik]; "National Institute for 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.

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
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

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.

Programs

Institut National de la recherche scientifique

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in:

• Water, Earth and Environment
  • Master's in water sciences
  • Doctorate in water sciences
  • Master's in earth sciences
  • Master's in earth sciences – environmental technologies
  • Doctorate in earth sciences
• Energy, Materials and Telecommunications
  • Master's in energy and materials sciences
  • Doctorate in energy and materials sciences
  • Master's in telecommunications
    • Joint Network IT
  • Doctorate in telecommunications
  • Master's in telecommunications
• INRS – Institute Armand Frappier
  • Master's in experimental health sciences
  • Master's in applied microbiology
  • Master's in virology and immunology
  • Doctorate in virology and immunology
  • Doctorate in biology
• INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société [fr] (Urbanization, Culture and Society)
  • Master's in urban studies
  • Doctorate in urban studies
  • Master's in demography
  • Doctorate in demography
  • Master's in research practice and public action