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| Motto | "La science en action pour un monde en evolution" (Science in action for a world in evolution) | 
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| Type | Public | 
| Established | 1969 | 
| President | Armand Couture | 
| Undergraduates | available | 
| Postgraduates | available | 
| Location | 490, rue de la Couronne, Quebec City , , 45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W  | 
| Campus | Urban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. | 
| Colours | White & blue | 
| Nickname | INRS | 
| Affiliations | UACC, IAU | 
| Website | www.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. The enabling legislation is An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level. [1]
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 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 (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
 
 
References
- ↑ http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php? An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level
 
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 ISSN 1916-4645, academic journal published by the INRS Centre Urbanisation Culture et Société
 
