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Canada Foundation for Innovation 14 Université Laval professors share $ 1.2 million to acquire state-of-the-art research equipment.
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Violence against LGBTQ2 people Professor Valérie Roy receives more than $ 600,000 to counter violence in their intimate relationships.
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Genome Canada Louis Bernatchez and Steve Labrie receive $ 20M to carry out genomics research projects.
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Insight Grants The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council awards $ 4M to 17 research projects at UL.
Research on societies

Research and Innovation

Université Laval’s accomplished and respected professors make the institution a world-renowned hub for research and innovation. Armed with a transdisciplinary approach, they are committed to making positive impacts in the communities where they work. Some contents are availa

Major projects

Observatory on the Societal Impacts of Artifical Intelligence and Digital Technology Sentinel North Alliance santé Québec Institut nordique du Québec Alliance culture+numérique

Main research areas

Society, cultures, and the arts

Sustainable health and well-being

Northern sustainability

Ethics, governance, and social organization

Responsible management of natural resources

Humans in their environment

Intelligent communities and their technology and logistics

2015-2020 Research Development Plan

Research at the heart of our lives

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Integrating technology better in health care

Marie-Pierre Gagnon assesses technologies in health and tailors them to patients’ needs, values, and preferences.
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Promoting an ethical culture

Lyse Langlois helps organizations to revisit their organization of work by creating spaces for discussion where everyone can experiment, reflect, and deliberate on ethical issues.
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Inventing tomorrow's assistive technology

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours and his team focus on the needs of individuals to develop robotics and mechatronics technology that helps people living with physical disabilities perform daily activities.
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Services for researchers

Improve your odds of success by taking advantage of our services for researchers.

Université Laval’s research community enjoys access to a wide range of services and support regarding funding, responsible conduct of research, ethics, intellectual property, and social innovation in order to foster new initiatives and promote partnerships between researchers.

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Research units

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Research Chairs
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Recognized Research Centres
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Institutes
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Affiliated Research Centres
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Canada Excellence Research Chairs

Microbiome

Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health
Optic fibers

Photonic innovations for information and communications
Northern village

Remote Sensing of Canada’s New Arctic Frontier
Network of neurons

Neurophotonics

Ethics and responsible conduct of research

UL provides support to its research community to help foster ethical research and responsible conduct.

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Office of the Vice Rector, Research and Innovation

The Office of the Vice Rector, Research and Innovation (VRRCI) draws on its team’s expertise to oversee the growth and promotion of research and innovation at UL.

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