Institut national de la recherche scientifique

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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)
Type	Public
Established	1969
President	Armand Couture
Undergraduates	available
Postgraduates	available
Location	490, rue de la Couronne, Quebec City , Quebec , Canada 45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W / 45.5167056; -73.5675722
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.