A research chair to better understand permafrost in Nunavik
Nunavik has been hard hit by thawing permafrost, which has caused extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure, made travel in the region riskier, and limited the hunting, fishing, and gathering activities of its inhabitants.
Communication and Outreach
Sentinel North’s communications initiatives aim to highlight interdisciplinary and innovative research of Université Laval’s teams. The success of the program’s outreach and knowledge dissemination efforts stems from the contributions of an engaged community, high-impact publications, and numerous national and international activities.
Scientific Meeting 2025
The next Scientific Meeting will take place from 6 to 8 May, 2025, at the Quebec city Convention Centre. Get all details here.
Historic specimens highlight the key role viruses play in Arctic ecosystems
A collaboration between several centers and departments of Université Laval and the Natural History Museum of London suggests new avenues to better understand the key role of viruses in Arctic ecosystems. The method used also demonstrates that samples recovered more than 100 years ago can provide new answers using modern genomic tools.
The interdisciplinary collaborations initiated in this project were made possible, in part, by Sentinel North's research program.
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Sentinel North Scientific Conferences
With its Scientific Conferences, Sentinel North invites you to discover innovative interdisciplinary research results and the finalists of its scientific videos competition, in a dynamic and engaging virtual format.
March 18, 2021, 10 am to 12 pm
Monitoring environmental change in northern ecosystems
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Indigenous engagement workshop
March 19 – April 9, 2021 (online)
Conducting research in an Indigenous context requires cultural sensitivity and knowledge of this environment, but also to develop a collaborative and open approach that often transcends our ways of doing things in an academic setting.