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Each year, the Bonhomme Ice Palace of the Quebec Winter Carnival must contend with unpredictable weather: sunlight, temperature fluctuations, whitening of the ice... How can we preserve the integrity and iconic appearance of this signature structure? This is the challenge that INQ, the Quebec Winter Carnival, and CERMA are issuing to university students.

Today, the CASCADES Expedition leaves Québec City aboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen for its first leg in Baffin Bay and along the west coast of Greenland. The international expedition federates over 50 researchers from Canada, France, Greenland, and Switzerland across 13 multidisciplinary projects...

A major international scientific expedition set sail this past July 10 aboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Coordinated by Amundsen Science in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard, this large scale 139 day mission will continue until November 25 across several regions of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland.

Two students who participated in the INQ’s Introduction to Northern Research and Issues (IREN) training program spent a week in the Northern Village of Kangiqsualujjuaq at the end of April to share their research results with the community. A look back at their trip and what they gained from the IREN training.

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INQ’s First Peoples Committee announces the release of a fully updated and more inclusive version of the Guidelines for Research in Northern Environments. This reference tool adapts to the profound transformations currently redefining the research landscape in northern Quebec.

Quebec’s research, innovation, and expertise are at the heart of major international collaborations focused on the North and the Arctic. This page lists the sessions featuring organizations, scientists, or leaders from Quebec as part of the upcoming Arctic Circle Assembly.

In winter, aircraft de-icing is a crucial operation, but testing fluid effectiveness against unpredictable weather proves complex and costly. This is where artificial intelligence comes into play. A recent study led by researcher Gelareh Momen’s team demonstrates the potential of machine learning to predict the holdover time of these protective fluids.

CASCADES is an international polar expedition aimed at understanding the accelerated melting of Greenland's glaciers and its impacts on the global climate. INQ is proud to be a partner in this initiative.

On May 22, Quebec City hosted the provincial final of the science communication competition My Northern Project. Before an attentive panel of judges, 17 up-and-coming scientists brilliantly summarized their research in just 5 minutes. Congratulations to the four winners selected to represent Quebec on the international stage during the grand final!

PAP-27 will investigate the physical, biogeochemical, ecological, and societal connectivity between the Beaufort Sea, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and adjacent coastal systems through coordinated international research platforms and Indigenous partnerships. Researchers from Quebec and Canada are eligible to apply.

From April 15 to May 29, Alexandra Bélanger is participating in the "Permafrost in Arctic Societies" field school in Sisimiut, Greenland. The Master’s student in Earth Sciences at Université Laval shares her experience here.