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.

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!

Two new student positions are open at UQTR. Please consult the detailed descriptions and send your application directly to the project managers as specified in each offer.

Applications are now open for the UArctic north2north mobility program, which offers the opportunity to study in different regions of the North. A north2north exchange allows you to acquire skills in Arctic-related fields and discover another North, which will be useful in your future professional career and academic projects.

The call for applications is now open for the Introduction to Northern Research and Issues (IREN) training, which will take place from November 9 to 13, 2025, near Pessamit.

This year marks the return of the training session "Initiation to Northern Research and Issues", designed for graduate students. As in previous editions, the 2025 organizing committee aims to bring together in November a diverse student community for three days of training featuring varied content and formats.

FROST is a transdisciplinary, community-embedded research initiative that brings together 16 natural scientists and social scientists from 6 Nordic countries to investigate how warming winters and changing snow cover affect Arctic lake ecosystems and the livelihoods of the communities that depend on them. Co-developed with Indigenous partners across Inuit Nunaat and Sápmi, FROST promotes equity, inclusivity, and the integration of place-based knowledge. The project compares twelve lakes across the circumpolar North, along gradients of ice and snow cover and seasonal variability.

An exercise in scientific popularisation and synthesis, My Northern Project is a contest where students have 5 minutes to present their northern research project. Call open until April 8, 2024.