As ice cover and permafrost melt, it is crucial to deepen our understanding of climate change in the Canadian Arctic. Université Laval is a leader in northern studies and has stepped up multidisciplinary collaborations and projects in the field in recent years. An impressive number of high-caliber researchers are now documenting the dramatic effects of ice cover and surface temperature fluctuations on life in Arctic seas, the fate of carbon in northern lakes, and the transition from Arctic to boreal ecosystems.
Northern ecosystems
Understanding and measuring changes in the North
Studying the effects of global warming
Our work could be carried out anywhere in the world, but climate change is occurring more quickly in the Arctic and what we learn there can be applied elsewhere on the planet.
Raoul-Marie Couture, professor, Department of Chemistry. Raoul-Marie Couture’s research focuses on what happens to CO2 once it is released from permafrost as a result of global warming.
Researchers
Meet our dynamic research team
Research Units
Networks
- ArcticNet, Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada Scientific director:
- Takuvik Joint Laboratory Program Director:
Funded research program
- Sentinel North Scientific director:
Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Canada Research Chairs
- Canada Research Chair in Arctic Marine Ecosystems’ Response to Global Warming Chairholder:
- Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Studies Chairholder: Warwick Vincent, professeur titulaire, Department of Biology
Research centres, institutes, and groups
- Québec-Océan, Québec’s interinstitutional group on oceanographic research Scientific director: Jean-Éric Tremblay, professeur titulaire, Department of Biology
- Centre for Northern Studies (CEN) Scientific director: Richard Fortier, professeur titulaire, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Sentinel North Research Chairs
- Sentinel North Research Chair in Aquatic Environmental Geochemistry Chairholder: Raoul-Marie Couture, professeur titulaire, Department of Chemistry
I collaborated with Mount Allison University in New Brunswick on a biochemical measure for my research project, attended the week-long Chantier Arctic conference in Paris, and took part in an oceanographic mission to the Arctic aboard the CCGS Amundsen.
Philippe Israël Morin, former master’s student in biology under the supervision of Professor Marcel Babin, and now a professional researcher.
Graduate studies
Make the leap to graduate studies
Explore our fields of study
Resources for researchers and student researchers
The Vice Dean of Research
The mission of the faculty’s Office of the Vice Dean of Research is to familiarize faculty members with research funding program requirements. Its research development advisors can assist researchers in preparing funding applications and drafting research contracts. They can also provide information and guidance on technology transfer opportunities.
Le Lab en ligne
The Faculty of Sciences and Engineering’s LAB en ligne is a virtual space that showcases and profiles the faculty’s research equipment and facilities. The service provides graduate students, faculty members, and industry professionals with access to state-of-the-art equipment at reasonable cost along with opportunities for collaboration.