Sentinel North
Environment | Health | Innovation

With its Sentinel North strategy, Université Laval fosters the convergence of expertise, transformative research, the development of new technologies and the training of a new generation of interdisciplinary researchers aimed at improving our understanding of the northern environment and its impact on humans and their health.

Sentinel North: a legacy

Driven by interdisciplinary and innovation, Sentinel North has been a key strategy in supporting Université Laval's commitment to meeting the emerging challenges of a changing North.

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Research Highlights 2017-2025

Learn more about the scope of the research conducted by Sentinel North teams through a selection of research results presented as five integrated chapters.

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Publications

Near 1000 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, most of which are highly interdisciplinary and available in open access.

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news

  • Launch of the International Ph.D School: Shedding Light on Arctic Marine Ecosystem Services

    Taking place on board the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen deployed in Baffin Bay and the Fjords of Baffin Island, Nunavut (Canada), this second Sentinel North International... read more

  • New Sentinel North Research Chair

    Université Laval is launching a new Research Chair funded by Sentinel North to analyze the relationship between Inuit and non-Inuit, and the transformations of this relationship over the last decad... read more

  • Results of the CNRS-Sentinel North call for projects

    Four projects were selected following a joint CNRS - Sentinel North call for funding to move French researchers to Quebec City to initiate new collaborations with Sentinel North. The scientific off... read more

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An unprecedented transdisciplinary strategy

Sentinel North is made possible, in part, thanks to funding from Canada First Research Excellence Fund.