Centre for Northern Studies
Over 400 researchers studying northern terrestrial environments
Official launch of the 46th CEN Annual Conference
It is now time to register for the 46th Annual Conference of the Centre for Northern Studies, which will take place in person on February 12 and 13, 2026, on the campus of Université Laval (Québec City).
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InfoCEN- September 2025
The September issue of Info-CEN features changes in the CEN administration, new members, a review of the EDI workshop and highlights from our northern research.
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The CEN 2021-2023 activity report
Check out the CEN 2021-2023 bi-annual activity report, which highlights the achievements of CEN members!
More detailsThe CEN is a research centre based at Université Laval, managing an extensive network of infrastructures stretching from the boreal to the Canadian High Arctic. Thanks to the Fonds québécois de recherche, secteur Nature et technologies, CEN is a strategic inter-university and multidisciplinary group working in partnership with northern communities and public and private organizations to promote sustainable development in the North.
CEN manages three unique infrastructure networks in the circumpolar world
Qaujisarvik ('place of study' in Inuktitut) is a network of research stations managed by the CEN. With this network, CEN fulfills its mission to provide unparalleled access to the North for the scientific and educational communities.
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SILA ('climate' in Inuktitut) is a network of 110 permanent observatories for climate and environmental change in the North, operated by CEN. The network extends over 3500 km, between Quebec City and Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut.
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Due to the increasing amount of data generated by CEN's work, and the growing demand for access to it, CEN has created the Nordicana D collection, an open-access platform for Nordic climate and environmental data.
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