Centre for Northern Studies
Over 400 researchers studying northern terrestrial environments
46th CEN Annual Conference
Discover the program for the 46th Annual Conference of the Centre for Northern Studies! Details and registration online.
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Info-CEN - January 2026
In the January Info-CEN: science news, important informations for the members, events and training opportunities, and more!
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Half-day training
The CEN and its student committee organize a half-day training on February 11 with 4 great workshops! Register before February 6.
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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