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- December 2025
In the December Info-CEN: our researchers shine, call for presentations for the 46th annual conference, stay tuned for the half-day training session, upcoming events and opportunities, and much more.
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Discover our scientific news
Discover some recent achievements by members of the Center for Northern Studies, who are working together to better understand changes in Arctic, subarctic, boreal, and alpine terrestrial environments.
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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