{"id":43436,"date":"2024-02-09T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=43436"},"modified":"2024-10-23T13:31:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:31:39","slug":"research-excellence-at-the-universite-de-sherbrooke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/research-excellence-at-the-universite-de-sherbrooke\/43436\/","title":{"rendered":"Research excellence at the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke (UdeS)<\/a>, located in the heart of Qu\u00e9bec, is a research and innovation powerhouse. Its diverse range of research programmes<\/a> are nationally recognised and have significant global impact. The university is dedicated to creating the next generation of researchers and has established itself as an international hub for academic excellence.<\/p>\n To discuss the university\u2019s dynamic research environment, variety of expertise and commitment to scientific excellence, Dr Jean-Pierre Perreault, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, at the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke spoke with The Innovation Platform<\/em>.<\/p>\n A university community at the service of society, the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke (UdeS) is dedicated to learning, critical knowledge-seeking and the quest for new insights through teaching, research, creation and social engagement. UdeS is a French-language university located in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada. It welcomes 31,170 students to its three campuses, including 3,000 international students from 104 countries.<\/p>\n UdeS is the only university in the province of Qu\u00e9bec located outside a metropolitan area offering a complete range of training programmes, from medicine and engineering to law, science, humanities, arts, social sciences and management.<\/p>\n Because the next generation of researchers is at the heart of our research enterprise, UdeS has set up an ambitious institutional scholarship programme to support excellence in research, awarding Master\u2019s scholarships worth up to $50,000 for two years and doctoral scholarships worth up to $105,000 for three years. One hundred new scholarships are awarded annually to students enrolled at UdeS, including international applicants.<\/p>\n Our recognised research expertise lies in a variety of disciplines including: Quantum sciences, sustainable health, outdoor education, green chemistry, and integrative ecology. At UdeS, research is structured around six multidisciplinary unifying themes. The university boasts 19 research centres, over one hundred research chairs, six interdisciplinary institutes and two CNRS International Research Laboratories: The Nanotechnologies and Nanosystems Laboratory (LN2)<\/a> and the Quantum Frontiers Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n By combining our disciplinary strengths, we explore emerging scientific fields and enable promising innovations that shed new light on societal challenges. Across each theme, researchers develop new methodologies, multiply the angles from which they analyse complex issues, and find innovative ways to improve systems thinking in research.<\/p>\n Across all disciplines, the UdeS is transforming society through discoveries and analyses, each more relevant than the last. As of 2023, this dynamism propelled UdeS to an unprecedented tenth place among Canada\u2019s most research-intensive universities, as measured by research income, according to Research InfoSource. Over the past 20 years, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke has posted the highest growth in research revenues among Canadian universities.<\/p>\n Research revenues are a reliable indicator of quality university research, testifying to the confidence partners and funding agencies have in the university\u2019s research teams and their readiness to train the next generation of highly specialised researchers in priority areas.<\/p>\n For the past 11 years, UdeS has ranked first among Canadian universities and among the top 20 universities globally in sustainable development, according to the GreenMetric international ranking.<\/p>\n Achieving carbon neutrality in June 2022 \u2013 eight years earlier than planned \u2013 is one of the contributing factors to our continual improvement. This result is even more impressive considering that UdeS has more than doubled its campus infrastructure since the 1990s, and student enrolment has jumped by almost 60% since 2002.<\/p>\n These results are driven by a 64% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2002, propelled most notably by installing a geothermal system, transitioning to hydroelectricity from steam heating, and purchasing renewable natural gas.<\/p>\n Further, our solar park, the largest such park dedicated to applied research in Canada, also ensures savings of some 6850m\u00b3 of natural gas annually.<\/p>\n UdeS has developed an effective and innovative model for university-business partnerships. We focus on entrepreneurship, collaboration and knowledge sharing across all disciplines and various public and private partners.<\/p>\n We have also seen notable successes in technology transfer: From 2017-2022, the commercialisation rate for inventions resulting from UdeS research activities was 46%, among the highest in North America.<\/p>\nCan you provide a brief overview of Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke and the opportunities you have to offer?<\/h3>\n
Where does the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke research stand compared to other Canadian institutions, and what is its ranking in the international GreenMetric ranking system?<\/h3>\n
Sustainable development<\/h3>\n
How does the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke utilise its partnerships to foster innovation within organisations, particularly regarding scientific excellence and knowledge transfer?<\/h3>\n