General overview

Scientific development and the advancement of knowledge at the Université de Montréal are part of a long tradition of research that dates back to its early years. Basic or applied, theoretical or practical, research at Université de Montréal covers the full range of modern thought and encourages interdisciplinary research.

The Université de Montréal, which ranks second among Canada's most active institutions of higher learning in terms of research and development, with close to $400 million in research funding, enjoys an outstanding reputation in the international scientific community.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies, which boasts Canada's largest body of graduate and post-graduate students, attests to the dynamic and collaborative spirit of UdeM's research teams made up of professors, researchers and graduate students.

New research infrastructures

Advanced research, which has helped to enhance Université de Montréal's international presence, requires specific working conditions and environments that meet the highest quality standards. Consequently, the University recently established four major research infrastructures in key fields of scientific development:

• Technopole-Montréal, a scientific and technological centre housed in the new J. Armand Bombardier Building, focuses research on advanced materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology, aeronautics and aerospace.
  
  
• The Institute of Research in Immunovirology and Cancer (IRIC), housed in the new Marcelle Coutu Building, is poised to become a leader in research on cancer and viral diseases.
  
  
• The Centre de recherche en éthique (CREUM), a multidisciplinary research centre that brings together ethicists from all backgrounds, examines fundamental ethical questions as well as ethical issues pertaining to fields such as medicine and nursing, law, education, urban planning and architecture.
  
  
• Two renowned organizations attract a concentration of researchers in social statistics: the Unesco Institute of Statistics and the Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics, which was created by UdeM and provides Quebec researchers with access to detailed data from large-scale longitudinal surveys conducted by Statistics Canada.