About
A Word from the Vice-Rector
Vincent Poitout
Research is at the core of the Université de Montréal's mission. With exceptional disciplinary diversity across its 13 faculties and schools, 465 research units and a broad network of affiliated health and social services centres, research at Université de Montréal contributes directly to the training of students, the advancement of knowledge and the enrichment of communities, locally and globally. The freedom to conduct research enables our teams to approach theoretical, fundamental and applied questions from multiple perspectives, using a variety of complementary methodologies. The resulting discoveries, often the result of collaborative, cross-sectoral approaches, enable us to respond creatively and rigorously to the increasingly complex challenges of today's world.
In this time of profound global transformation, the creation of new knowledge through university research is more important than ever. The Université de Montréal is committed to actively supporting research that is excellent, collaborative, innovative, diversified and globally engaged, to enhance the leadership of the research community. This plan sets out the Vice-Rector's major strategic priorities for promoting Université de Montréal's research, creation and innovation activities, thereby actively contributing to the discovery, advancement and sharing of knowledge that enables us to respond responsibly to the major challenges of today and tomorrow.
The Team
Sylvie Lesage
Francis Gingras
Luc Stafford
Mandates
- Innovation Lab : Building a sustainable future (CLAD)
- Nature and technology
- Institutional representative for numerous entities, including: NSERC, Calcul Québec, TRIUMF, NanoCanada.
Franck Scherrer
Mandates
- Innovation Lab : Understanding and creating, creating to understand
- Chemins de transition
- Humanities and social sciences, arts and letters
- Institutional representative at SSHRC and the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mission
The overall mandate of the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation (VRRI) is to coordinate and guide all scientific activities at the Université de Montréal. It supports the university’s contribution to scientific advancement, as well as to cultural, social and economic progress, through its work in promoting the results of research and creation.
In line with Université de Montréal’s overall mission, the VRRI proposes a vision that
- Encourages the diversity of research models (fundamental and applied, theoretical, action research, individual and collaborative) and development in all fields of knowledge.
- Affirms the priority given to the development of activities that aim for excellence through a multi-faceted, integrative and collaborative approach at the interface of disciplines, thereby enhancing and sustaining UdeM's leadership.
- Delivers added value through interfaculty initiatives, partnerships and major projects.
Action Plan
Support UdeM teams so that their passion for responsible research and innovation enables them to imagine and build a better world together.
