The University of Montreal and of creating new knowledge

Ranking

4^th

in Canada

UdeM is among the top-ranked research universities in Canada, due to the high volume of its scientific activities.

465

research units

With its affiliated schools Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal, UdeM is the leading hub of higher education in Quebec.

682

million dollars

Research revenue at UdeM exceeds $650M a year

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udemnouvelles

11 July 2024

When long-term users of prescription opioids in Canada were mailed a brochure encouraging them to cut their dosages, many of them did – and that's a good thing, researchers say.

10 July 2024

This summer, environmental chemistry researcher Sébastien Sauvé will investigate the presence of harmful PFAS chemicals in our grocery basket.

10 July 2024

A new form of cognitive-behavioural couple therapy may help women diagnosed with sexual desire disorders and reduce the emotional distress associated with it.

8 July 2024

A team of astronomers from UdeM has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising "super-Earth" covered in ice or water.

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Artificial intelligence: here and now

Université de Montréal plays a leading role in the development of Montréal's artificial intelligence hub.

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Our researchers

Examining the infinitely small and unimaginably large in their laboratories and in the field, they are training tomorrow’s citizens, decision makers and creators.

Ana SOKOLOVIĆ

MUSIC

Etienne LALIBERTÉ

BIODIVERSITY

Malik CHAKER-MARGOT

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Aarlenne KHAN

OPTOMETRY

Geneviève CARPENTIER

EDUCATION

Malek BATAL

NUTRITION

Annie PULLEN SANSFAÇON

SOCIAL WORK

Yves BRUN

MEDECINE

Caroline QUACH-THANH

MEDECINE

Karim JERBI

NEUROSCIENCES

Luc STAFFORD

PHYSICS

Caroline TRAUBE

MUSIC

Yoshua BENGIO

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Benoit DUPONT

CRIMINOLOGY

Julie CARRIER

PSYCHOLOGY

Julie LESSARD

MEDECINE

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The next generation

Our young researchers are a distinguished bunch. Meet the winner of the Three Minute Thesis institutional competition.

Imola Mihalecz

Doctoral student in psychology, Imola won first prize in the Three Minute Thesis competition thanks to her presentation on the causes of pain in Parkinson's disease.

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Resources

Admission and Graduate Programs

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Research centres

Groups of outstanding researchers in all sectors

Institute for Data Valorization

The IVADO offers advanced expertise in the fields of data science, operational research and artificial intelligence.

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

The IRIC team works to shed light on cancer mechanisms and to accelerate research into more effective therapies.

International Centre for Comparative Criminology

The Centre seeks to understand processes for regulating criminal behaviour and the different control mechanisms put in place by public, private and community institutions.

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Our researchers

Consult the profiles of over 1,500 researchers, their fields of expertise, affiliations and research projects.

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Our research centres

To find a faculty-related or institutional centre, a Canada Research Chair or a hospital research centre.

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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Information on studies at the Master’s and PhD levels, joint dissertations, postdoctoral fellowships and visiting research student opportunities.

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Services for researchers

Information on grants, research contracts, commercializing research results and applying research findings.

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Libraries

The library network at the Université de Montréal consists of some twenty libraries in different disciplines and specializations.

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Over 850 researchers are available to answer questions from the media.

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