The mission of the UQAM Research Chair on the Promotion of Well-Being During School and Post-School Transitions is to mobilize scientific knowledge, professional expertise, and student experiences to support the personal growth of youth and adults throughout their educational paths, while recognizing the value of diverse pathways to foster individual well-being and ultimately advance Quebec society.
Based on the corpus of knowledge on human development from conception to adulthood, GRIP studies how individuals adapt to the society in which they evolve. GRIP brings together over 70 researchers from ten universities and complementary disciplinary backgrounds around shared research questions and facilities, in order to improve knowledge and practices in a strategic area crucial to our modern societies: the optimal development of children and youth and the prevention of maladjustment problems
Established in 2019 following the Great Network Initiative (GIR) in health and social services through FODAR funding, the Regroupement intersectoriel en santé de l’Université du Québec (RISUQ) ceased operations in March 2025. RISUQ undeniably strengthened collaboration among researchers across the 10 institutions of the Université du Québec network. It contributed to the emergence and unification of expertise around promising themes, as well as the development of a shared vision oriented toward sustainable and global health.
The research conducted by the ECE team focuses on emotional competence—specifically, how emotions are experienced, expressed, regulated, and communicated. The team seeks to understand how this competence contributes to the well-being and adaptation of individuals and families during various life transitions, as well as its protective role against adversity. The development of emotional competence notably promotes academic and professional success, family well-being, and positive relationships, while helping to reduce mental and physical health difficulties.
Research put forward by the ISS contributes to improving the well-being and health of the population, with a strong focus on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Health is defined here as: “An experience of physical and mental well-being and the capacity to act upon one’s environment, to participate fully in social and community life.” The research explores the determinants of health, falls within a perspective of promotion and prevention, and leads to an analytical and critical examination of health policies and services, as well as community initiatives. Finally, the research studies the social adaptation processes that enable members of a community to live in better physical and mental health.
The CRDH is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on all aspects of human development, from early childhood to advanced age. Our members include professors from most of Quebec’s major universities, all conducting high-quality research funded by national and provincial research grants. Students and postdoctoral fellows obtain membership through their research supervisors and can benefit from the centre’s conferences, colloquia, workshops, and knowledge dissemination funding. We are proud to serve over 200 undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral members.
The Center for Research in Cognitive Neurosciences at the Université du Québec à Montréal (NeuroQAM) is a research unit institutionally recognized by the Université du Québec à Montréal, bringing together researchers from the Université du Québec network, other universities, and hospital settings working in cognitive neurosciences.
In most Western countries, educational inequalities favoring one gender or the other are observed. While girls perform better than boys in primary and secondary school, they remain underrepresented in certain fields traditionally associated with men, such as science. This program will document the progression and sources of gender differences related to students’ academic and professional achievement and interests. The findings will provide important theoretical foundations to better understand the complexity of gender differences in school and thus guide interventions aimed at achieving gender equality in education.
Pôle Québec consists of 8 members and 10 partners from 4 sectors: college, university, business, and health. The members are public higher education institutions. The partners are organizations that have been involved from the very beginning in the deliberations and actions of this regional collaboration.
Formerly known as the Montreal Higher Education Pole in Artificial Intelligence (PIA), it was established in 2018 to increase the capacity of CEGEPs and universities to adapt their training offerings to the unprecedented boom in artificial intelligence (AI). Starting in 2021–2022, the mission of our higher education pole evolved to encompass challenges related to educational success in higher education, while maintaining artificial intelligence among its priorities.