The Pôle ISE-CIRODD-RIISQ is pleased to launch the third edition of its student science popularization competition. The theme for this year’s edition is Communicating and Operationalizing Research in the Context of Climate Change. 

Important dates: 

  • Launch: February 19, 2024 
  • New deadline for submission: April 13, 2024, 11:59 pm
  • Winners announced: April 22, 2024, Earth Day 

PRIZES:

  • First prize: $1,500 
  • Second prize: $600 
  • Third prize: $400
  • Special award by the Coeur des sciences, UQAM: 400$ 

UQAM’s Coeur des sciences will be awarding a ‘Favourite entry’ prize of a 400$ value, during this year’s edition of the competition.

PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS 

APPLICATION FORM 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

  • Be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow during the 2023-2024 academic year and be affiliated with one of the institutions of the Pôle ISE-CIRODD-RIISQ; 
  • For team proposals, at least one member of the team must be affiliated with one of the institutions of the Pôle ISE-CIRODD-RIISQ. 

 

The 2023 edition of the competition was held under the theme Transitions, decarbonization and resilience. The winners of the Student Science Popularization Contest organized by the Pôle ISE-CIRODD-RIISQ are:

First Prize : Florent Amat (UQAM). Ecohamlets in France and Quebec, places to live and experiment with the socio-ecological transition 
Second Prize : Clement Hardy (UQAM). Ecosystems in the shadow of Jevons: when efficiency leads to destruction 
Third prize : Matthieu Souttre (Polytechnique). Québec’s Energy Transition: Planning Sustainable Paths 

The Jury’s special mentions (in alphabetical order): Alice Carle; Ariane Hamel; Souleimen Jmii; Catherine Lalongé; Hela Rekik; Valérie Vermeulen.

The winners of the Science Popularization Contest organized by the Pôle ISE–CIRODD–RIISQ and the RISUQ are:

First Prize : Catherine Lalongé et Lysanne Blais-Gingras – Cycle de vie des sacs d’emplettes: À la croisée des disciplines

Second Prize : Morgane Pellerin – La fermette de Pointe-Saint-Charles

Third Prize : Ivan Viveros Santos – Quel vin fera-t-il demain ? Les aires viticoles et la question de l’adaptation au changement climatique

Watch the conference here