Université Laval

Principal applicant UNIL 

Raphaël Baroni, Faculté des lettres 

Principal applicant Laval University

René Audet, Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines 

Themes

Digital culture 

Complete presentation 

Combining 3D image analysis and omics science to better understand and foster the diversity of trout migration types

Principal applicant UNIL

Oscar Mazzoleni, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Principal applicant Laval University

François Gélineau, Faculté des sciences sociales

Thematics

The digital transformation of politics and its consequences

Activities

Organisation of a joint seminar with Université Laval (exchange between researchers and public lectures) and publication of a monograph

Description

The digital age is transforming politics in two ways. On the one hand, it radically transforms the relationship that citizens have with politics and society. Digital technology, in conjunction with mass data (big data) and artificial intelligence (smart data), is multiplying the opportunities for citizens to inform themselves, to express their opinions and to take action;This goes well beyond (but not necessarily in opposition to) traditional mechanisms such as voting or grassroots activism. On the other hand, digital technology gives political and social players (governments, administrations, political parties, social movements) an unprecedented volume of information, enabling them to rethink in depth the way in which they interact with citizens. However, this mass of information raises questions about manipulation and the ability to use and analyse this data, as well as ethical issues relating to compliance with legal standards of security and respect for privacy. While the impact of what has been termed "data privacy" can have consequences for various social areas, this is even more important in the political sphere. Data can be used by different types of political actors (parties, pressure groups, governments) with different methods and objectives. The use and management of this type of information can have an impact on the democratic process, and its political regulation is increasingly a key issue.

Timetable

• September 2021: joint séminaire à l’Université Laval
• October-December 2021: coordination and preparation of a monograph with contributions from the seminar

Full presentation

Les défis de la démocratie des données

Main applicant UNIL

Laine Chanteloup, Faculté des géosciences et de l'environnement

Principal applicant Université Laval

Najat Bhiry, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics

Thematics

Reflecting on new forms of digital research in the Arctic

Activities

Organisation of three seminars; collection and processing of digital data

Description

The research world has been profoundly affected by the COVID 19 epidemic, which is causing us to rethink our practices. As a result, all field research was suddenly suspended. This unprecedented situation calls for an accelerated digital transition in research practices, not only in terms of sources of information, but also in terms of information sharing, exchange and partnership building with these northern communities. The collaboration initiated in this original project around the challenges of digital research in the Arctic will make it possible to initiate a dialogue on these issues between academic partners in the natural sciences and social sciences and humanities and partners in the field, particularly in Nunavik (northern Quebec). The ultimate aim is to train this group of Nunavimmiut researchers and partners in the challenges of digital technology, with a view to drawing up a guide to good practice based on the identification of the opportunities presented by digital technology;The aim is to draw up a guide to good practice, based on identifying the opportunities presented by digital technology in terms of access to data/information, but also highlighting the risks and ethical issues involved in ensuring that research is carried out with clear consent. The aim of this research project is twofold:
) 1) training in digital issues, inventory and critical analysis of digital data;



















2) The collection of data/information accessible via digital tools on contaminants.

Timetable

• Spring 2021: completion of the 1^er séminaire à l’Université Laval
• Autumn 2021: completion of the 2^e séminute à l’UNIL
• Winter 2022: identification and collection of digital data on contaminants
• Autumn 2022: completion of the 3^e séminaire à l’Université Laval

Full presentation

Use of Digital Technology as a Source of Information and Means of Collaboration with the Northern Communities of Nunavik in the Context of Covid 19 – UNIC

Main applicant UNIL

Farinaz Fassa-Recrosio, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Principal applicant Laval University

Nadia Naffi, Faculty of Education

Thematics

Digital education, educational robotics, distance learning, educational innovation

Activities

Journées de travail à l’UL et à l’UNIL ; mise sur pied d’un réseau international

Description

The issues at the heart of current concerns in the Canton of Vaud relate to the introduction of digital education at all levels of schooling, the choice of educational robotics, and, of course, the development of new technologies;Robotrust's research objects have met with a very favourable response from Laval University's Faculty of Education. In return, Université Laval's existing expertise in digital teacher training, including educational robotics, and in research into the use of digital technology as a resource for teaching and learning will be leveraged;The Lausanne team felt that it was the ideal place for close exchanges and with a view to creating an international network of expertise. 3 areas of common interest have been identified: comparative public policies on digital education, digital tools and robots in school education and innovative teaching practices in the current context.

Calendar

• September – October 2021: 3 days of work à l’Université Laval : presentation of the ROBOTRUST research, presentation of the Québec, UL experience; pedagogical and sociological experiences, comparisons and presentations of analyses, sharing of experiences
• September – October 2022: 3 working days à l’UNIL: presentation and discussion of research results, analysis; participation à l’AREF international conference (organised à l’UNIL)

Full presentation

Comparing to understand the challenges of digital education. Trust and commitment in distance learning and educational robotics

Principal applicant UNIL

Patrick Bodenmann, Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Principal applicant Université Laval

Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Faculty of Nursing

Thematics

Use of digital health resources and development of patient skills

Activities

Setting up face-to-face or online meetings for the development of a digital health literature measurement tool, data analysis and results reporting 

Description

Run in collaboration with the Le ColLaboratoire team at UNIL, this research aimsà éstudy the needs of patients in terms of digital health literacy as part of the implementation of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR). The EPD is a digital health tool that enables patients' health information and documents to be collected in a secure and durable manner in a common file. In French-speaking Switzerland, the EPR will be implemented in 2021, while in Quebec various EPR solutions have been introduced in the form of pilot projects. One of the objectives is to develop patients' health skills in order to have a health system that is safer, more efficient and of better quality. Patient knowledge is limited, so through the development of a digital health literature measurement tool, patient needs are explored.  

Calendar

• April 2021: working group meeting à l’Université Laval, qualitative exploration
• December 2021: instrument pre-test, data analysis (online)
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Full presentation

Digital health literacy and electronic patient record

Main applicant UNIL

Aude Fauvel, Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Principal applicant Université Laval

Pierre-Olivier Méthot, Faculty of Philosophy

Philosophy

Digitisation of medical objects

Activities

Creation of a digital pilot of the library site of the Institut des humanités en médecine (CHUV), working sessions with UNIL and UL, organisation of colloquia

Description

The history and philosophy of medicine have mainly been thought out on the basis of the analysis of archives, yet interdisciplinary studies of the field of health, the contribution of the social science of science (STS), and the study of the history and philosophy of medicine have all been considered;tudes sociales des sciences (STS) et de léanthropologie médicale ont contribu&e; à un bascululement du regard vers d’autres types de sources et d’autres façons de faire, notamment liées à la corporéit&e; et à la matérialité des pratiques. The history of materials now requires the study of objects to be included in the history of medicine. However, this new methodological orientation comes up against a major obstacle in practice: access to objects. Through the digitisation of medical objects, the idea is that researchers can use keyword searches to gain access to both books and medical objects, presented in the form of photographs and, eventually, 3-D models. The project has 3 aims:
2) to enable the transfer of digital knowledge between the two institutions;






























3) to contribute to the development of mathematical history in medicine.

Timetable

• April-June 2021: support for the development of the BIHM site pilot
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• Autumn 2021 and spring 2022: séjour du Prof. Méthot à l’UNIL, organisation d’un colloque à l’institut des humanités en médecine
• Automne 2022 : séjour de la Dr Fauvel à l’UL, organisation d’un colloque à l’UL

Complete presentation

Digitising medical objects and collections: a pilot project in the mathematical history of science

The plan to create a joint international laboratory in complex hydrogeological systems was formally launched in December 2017. The laboratory involves researchers from UNIL (Faculty of Geosciences and Environment), Université Laval, the University of Neuchatel and the Canadian National Institute of Scientific Research. It focuses primarily on the hydrogeology of fractured media, the hydrogeology of Nordic and Alpine regions, and characterizing hydrogeological variations for the study of groundwater.

Joint courses and workshops, exchanges for PhD students and post-docs, visits from professors and organizing joint field trips are some of the activities planned in relation to the international joint laboratory.

Joint international laboratory in complex hydrogeological systems