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Phone
  
+1 867-777-3298

Founded
  
1984

Aurora Research Institute

Address
  
191 MacKenzie Rd, Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PMThursday8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PMFriday8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PMTuesday8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PMWednesday8:30AM–12PM, 1–5PM

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Aurora Research Institute, formerly Science Institute of the NWT, is a research centre in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is part of Aurora College, with offices in Inuvik, Yellowknife and Fort Smith.

Contents

Aurora Research Institute offers licensing and research assistance in the Northwest Territories. The institute provides logistical support in the form of laboratory facilities, office space, storage, accommodation and equipment rentals for visiting researchers and promotes science in northern schools. Licensing under the Northwest Territories Scientists Act is handled by the Aurora Research Institute.

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Mission

Aurora Research Institute promotes communication between researchers and the people of the land, in which they work. Increasing public awareness of the importance of science, technology and indigenous knowledge is a key goal.

History

The Science Institute of the Northwest Territories was created by the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in 1984. In 1995, the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories divided and was merged with Arctic College in Nunavut and Aurora College in the Northwest Territories.

References

Aurora Research Institute Wikipedia