What is REST[ES]?
The site for Research on Experimental and Social Thanatology is a high security outdoor facility primarily dedicated to the physical, chemical and biological study of human decomposition. Research conducted at REST[ES] is focused on the study of death and the post-mortem processes that occur in a Northern cold climate.
REST[ES] is a combined initiative of the Laboratoire de recherche en criminalistique (LRC)(new window), the Département de chimie, biochimie et physique(new window) and the Département d'anatomie(new window) de l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
REST[ES] is situated within the Société du parc industriel et portuaire de Bécancour (SPIPB)(new window). Access to REST[ES] is restricted only to authorized personnel in an effort to maintain the dignity and respect for all of our donors. We do not provide tours to the general public or media.