Position promotes the ethical and responsible conduct of research and deters research misconduct.

Published on: 3 Sep 2019

Dr Emily McDonald and Dr Todd Lee were in the media for their article in JAMA Internal Medicine, that looked at reductions in the acquisition of common multidrug-resistant organisms and nosocomial infections in 100% single-patient rooms compared with ward-type rooms.

Published on: 23 Aug 2019

Paul Lefebvre, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced an investment of over $1.5 million for a project led by McGill’s Professor Hani Mitri, Director of Mining Engineering at McGill University, and founder of McGill Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory. Professor Mitri’s research project will validate and test a new method for rock breakage, improving mining and tunneling practices, while reducing blast-induced fumes from traditional explosives.

Published on: 7 Aug 2019

By Kaitlyn Easson, Lead Communications Officer, 2018-2019 HBHL Trainee Committee

HBHL-funded graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by volunteering with the HBHL Trainee Committee. The committee contributes to the neuroscience community in Montréal by organizing monthly Trainee Get-Togethers and the annual HBHL Trainee Research Day, both of which allow neuroscience trainees to connect with each other and share their research.

 

Published on: 5 Aug 2019

Professor Christoph Brunner of Leuphana University in Germany will be hosted for one year at McGill University as the John G. Diefenbaker Awardee, where he will pursue a specialized research project, engage in teaching, lecturing and leading workshops, and exchange with other Canadian and US research communities. Prof. Brunner’s research revolves around the intersections between media, affect, and aesthetic politics. He focuses on contemporary social movements, and their use of aesthetic techniques and strategies.

Published on: 4 Jul 2019

Today, Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC’s New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC’s Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.

Published on: 20 Jun 2019

Business Events Montréal, a unit under the umbrella of the non-profit organization Tourism Montréal, has launched a program designed to help local universities attract international research conferences and meetings to Montréal. Business Events Montréal’s expert team can provide assistance to local organizing committees in a variety of tasks associated with attracting an international event to Montreal, including providing financial assistance during the bidding and organizing processes.

Published on: 6 Jun 2019

Are you looking for research funding? The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is pleased to launch a new searchable database located on the Research and Innovation website. McGill’s academic and administrative staff members can access the database using their McGill email address and password. Affiliated McGill members can request access by emailing osrfunding.vprir [at] mcgilll.ca

Published on: 3 Jun 2019

Today at La rue des femmes de Montréal, the Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Transport, announced on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, an investment of more than $4.49 million for research tackling gender-based violence in Canada.

Published on: 31 May 2019

McGill University, in conjunction with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), has committed to increasing access to life-saving medicines by adopting Global Access Licensing Principles. McGill is the third Canadian university to adopt the principles, demonstrating a dedication to ensure that any research and university-developed technologies created on McGill’s campus with potential for further development into a drug, vaccine, or medical diagnostic are made affordable to all.

Published on: 23 May 2019

Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VP-RI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Saint-Vil to the role of Special Advisor, Strategic Projects, to the VP-RI.

Mr. Saint-Vil joins McGill from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) where he has served in several positions with increasing responsibility for 27 years, most recently as Associate Vice-President in charge of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Secretariat in Ottawa. His appointment at McGill commences on March 11, 2019.

Published on: 11 Mar 2019

Training highly qualified researchers, clinicians, and informaticians is an important component of McGill’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. HBHL’s training program has grown over the past year, with a wealth of opportunities for funding, networking, and professional development available to McGill research trainees in neuroscience and related disciplines.

Highlights of 2018:

Published on: 21 Dec 2018

A message from Martha Crago, PhD, C.M., Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), McGill University

I am pleased to announce that Professor Philippe Gros, PhD, will become Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), effective November 1, 2018. The creation of this new role reinforces McGill’s strategic priority to be a world leader in both research and innovation.

Classified as: Philippe Grps, Research, innovation
Published on: 21 Sep 2018

A message from Martha Crago, PhD, C.M., Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), McGill University

I am pleased to announce that Professor Philippe Gros, PhD, will become Deputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), effective November 1, 2018. The creation of this new role reinforces McGill’s strategic priority to be a world leader in both research and innovation.

Published on: 21 Sep 2018

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