A new perspective on Canada

Campus news - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 15:31

Powerfully taught, ‘eye-opening’ course demonstrates how African Canadians have played a central role in shaping this country

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A passion for animal welfare

Campus news - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 14:48

Andrea Amado describes how a unique course at Macdonald Campus helped shape her academic and professional future  

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McGill Desautels aims to serve as a model on composting

Campus news - Tue, 02/25/2025 - 14:46

Faculty’s strategy, in aid of the University’s goal of achieving zero waste by 2035, includes making bins accessible, and educating students and staff on what does – and doesn’t – go into them

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‘Generating efficiencies will free up resources to reinvest in teaching and research’ 

Campus news - Tue, 02/25/2025 - 04:15

Fabrice Labeau discusses UniForum, a benchmarking program McGill will use as it looks to streamline operations to meet current financial challenges

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‘I see McGill coming out of this process as a stronger university’

Campus news - Thu, 02/20/2025 - 13:36

Provost Christopher Manfredi says the immediate focus must be on reducing expenses to address McGill's financial challenges

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Sculptor MC Snow to serve as Mellon ISCEI Artist in Residence

Campus news - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:33

Kanien’kehà:ka artist MC Snow’s works can be found on permanent display near McGill campus; now students and staff will have the chance to meet the man himself

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Drew Hayden Taylor is McGill’s next ISCEI Writer in Residence 

Campus news - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 15:10

Award-winning playwright and author was once told that writing would ‘lead nowhere’ 

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McGill improves its showing in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 

Campus news - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 13:22

The University ranks 44th among world’s 300 most prestigious universities, as judged by 55,000 senior academics from around the globe  

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Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships 

Campus news - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 10:04

The professors’ work ‘exemplifies McGill’s leadership in AI research and innovation’ 

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Feb. 12 budget Q&A session

Campus news - Fri, 02/14/2025 - 12:29

McGill’s President, Provost and VP Administration and Finance field questions from the McGill community

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McGill celebrates the generations of women in STEM who have been ‘pushing the boundaries of knowledge’  

Campus news - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 12:21

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed Feb. 11, promotes equal opportunity and recognizes achievement 

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Feb. 7 Budget Town Hall Video

Campus news - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 16:44

McGill’s President, Provost and VP Administration and Finance explain why measures are essential 

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Installation of mural marks the completion of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s Indigenous space  

Campus news - Thu, 02/06/2025 - 16:06

‘This is part of the healing work… it is acknowledgment of the importance of Indigenous scholarship’ 

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McCall MacBain Scholarship finalists announced, to meet in Montreal for interviews 

Campus news - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 09:30

The award for master’s and professional studies brings to McGill scholars who have demonstrated leadership potential  

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How a McGill student’s teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada

Campus news - Mon, 02/03/2025 - 15:18

Louis-Philippe Bateman’s fascination with mysterious fossilized shark teeth led to confirmation the world’s largest prehistoric predator was present in Canadian waters, yielding new insights into ancient marine ecosystems

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McGill marks National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia 

Campus news - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 15:29

To combat Islamophobia, people must be willing to engage ‘in good faith, with full recognition of the humanity of the other’ Prof. Nadia Hasan says 

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McGill partners with XPRIZE to inspire breakthroughs in solving global challenges

Campus news - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 12:30

The University will celebrate this new collaboration Feb. 3 with a symposium that is to include a sneak peek at future XPRIZE competitions

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McGill launches 2025-2030 Climate & Sustainability Strategy

Campus news - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 09:00

New plan sets out 42 ways the University will put its commitments into action

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Honouring a hero on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Campus news - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 15:45

McGill’s memorial lecture recounted the fearless actions of Holocaust survivor Josephine Janina Mehlberg, who dedicated her life to saving others

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Creating spaces at the service of communities

Campus news - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 15:38

Architect Shane Laptiste returns to McGill to deliver the 2025 Black History Month keynote address.

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