McGill-led international collaboration brings underrepresented musical traditions into the research spotlight
New $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant launches global Timbre and Orchestration Network (TONE)
A major new international research collaboration led by McGill University’s Schulich School of Music is set to transform how music is created, studied and experienced across cultures.
McGill researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges
Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.
McGill-led project strengthens Indigenous leadership in global action on plastic pollution
Supported by SSHRC and ECCC, Professors Niladri Basu, Treena Delormier, and PhD student Lynn K. Jacobs will partner with Indigenous organizations in Canada and internationally to address the disproportionate impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous Peoples.
122 McGill research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding
Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at McGill, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 McGill research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.
Andrew Gonzalez receives 2026 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award
$2.7M award will support Liber Ero Chair’s research on the ecological networks underpinning biosphere resilience
Prativa Baral awarded CIHR’s STEPS Team Grant
CIHR funded team will create a new blueprint for public health emergencies: a pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve
McGill researchers leading two new Brain Canada-supported platforms
Researchers at McGill University are leading two major new Brain Canada-supported platforms to accelerate discovery and improve outcomes for patients living with neurological disorders, as announced today.
Three scholars receive President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Professors Mette Bendixen, Rachel Langevin and Kai Wang recognized for research excellence and impact.
Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research
Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia.
Webinar: Unlocking the Guggenheim, How to Build a Competitive Application
Interested in the Guggenheim Fellowships?
In this one-hour session, hear from Laura Auricchio, Vice President and Secretary of the Guggenheim Foundation and Dr. Angela Esterhammer, 2025 Guggenheim Fellow as they share perspectives on the application process, what defines excellence across disciplines, and the impact of the fellowship experience.
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Adrian Liu awarded 2026 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics Award
National honour from the Canadian Association of Physics (CAP) recognizes McGill physicist’s excellence in teaching, mentorship, and inclusive leadership.
McGill receives $16M research investment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)
New funding propels McGill innovation across society, health, and technology
McGill’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence
At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. McGill celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements
The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.
Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 McGill professors as Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
McGill awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, McGill researchers advance discovery across disciplines McGill has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.