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Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

Ian Watson, Member of the Goodman Cancer Institute and Associate Professor

Published: 1 Oct 2025

McGill researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset, and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological disabilities.  

Published: 30 Sep 2025

McGill researcher awarded Blood Quality of Life Grant to improve post-transplant care for blood cancer patients and caregivers

Supported by funding from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers. 

Published: 17 Sep 2025

Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec.

Published: 9 Sep 2025

Eleven McGill researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

McGill’s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Published: 4 Sep 2025

SSHRC invests over $7 million in McGill research

Forty McGill researchers received funding from the 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants competition to support studies related to social sciences and humanities 

Published: 3 Sep 2025

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23    

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at McGill University on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities.

Published: 28 Aug 2025

Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research

Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN). 

Published: 26 Aug 2025

McGill University now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

McGill University is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the Earthshot Prize. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.

Published: 13 Aug 2025

CIHR grants $48.4M to McGill health research

53 McGill research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages. 

Published: 24 Jul 2025

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in McGill research  

253 McGill projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

Published: 10 Jul 2025

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE.

Published: 9 Jul 2025

Nine McGillians appointed to the Order of Canada

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among McGill community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service 

Nine members of the McGill University community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Published: 7 Jul 2025

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

Sirui Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Banting Discovery Foundation’s Discovery Award. The award program recognizes innovative biomedical health research projects led by outstanding new investigators at universities and research insti

Published: 2 Jun 2025

McGill’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers    

Three McGill scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27.

Published: 29 May 2025

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