CIHR grants $50.4M to McGill health research

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

Weston Family Foundation awards two McGill researchers combatting neurodegenerative diseases of aging

Etienne de Villers-Sidani and Philippe Huot have been awarded funding from the Weston Family Foundation’s Rapid Response program for their innovative research advancing diagnostic tools and interventions for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease.

McGill team awarded CIFAR AI Safety Catalyst Grant to advance developer oversight in AI-assisted coding

McGill team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.

Three McGill researchers receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced recipients of the latest Partnership Engage Grants competition, including a total of $73,782 awarded to three McGill researchers 

McGill professor awarded one of the eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec

Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, based at Macdonald Campus, will work to advance food sustainability in Africa   

Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Assistant Professor in the Bioresource Engineering Department, has been awarded one of eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ).

McGill moves up to third overall in Research Infosource rankings, maintains its No. 2 position for medical research

The University continues to be recognized as one of Canada’s top research institutions and drivers of innovation    

McGill researchers awarded funding to strengthen national capacity in metaresearch

Sam Harper and Arijit Nandi have received funding to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch through the Research-on-Research joint initiative, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC).

24 McGill researchers identified in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List

Twenty-four McGill researchers have been named to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of McGill scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.

Cancer Research Society invests in McGill discoveries

Twenty-two McGill researchers have received funding from the Cancer Research Society (CRS) through its Operating Grants competition, announced on

Two McGill professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

McGill Professors Jackie Chi Kit Cheung and Lijun Sun have received funding for their research projects on reasoning and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Social Sciences an

Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill

Federal investment boosts McGill’s research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs 

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs—nine new and ten renewed—at McGill.  

McGill researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

Thirty-two McGill research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.   

Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant

Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S.

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 in the Department of Biochemistry, and an Investigator at the Research Institute-McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC), has received funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s (MOHCCN)