
Provost awards 28 McGill professors with distinguished awards
McGill honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James McGill Professor, James McGill Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.

McGill researchers awarded SSHRC grants to foster collaboration with community partners
Two McGill faculty members and their collaborators received Partnership Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of its latest Partnership Development Grants competition, including $400,000 awarded to two McGill researchers.

17 McGill researchers honoured with prestigious Canada Research Chairs
McGill awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program

Government of Canada invests $6M in climate change adaptation and interdisciplinary research at McGill
Two McGill-led climate change mitigation projects receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s (NFRF) International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. Thirteen researchers receive grants through the NFRF Exploration Competition.

SSHRC Partnership Grant funds research project to empower youth worldwide in transforming gender norms
Education Professor Claudia Mitchell receives $2.5 million in funding for ambitious visual arts-based initiative

Two McGill Projects selected for funding by Genome Canada
Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics

Sébastien Jodoin honoured with President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Law professor and expert on the intersection of law, equity, and climate action honoured by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini

Jianyu Li honoured with President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Engineering professor and expert on biomaterials and bioadhesives honoured by by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini

Angelica Galante honoured with President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Education professor and expert on plurilingualism honoured by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini

Sustainable Data Science Training Program awarded $1.65 M from NSERC CREATE
Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $26 million in funding for 16 new training initiatives through its Col
Nada Jabado named 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America
Prestigious award honours McGill and RI-MUHC pioneer in the field of pediatric brain tumours

McGill receives funding from the Canadian Space Agency for exoplanet studies using the James Webb Space Telescope
McGill researcher to leverage prodigious capacity of the telescope for studies on a failed star and a hot Neptune-like exoplanet, both with unique stellar characteristics
McGill University announced today it has received funding from the Canadian Space Agency for two separate projects dedicated to the study of exoplanets, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The projects are slated for completion by June 2025. Both studies will be led by Professor Nicolas Cowan.
Erik Martinez Kuhonta named John H. McArthur Research Fellow
Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill, is the recipient of the John H. McArthur Research Fellowship for 2024-2025 in recognition of his outstanding scholarship.

McGill cleantech project selected as “Innovations for the Future” by Axelys
Team chosen as part of a cohort of 10 projects identified by Axelys, a Quebec-based non-profit organization helping to accelerate innovation stemming from public research, for their high potential after a thorough 6-month review by an independent board

Ehab Abouheif named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ehab Abouheif, James McGill Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the highest distinctions in the global science community, which recognizes contributions to science and technology, scientific leadership, and extraordinary achievements across disciplines.