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.
$1.25 million for McGill research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund
Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at McGill.
Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award
Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, is one of nine early-career ocean researchers across Canada awarded the 2026 Early Career Researcher Award by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), recognizing exceptional early-career ocean researchers whose work advances climate resilience.
Five scholarly journals at McGill receive SSHRC funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five McGill journals spanning disciplines from law to religion
Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives Governor General’s Innovation Award
Professor Myriam Denov honoured for pioneering participatory research approaches
NSERC awards two McGill professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers
Projects focusing on MedTech and genomics cut across disciplines while mobilizing expertise at McGill and other Quebec institutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow
Weston Family Foundation awards two McGill researchers for human microbiome research
New funding fuels McGill-led breakthroughs on how gut viruses influence childhood health and how engineered proteins can prevent damaging oral bacterial biofilms.