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

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.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by McGill researchers

Seven McGill University researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). 

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

McGill Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden of the School of Computer Science is among the latest appointees to the Royal Society, the U.K.’s national academy of sciences.  

McGill receives a $12.3M research investment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)

The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) have announced a significant $265.3M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2025-2026 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture, and Interdisciplinary Research.

Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements

McGill announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors and William Dawson Scholars 

Panagiotis Prinos appointed as Director of Réseau DePTAQ

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Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

McGill researchers receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer equity research

Co-Principal Investigators Manisha Pahwa, CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Professor Ananya Banerjee, from McGill's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, have been awarded $449,604 from the Canadian Cancer Society’s

McGill researchers awarded funding from NSERC for quantum science

On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects, including fifteen to McGill researchers.  

The President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) created a new University-wide prize for outstanding emerging researchers in 2013 to encourage and celebrate our most outstanding early-career researchers. 

Fourteen McGillians appointed to the Order of Canada

Governor General recognizes McGill community members for exceptional accomplishments and service

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

Dominique Bérubé awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

McGill’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation recognized for transformative leadership in Canadian research

Quebec government awards $1.6 million to McGill researchers providing innovative solutions for industry

McGill-led projects in genomics, imaging, and manufacturing serve businesses across Quebec 

Prix Grands Sages honours McGill professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates

Researchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec