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.
Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers
McGill Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.
Ten McGill research projects receive $42 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Government of Quebec and partner organizations provide additional funding, bringing the total research investment to $106 million.
McGill was awarded $42 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund to support 10 research infrastructure projects led by researchers at the University.
Call for Faculty: Join the 2026 McGill Web Advisory Committee to help shape McGill's digital spaces
McGill’s Web Advisory Committee is seeking a Faculty representative to help guide decisions that shape the health, accessibility, and long‑term evolution of McGill's web ecosystem.
For 2026, they are looking for a Faculty member to join the committee.Here are some of the ways you might contribute to the discussions.
Two McGill professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships
Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively
CIHR and partners invest $7.9 million in cancer prevention research at McGill
Part of the largest CIHR-led cancer prevention investment, McGill researchers will develop approaches to reduce cancer risk and improve early detection
A fast way to showcase your research: a new, ready-to-customize website template
McGill Researchers - as part of an initiative led by the McGill Web Services team, it is now possible to request a centrally supported website to showcase your research or lab in the new WMS system, complete with a new specially designed, ready-to-customize website template.
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CIHR grants $55.9M to McGill health research
56 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.