Collaborative digital platform to secure Canada’s food system
McGill is the academic lead of a $2.7 million consortium project to build the first national food supply chain data platform with Canada’s food and beverage associations.
Green ammonia the goal of McGill-Munich collaboration
Canada and Germany produce a combined 6.3 million tons of ammonia annually. Used primarily in the fertilizer, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, conventional ammonia production is energy-intensive and accounts for up to two per cent of primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Debra Titone appointed as McGill’s new AVP Research
Research + Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Debra Titone of the Department of Psychology as Associate Vice-Principal, Research (AVPR).
Prof. Titone is a Full Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Language & Multilingualism. She is also an Associate Member of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
McGill researchers awarded $1M to conduct high impact research
Four exploratory McGill-led projects funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration Grants.
Sharing is caring – or is it? Smartphone boom prompts healthcare questions
McGill researchers to team up with Belgian and UdeM colleagues to explore ethical and legal issues associated with data sharing via mobile apps
McGill launches new research centre for innovation in energy storage and conversion
Electrification of everything will dramatically increase demand for energy storage and conversion, from advanced batteries to green hydrogen and carbon-free fuels, highlighting need for accelerated innovation efforts
Introducing the science world to a unique Quebec COVID-19 resource
PLOS ONE publishes foundational article on the Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19)
Major boost to brain research with new $4M grant to help advance the field of neuroscience
Congratulations to our McGill Neuroscience researchers for their role in the Brain Canada grant led by Dr. Yves de Koninck (Laval University): The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry. McGill neuroscientists and other team members from across the country form a consortium of research sites that aims to accelerate the development and dissemination of optogenetic and viral tools.
International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare
McGill's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability.
Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
On March 15, Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (“RDM Policy”).
New Digital Research Services Team and Website
McGill’s researchers are increasingly reliant on the production, sharing and management of large amounts of data to generate knowledge. Regardless of the research discipline, scope and scale of the research activities, or technological proficiency, access to digital infrastructure has become a fundamental need.
Government of Canada funds McGill research on contaminants in aquatic ecosystems
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are microscopic and up to 5 millimetres in size. McGill research project aims to provide an understanding of how these contaminants end up in Canadian aquatic environments and what impacts they have.
McGill leads in urgent virus variant research network
Experts across Canada, including researchers at McGill, are working to understand the impact of COVID-19 virus variants of concern on the health of Canadians and our public health measures.
McGill and Genome Canada announce new Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Data Portal
A Made-in-Canada data solution to support the Government of Canada Variants of Concern Strategy
Professor Nancy Ross Appointed Vice-Principal, Research, at Queen’s University
After nearly 5 years as McGill’s Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (AVP-RI), Professor Nancy Ross is leaving McGill to join Queen’s University as Vice-Principal, Research. She will begin her appointment on August 1, 2021.