Faculty

New Faculty Orientation

jennifer.callaghan@mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:49:13 +0000

This session will provide new faculty with an introduction to the Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) (VPRI) units, with a focus on the following services and support provided by the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) to assist

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ��ñ�� on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:09:19 +0000

Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN).

��ñ�� now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:43:14 +0000

��ñ�� is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the Earthshot Prize. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or Earthshots.

Live Q&A: NSERC Discovery Grants Program

jennifer.callaghan@mcgill.ca — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:42:09 +0000

Kindly note that viewing the recorded session from June 2025 (either June 11th or June 17th (FMHS)) is strongly encouraged prior to attending this live Q&A session.

CIHR grants $48.4M to ��ñ�� health research

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:16:07 +0000

53 ��ñ�� research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced a total national investment of $411 million through the CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 444 grants led by 428 lead investigators. At ��ñ��, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

FRQSC - Research Support for New Academics Program

jennifer.callaghan@mcgill.ca — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:53:39 +0000

The purpose of the FRQSC Research Support for New Academics program is to enable new research academics who are beginning their careers to complete an individual research project and develop original research avenues; to establish themselves as in

FRQNT Team Research Project Grants - OSR Outreach Session

jennifer.callaghan@mcgill.ca — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:03:42 +0000

This session will be hosted virtually – the link and password will be provided to those who RSVP

FRQNT Research Support for New Academics competition (2026-2027)

jennifer.callaghan@mcgill.ca — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:22:50 +0000

This session will be hosted virtually – the link and password will be provided to those who RSVP

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in ��ñ�� research

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:04:34 +0000

253 ��ñ�� projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

CIHR Project Grant - OSR Outreach session

kathleen.therrien@mcgill.ca — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:53:41 +0000

The purpose of CIHR’s Project Grant is to support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization; promote relevant collaborations across d

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:52 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Nine ��ñ��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:47 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among ��ñ�� community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the ��ñ�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two ��ñ�� faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:38:46 +0000

��ñ��’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

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 ��ñ�� scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.