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Provost honours 31 ��Թ� professors for exceptional research achievements

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000

The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James ��Թ� Professors, James ��Թ� Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.

Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 ��Թ� professors as Distinguished James ��Թ� Professors, James ��Թ� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

��Թ�’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:16:57 +0000

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening.

��Թ� 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.

��Թ� awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000

From fundamental physics to child well-being, ��Թ� researchers advance discovery across disciplines

��Թ� has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.

$1.25 million for ��Թ� research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000

Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at ��Թ�.

Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:43:39 +0000

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 ��Թ� receive SSHRC funding

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:36:12 +0000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five ��Թ� journals spanning disciplines from law to religion

NSERC awards two ��Թ� professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:07:06 +0000

Projects focusing on MedTech and genomics cut across disciplines while mobilizing expertise at ��Թ� and other Quebec institutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow

Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives Governor General’s Innovation Award

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:09:32 +0000

Weston Family Foundation awards two ��Թ� researchers for human microbiome research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:52:05 +0000

New funding fuels ��Թ�-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

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:19:13 +0000

��Թ� 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 ��Թ� research projects receive $42 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:04:48 +0000

The Government of Quebec and partner organizations provide additional funding, bringing the total research investment to $106 million.

��Թ� 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.

Two ��Թ� professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:35:04 +0000

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 ��Թ�

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:05:07 +0000

Part of the largest CIHR-led cancer prevention investment, ��Թ� researchers will develop approaches to reduce cancer risk and improve early detection

CIHR grants $55.9M to ��Թ� health research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:35:40 +0000

56 ��Թ� 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.

Call for Papers - Deadline extended (International Symposium on Governance and Innovation, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence)

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:05:05 +0000

The 8th edition of the International Conference on Governance and Innovation: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence will take place June 17–19, 2026, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

This international conference explores the accelerating convergence of governance, innovation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in a rapidly changing digital world. Thematic areas of the conference include:

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Provost honours 31 ���������Թ� professors for exceptional research achievements

���������Թ�’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

���������Թ� awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

$1.25 million for ���������Թ� research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund

Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award

Five scholarly journals at ���������Թ� receive SSHRC funding

NSERC awards two ���������Թ� professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers