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Born in England in 1934, from an early age Jane Goodall had a passion for animals. Unable to afford university, she first trained and worked as secretary. In 1957, she traveled to the Kenyan farm of a...

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Ian Watson, Member of the Goodman Cancer Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry has received funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s (MOHCCN) Data Shari...

Jerome Fortin, Paul Masset and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological ...

The gutting of science funding in the U.S. hurts research everywhere, including in Canada, says Gabriel Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada.

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is ...

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently announced the recipients of its 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants awarding $127.6 million in funding to 693 research projects from institutions across Canada. Among the recipients are 40 McGill-led projects, totalling just over $7 million. Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years. The grants awarded to McGill researchers in this round of competition span a diverse range of topics related to individuals and society, from the role of generative AI in the scientific ideation process, to decoding the complexities of addiction, to exploring the effects of a rhythm-based music program on language and cognitive skills of students on the autism spectrum. Click here to view the full list of 2024 SSHRC Insight Grant recipients Click here to read the official SSHRC announcement (July 9, 2025)

Le 4 septembre, la Société royale du Canada (SRC) a annoncé sa nouvelle cohorte de membres, et des membres du Collège des nouveaux chercheurs, artistes et scientifiques. Parmi les membres de la cohort...

On September 4, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced its newest cohort of Fellows, and members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Amongst the 2025 cohort are eleven McGill ...

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A study from McGill University in Montreal found that doubling the amount of bike lanes on the road would have a minimal effect on vehicle traffic, but a significant effect on cyclists.

McGill University 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 ab...

253 McGill projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada Yesterday, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of ...

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 ha...

Today the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) announced a record-breaking $660 million investment in discovery research, marking NSERC’s biggest annual investment through its Dis...