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A message from the Vice-President, Research
At McMaster, our research strength is one of our most prized assets. We’re home to some of the best minds and laboratories in the country, with research income and output rivalling those of universities more than twice our size.
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Support for Researchers
Learn about our research administration and ethics review support
Research Institutes & Centres
Discover our world-class research facilities.
Prizes, Honours & Research Chairs
Nominate and celebrate our researchers.
Research Office for Administration, Development and Support (ROADS)

Research for a Brighter World
Strategic Plan for Research 2018-2023
Research for a Brighter World lays out a vision and plan to bolster McMaster’s research mission and take our institution’s research excellence to an even higher level.
Research Stories

Zhou Xing wins prestigious immunology award for research into mucosal vaccines
The Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) has announced McMaster University’s Zhou Xing as the 2023 recipient of its prestigious Hardy Cinader Award. Granted annually, the . . .

Greater adversity in childhood linked to premature aging in midlife and beyond
Exposure to a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may accelerate biological aging in older adults, a McMaster University study has found. The research . . .

How the thinkers of the past can help us deal with the present
Johannes Steizinger is an associate professor in the Faculty of Humanities’ Department of Philosophy, focusing on how European philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries . . .
Research Announcements

McMaster Library ➚
McMaster signs open access publishing agreement with Wiley
Research Announcements

Canadian Research Data Centre Network ➚
CRDCN Appoints new Executive Director for next era at the Network
Research Announcements

Office of the Vice-President, Research welcomes new Manager, Strategic Nuclear Initiatives
Research Announcements