Re$earch Infosource releases list of top 50 research universities in Canada

Re$earch Infosource Inc has published a list of the top 50 research universities in Canada in 2025. This ranking takes into account factors such as sponsored research income and research intensity. The top three research universities were the University of Toronto (#1), Université de Montréal (#2), and McGill University (#3). Others in the top 10 […]

McMaster University and Halton Healthcare have renewed an educational partnership that provides McMaster learners with health professional education at Halton Healthcare’s hospitals and clinics. The agreement expands Halton Healthcare’s educational footprint. Through this renewed partnership, learners from McMaster’s medical, physician assistant, nursing, and other health professional programs will continue to be hosted by the Halton […]

McMaster University and Université TÉLUQ have launched online programs that will address emerging professional training needs. McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business, in partnership with the McMaster Equity-Based Co-Creation Hub, has introduced a suite of micro-credentials focused on equity-based co-design for health and social system leaders, service providers, and advocates. The short, stackable courses emphasize inclusive […]

Canadian postsecondary institutions must do more to ensure that their branded apparel is not made in sweatshops, argues Judy Fudge (McMaster University). Fudge writes that the apparel companies to which institutions license their trademarks often rely on supplier networks located in countries with weak labour protections and regulations. This leads to a disconnect between university […]

McMaster University and Western University have signed an agreement that will enable researchers from each institution to access 13 research facilities. With reciprocal access to the universities’ facilities, researchers will be able to tap into more tools and spaces to engage in discovery and innovation. The partnership has begun as a three-year pilot project, with […]

McMaster University has partnered with the University of Birmingham in the UK to launch a dual-degree pathway in political science and law. Students in the program will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from McMaster and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Birmingham without writing the Law School Admission Test. Participants will study […]

Times Higher Education has released its 2026 World University Rankings, which assessed 2,191 institutions from 115 countries and territories. Overall, University of Oxford remained in first place, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in second place and Princeton University and the University of Cambridge tied for third. In Canada, the top three universities were University […]

NSERC and the US National Science Foundation have announced $1.53M in funding for five cross-border partnerships. The partnerships are designed to research advanced materials in areas like advanced manufacturing, aerospace, and clean energy as a part of the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program. Over four years, teams will work with […]

For Orange Shirt Day, several institutions are raising funds for the Orange Shirt Society and other initiatives by selling shirts designed by their students and graduates. McMaster University student Talon Singleton (Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation) designed a shirt with a child in front of a sun, symbolizing life and hope. Red River College Polytechnic Nursing […]

The Government of Ontario has announced an investment of $18M into medical isotope production at McMaster University’s nuclear reactor. The investment is part of a provincial initiative to double medical isotope production in the next four years. As a result of the investment, the production facility will begin operating on a 24/7 operation schedule, increasing […]