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Our faculty are at the forefront of research and innovation. Learn more about our faculty named as Canada Excellence Research Chairs and Canada Research Chairs.
Canada Excellence Research Chairs
supports Canadian universities in their efforts to build on Canada's growing reputation as a global leader in research and innovation. CERCs are one of the largest and most prestigious awards available globally, providing the world’s top researchers and their teams with up to $8 million over eight years to support their research programs and teams.
Nicholas Reo
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Coastal Relationalities and Regeneration
Department of Indigenous Studies
Canada Research Chairs
stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. Chairholders play a pivotal role in expanding our knowledge, challenging conventions, and tackling critical challenges.
Brianne Kent
Department of Psychology
John McDonald
Department of Psychology
Previous Canada Research Chairs
Arthur Robson
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Economic Theory and Evolution
Department of Economics
Cynthia (Cindy) Patton
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Community, Culture, and Health
Department of Gender Studies1
John Welch
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in First Nations Cultural and Environmental Resource Management
Department of Archaeology2
Mark Collard
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Evolutionary Studies
Department of Archaeology2
Mary-Ellen Kelm
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health, Medicine, and Society
Department of History
1Department now called Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
2Department of Archaeology previously housed under FASS