McMaster Research

Home to some of the best minds and research facilities in the country, we're 1 of only 4 Canadian universities ranked in the world's top 100. McMaster’s research strength is one of the University’s most prized assets. With research output rivalling universities more than twice its size, McMaster has a well-deserved reputation as a crucible of discovery and innovation. McMaster University is consistently rated among the top one hundred institutions in the world for the quality and breadth of its research enterprise, for the discoveries and scholarly contributions of its faculty, for the excellence of its research programs, and for the amount of funding it receives from the federal and provincial governments and Tri-Council granting agencies in support of our research powerhouse. McMaster’s core research community is comprised of individuals from around the globe: some 1,300 full time faculty (including clinicians from the Faculty of Health Sciences), approximately 4,000 graduate students, almost 300 post-doctoral fellows and hundreds of skilled technicians and research associates. In addition, many undergraduate students work with researchers on leading-edge projects and have the opportunity to experience ‘hands on’ research opportunities through the Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA).