Queen's is a catalyst
One of the top universities in Canada, Queen’s has a long history of discovery and innovation that has shaped our knowledge and helped to address some of the world’s deepest mysteries and most pressing questions, including issues of environmental protection, health care, and the development of advanced technologies. For more than 175 years, Queen’s has brought together and built synergies among leading researchers, scholars and innovators making a real and measured impact.
Research Leadership
National and International Recognition
Queen’s University is taking a closer look at research
The university fosters a dynamic, welcoming and collaborative environment of focused inquiry where scientists, artists, and scholars across disciplines share ideas and challenge the boundaries of what’s known and understood to effect change. We are ambitious about building synergies – strengthening our relationships with current partners, and working to establish new ones. Over the next five years, 200 new faculty will bolster the vibrancy of our research and learning capacity and help to enhance our vision of research prominence, collaboration, and internationalization.
Through our work with national and international collaborators, governments, communities, and industry partners, we will facilitate knowledge translation and exchange, advancing the research continuum – from fundamental science to tangible impact.
Excellence in Astroparticle Physics

$63.8M
Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Strategic Research Plan
The research mission at Queen’s is guided by Queen's Strategic Research Plan 2018-2023: Excellence in Research through Diversity of Thought and Understanding.
Our strategic research plan identifies six primary research themes that highlight a spectrum of research and embrace both established and emerging strengths and priorities.
Transformative Student Learning Experience with a Research-Intensive Environment

90.2%
Highest undergraduate
graduation rate in Canada

2ND
Second highest PhD completion
rate in the U15

91.7%
Highest master’s completion
rate in the U15
Award-winning Research

83
Fellows of the
Royal Society of Canada

16
Members of the College of
New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
of the Royal Society of Canada
Together, in a catalytic environment that supports and challenges, we are advancing a brighter future
2015
Nobel Prize in Physics
– Arthur B. McDonald
2016
US National Academy of Engineering
– R. Kerry Rowe
Molson Prize
– John McGarry
2017
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship
– Norman Vorano
Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair
– Heather Stuart
2018
Royal Society (UK and the Commonwealth)
– John Smol
Global Young Academy
– Stéfanie von Hlatky
3M National Teaching Fellow
– Richard Ascough
Advancing Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Skills Development since 2013
more than
120
Startups and SMEs created
more than
600
Startups and regional SMEs supported
more than
1,000
Jobs created/retained
more than
5,000
People trained
more than
3,500
Student supported
more than
$225M
Investment dollars attracted
more than
$13M
Royalties received and returned to investors