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Top 40
Ranked among the top 40 universities in the world for advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development goals (THE Impact Rankings 2023)
Research Powerhouse
A record high of $121M+ in externally sponsored research income in 2022/2023
Innovation Leader
YSpace, York’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, supported more than 200 ventures from ideation to growth, generating over $86M in revenue (2022-23)
Featured Researchers
Eve Haque
YRC in Linguistic Diversity and Community VitalityHaque, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is interested in the regulation and representation of racialized groups in white settler societies. Her current research focus is on the recognition and language rights of non-official language communities in Canada.
Marie-Christine Pioffet
YRC in Franco-Indigenous Relations in the AmericasPioffet is a Professor at Glendon College. Her work mainly focuses on texts from New France and French literature of the 17th century. She has published around a hundred articles and about ten books, including Voyages en Acadie (1604-1607) by Marc Lescarbot (2007).
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Featured Organized Research Units

Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology
Sensorium is a research centre for creative inquiry and experimentation at the intersection of the media arts, performance, and digital culture.

York Centre for Asian Research
The York Centre for Asian Research is a community of researchers who are committed to analyzing the changing historical and contemporary dynamics of societies in Asia.

Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions
The Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions (CRBI) brings together researchers to further the understanding of the mechanistic details

Strategic Research Plan

Get to know more about our research strengths and opportunities in the Strategic Research Plan for 2023-2028.