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York is a leading international research and teaching University, conducting purposeful research that advances knowledge and creates positive change. Informed by a strong commitment to the promotion of social justice, diversity, equity, the public good and global citizenship, York research and innovation is making things right for our communities, our planet and our future.

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Portrait of young black woman wearing magnifying glasses and inspecting electronic parts in quality control lab

Published Jun. 20, 2025 in YFile
>> International Women in Engineering Day feature: Cuiying Jian, a professor at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering, is transforming waste into innovative materials while reshaping education to make engineering more inclusive and impactful for future generations.

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Published Jun. 20, 2025 in YFile
>> International Women in Engineering Day feature: With a keen collaborative spirit, Professor Baoxin Hu is leveraging satellite data and artificial intelligence to work with Indigenous communities to keep forests health and thriving.

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

  • Ethel Tungohan is the Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism, and Assistant Professor of Politics and Social Science at York University.

    Ethel Tungohan

    Tier 2 CRC in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism

    Tungohan is an Assistant Professor of Politics and Social Science and has also been appointed as a Broadbent Institute Fellow. Her research looks at migrant labor, specifically assessing migrant activism. She specializes in socially engaged research and is actively involved in grassroots migrant organizations such as Gabriela-Ontario and Migrante-Canada.

  • Kean Birch

    Kean Birch

    Ontario Research Chair in Science Policy

    Kean Birch is a professor in the Department of Science, Technology & Society and the Science Technology & Society Graduate program. He is also the director of the Institute for Technoscience & Society. His research concerns the assetization of digital data and the implications for the development of artificial intelligence.

Innovation & Partnerships

Work With Us

Partner and collaborate with York researchers to catalyze economic and social impacts.

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Featured Organized Research Units

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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.

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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.

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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

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