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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
Ethel Tungohan
Tier 2 CRC in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and ActivismTungohan 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
Ontario Research Chair in Science PolicyKean 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.
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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.