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York University’s Chairholders are recognized as both established and emerging research leaders in their fields. Fostering their world-leading expertise on 21st century issues supports the University’s mission to be in service of society and the public good.

Featured Research Chairs

  • Joseph Ogilvie

    OMERS & Oxford Chair in Real Assets

    Ogilvie has been teaching in the Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure program at the Schulich School of Business since its inception in 2017. He is also leading applied research and industry partnerships in the Tim and Frances Price Urban Lab in the Real Assets Area at Schulich.

  • Jennifer Steeves

    YRC in Non-Invasive Visual Brain Stimulation

    Steeves, Faculty of Health, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology. Her research examines how the brain adapts to changes in sensory input with the loss of one eye or to direct brain damage. She uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to reverse engineer the brain.

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Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program is a Government of Canada initiative and stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development.

The federal government makes significant investments each year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising research talent.

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York Research Chairs

York Research Chairs are the University’s internal counterpart to the national CRC program and represent a diverse group of groundbreaking researchers dedicated to the pursuit and dissemination of new knowledge and discovery.