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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

  • Trevor C.W. Farrow

    Winkler Institute Chair

    Farrow is the Dean and a Professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. His research focuses on access to justice, legal process and dispute resolution, as well as professional and judicial ethics, advocacy, legal education, and globalization. He brings extensive expertise in legal policy and reform, grounded in both academia and practical litigation experience.

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    Mary Bunch

    Tier 2 CRC in Vision, Disability and the Arts

    Bunch, an Assistant Professor in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, and an associate member of VISTA. Her research explores how critical disability frameworks and digital media arts can challenge conventional notions of vision.

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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.