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Research excellence

Recognizing research and innovation excellence

Our researchers are recognized for their many achievements throughout our institution, across our province, our country, and on the global stage.

We are pleased to celebrate our stellar researchers who have received some of the most prestigious national and international awards and honours.

External awards Institutional awards Canada Research Chairs
Dr. Keisha Jefferies accepting an award.

External awards

Dalhousie researchers have won countless awards, fellowships, and prizes for their innovative and impactful scholarly achievements at the provincial, national, and international levels.

View international and national awards Meet our Killam Laureates
Rafaela Andrade, second from left, celebrates her Outstanding Entrepreneur Award at last week's Mitacs gala.

Institutional awards

Dalhousie recognizes individual scholars through five internal awards for their outstanding contributions to research across all disciplines, including the sciences, applied sciences, medicine, arts, social sciences, and humanities.

View internal awards and prizes
Aerial view of the Hicks Building, with the Life Sciences Centre in the background.

Canada Research Chairs

Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) empower Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and are a cornerstone of Canada’s strategy to become a global research leader.

Meet our chairholders
Michael Ungar sitting with a laptop