Queen's University

Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, is internationally recognised for its research, innovation, and academic excellence. Queen's has a strong history of scholarship and discovery, global impact, and transformative education. As a leading research-intensive university, we have built synergies among researchers, communities, governments, and industry.

Our researchers are in the pursuit of knowledge creation across the humanities and social sciences, health and medicine, and natural sciences and engineering. They have received the world’s most prestigious national and international awards – from the Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 to Orders of Canada and Ontario to election to the Royal Societies (UK and Canada). We are proudly home to Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs) in strategic areas of experimental immunotherapy and cancer, nuclear materials, and astroparticle physics.

Our globally recognized research institutes investigate the mysteries of the universe and are at the forefront of materials science. Queen’s also distinguishes itself internationally for its commitments to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), consistently ranking in the global top ten of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.