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Andrea FarquharChief Executive, Internal and External Engagement
Andrea leads a team at McMaster that is responsible for strategic reputational management, marketing and media relations, digital media communications, government and community relations, and internal communications. Her early career was in media, where she was a reporter and newsreader
McMaster University is public research university located in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1887 in Toronto through a bequest from the estate of Senator William McMaster, a member of the first senate after Confederation and founding president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The first three faculties were Arts, Science, and Divinity.
McMaster University’s purpose is the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge. In their teaching, research and scholarship, they are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence.
The Latest from McMaster University
Researchers show how the evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill much of humanity over many centuries, only to fade out later
Researchers show how the evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill...
Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allow...
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The newly established Mary Heersink School of Global and Social Medicine opened its doors with a celebratory launch event last week, enabling @McMasterU to expand its positive global impact.
@McMasterGHO, @HEI_mcmaster, @MacDeptMed
About 100 people gathered at @McMasterU University Saturday for the first day of a conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Air India flight 182 that killed 331 people back in the summer of 1985.
Julie Sharp has the details.
Congratulations to our @machealthsci and @macnursing graduates who crossed the stage at Convocation this week. We are cheering you on as you take on this next chapter. The future is bright! ✨
Hey, @McMasterU!
A quick reminder Mosaic services will be down and unavailable this weekend from:
Friday, May 23 @ 5:30 p.m. to Monday, May 26 @ 8 a.m.
This includes Hyperion, My Timetable, MacBuy, and more.
Read the full announcement: https://mcmu.ca/MosaicOutages
Congratulations to Mark Loeb, professor @McMasterPMM, on receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (@AMMICanada) for his infectious disease research.
Valedictorian, McCall MacBain Scholar and TikTok star: Alador Bereketab on her @McMasterU experience. 🎓👇
Thank you to the province of Ontario for their investment of $15.5M to expand McMaster Nuclear Reactor operations to 24/7, increasing capacity to produce life-saving radioisotopes for patient treatments around the world. https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/ontario-investment-to-increase-mcmaster-nuclear-reactor-operations-to-24-7/
We are pleased to share that Maureen MacDonald, an internationally recognized scholar and longtime champion of student success, has been appointed McMaster University’s next provost, starting July 1, 2025. https://ow.ly/GL4X50VTjfM
A research-intensive, student-centred university
McMaster recognises that a key element of its internationalisation strategy is forging global partnerships – research and educational alliances based on reciprocity, transfer of knowledge and resources, engagement with communities, and a commitment to effective collaboration.
They are involved with projects in over 130 countries, and within those countries have built over 1200 partnerships.
McMaster University is actively engaged every year in hundreds of international partnerships and collaborations, and these connections include; faculty exchanges, research collaborations, capacity building initiatives, joint supervision of doctoral students, student exchanges and mobility agreements.
Mission and vision
- McMaster's purpose is the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge
- Committed to creativity, innovation and excellence in teaching, research and scholarship
- We value integrity, quality, inclusiveness and teamwork in everything we do
- We inspire critical thinking, personal growth and a passion for lifelong learning
- We serve the social, cultural and economic needs of our community and our society
17th in the THE Impact Rankings
70+
Research centres and institutes
$493,500m
Research intensity (per faculty member)
With more than 70 research centres and institutes, McMaster University has a high focus on collaborative research within many faculties, and with a particular focus on experimental sciences.
McMaster is collaborating across borders in the advancement of aerospace and earth science research, joining forces with the Operational Space Medicine program at the Canadian Space Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They have also participated in the North American Carbon program, alongside NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States Geological Survey, allowing graduate students to gain experience with field measurements and climate modeling works.
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