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McMaster University’s Faculty of Science works to create global impact by advancing scientific discovery and knowledge, and promoting greater understanding. Our innovative, interdisciplinary approach generates new methods and insights, groundbreaking results and lasting change.
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Undergraduate Studies
Experience an education that represents far more than a collection of facts, concepts and answers. Our award-winning professors and researchers value innovative teaching, a lifelong passion for learning, and working at the frontiers of knowledge.
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Graduate Studies
The Faculty of Science offers 32 graduate degrees across 7 Departments and Schools; we also offer 5 interdisciplinary programs and specializations. Our diverse graduate programs and cutting-edge research makes the Faculty an excellent place to pursue a degree of your choice.
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Research
Committed to training the next generation of researchers, we involve students in the research process at the earliest stages of their university experience. Our students have unparalleled opportunities to conduct research, work with external partners, and broaden their understanding of science and its impact.
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Community
The Faculty of Science hosts a number of facilities and programs for the community to better understand the practice of science, the results that research uncovers, and the world around us.
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity
We are dedicated to promoting an inclusive campus culture that respects and values differences, ensuring that all members – students, faculty, and staff – feel welcome, safe, and empowered to thrive.
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Departments & Schools Explore Departments
Our teaching and research activities run the spectrum from the life sciences to computational sciences.
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Find Researcher Information, Current Research Initiatives and Faculty Research Chair information.
Centres & Institutes Explore Facilities
Explore the many research-based centres and institutes that encourage the integrated, multi-disciplinary work for which McMaster is famous.
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Learn more about our strategic planning process and how to get involved.
Acting Dean, Faculty of Science
Meet The Acting Dean Of Science
Bruce Newbold is serving as the Acting Dean of Science while a search is underway for the Faculty of Science’s next Dean.
Bruce has held key academic leadership roles across McMaster during his 25-year career with the university, including Associate Dean of Graduate Students in the Faculty of Science, two five-year terms as Director of the School of Earth, Environment & Society, Chair of the President’s Advisory Committee on Natural Lands and Director of the McMaster Institute of Environment & Health. Bruce has also served as a member of the Master’s in Public Health Program Committee, McMaster Accommodation Review Committee, and McMaster Research Ethics Board.
Bruce earned both his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and PhD in Geography at McMaster. Following six years as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Newbold returned to McMaster as an associate professor in 2000 and was promoted to professor in 2006.
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