We are so incredibly proud of our 53 SEA Conference award recipients – this group of talented student researchers presented their outstanding work during this year's conference, and truly represent the innovation and determination within the Faculty of Science. 💡 www.mun.ca/.../scientif...

Less than two weeks for Science Rendezvous! Back in the CSF on Saturday, May 9! Unlike the weather in NL, it will not disappoint! 😅 @memorialuscience.bsky.social @nlschools.ca @munpsych.bsky.social @munmed.bsky.social

On #EarthDay we often look at our actions on earth to create solutions. But what about our activities among the stars? 🛰✨ Read more from @astrojipjawej.bsky.social on outer space governance, sustainability, the space industry, ethics and Indigenous ways of knowing. gazette.mun.ca/res.../susta...

PhD graduate Dr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi @memorialu.bsky.social is reshaping how sound speed profiles are measured, helping those who work on and under the water make faster, safer and more accurate decisions. 🌊 Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/wha...

Congratulations to Dr. Talia Stockmann, @memorialu.bsky.social Chemistry, who is the newest recipient of the Terra Nova Innovator Award! 🎉 She's leading a groundbreaking study that could help reshape climate change mitigation – learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/con...

Proud supervisor moment with some of the grad students chatting with CBC’s On the Go about the Artemis II return. The students did an amazing job. #Astronomy #WeAreMUN @memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Introducing OFI@Memorial! 🌊 OFI@Memorial will co-ordinate research and training programs, linking members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community with each other and other institutions that advance understanding and sustainable activities around the North Atlantic. gazette.mun.ca/research/ofi...

The 2025/26 Brosnan Lecture is coming up on March 9! Learn more about Brosnan Lecturer Professor Juliet Daniel's research at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and the topic of her lecture here: gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...

Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬 The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.” Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...

Dr. Duncan McIlroy and PhD student Simon Rosse-Guillevic recently published about a new 550 million year old proto animal, Aninoides coombsorum, discovered in Upper Island Cove. Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...

💡 Registration for the 2026 SEA Conference is now OPEN! This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. 🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...

As proud members of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, @memorialu.bsky.social celebrates this impressive joint milestone! This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.

🗓 SAVE THE DATE! The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026. More details coming soon! Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.

Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social contributors on the release of Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador! The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape. gazette.mun.ca/res.../books...

Members of our Human Biosciences dept have been studying implicit bias & how to effectively increase representation during their hiring process. The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺 gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...

From 1950s Open Houses to leading major research efforts MUNL Biology has always been committed to understanding & protecting the natural world across NL. Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.

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Dr. Kim Welford, a @memorialu.bsky.social researcher in Earth Sciences, is working with @uqam.ca and Yale to harness the power of earthquakes. They plan to use seismic energy to create a 3D model of the subsurface of NFLD, down to a 250km depth. Read more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/ear...

Congrats to Dr. Jie Xiao, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, on being named to the Canadian Mathematical Society's 2025 Class of Fellows! 🎉 Read more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/it-...

MUNL Chemistry has been offered since 1925, beginning at the Parade Street campus. 🧪 With a long-standing tradition of strong teaching and research, including an early and continuous presence of women educators, Chemistry is now one of Atlantic Canada’s most research-active departments.

Congrats to all recipients of this years' President’s Awards! This year, the Faculty of Science celebrates five recipients. 🎉 These awards shine a spotlight on folks who are among the most commendable members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community – read more here: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-c...

@mun-cs.bsky.social became a department in 1978 with 7 faculty and 2 support staff. Today, the Computer Science department has 21 faculty and lecturers, 12 staff and hundreds of grad and undergrad students, who research topics like how to use AI models, build prosthetic limbs, and build robots. 🤖

Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social researchers on receiving nearly $200,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)! 🎉 Read more about their research projects here: gazette.mun.ca/research/the...

The Human Biosciences program was the result of reflection, re-visioning, and modernization – this is the only undergraduate HuBi degree offered in Canada. 🧬 This program has since been selected in the 2025 Macleans University special issue as one of Memorial's programmes of note. #Memorial100

We hosted our annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) as part of Memorial’s Research Week yesterday afternoon, where 22 graduate students in the faculty competed! Five emerged victorious from the competition – congratulations to our winners and all presenters!

Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Memorial University on Friday! If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.

Research Week 2025 begins next week! 💡 To help you get ready for a week of inspiration, innovation and ideas, here's a list of events hosted or co-hosted by members of the Faculty of Science. See you there! View the entire calendar of events here: www.mun.ca/research/eve...

Happy International LGBTQ+ Day in STEM! 🏳️‍⚧️🔬🏳️‍🌈 To celebrate, take a break and grab a sweet treat with Queer in STEAM in the Chemistry/Physics lobby today, November 18 from 12 PM - 2 PM. Follow them on instagram to stay up to date on upcoming events here: www.instagram.com/queer.in.ste...

A trio of @memorialu.bsky.social researchers have received funding to continue their leading-edge work on climate change. Congratulations to Drs. Uta Passow, Katleen Robert, and Sue Ziegler who have been renewed as Canada Research Chairs, one of the country’s top academic honours.

Math has been part of @memorialu.bsky.social since the beginning! ➗📊 From lectures in WWII Quonset huts to a thriving academic community serving over 8K students each year, the dept continues to champion curiosity, problem-solving, and outreach through events like the Blundon Seminar. #Memorial100

During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡 There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...

Ocean Sciences is our newest Dept. – created in 2012! 🌊 Today, they continue to focus on research, fieldwork, global collaboration, and close industry ties. They’ve shaped aquaculture, genomics, climate research, and ocean sciences education in NL and beyond! #Memorial100

Observing the Sun in front of the @memorialu.bsky.social clock tower today in St. John’s #yyt. The Sun is sneaky quiet today. #Solar #Physics #Astronomy @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Physics was one of the original science courses offered at Memorial’s Parade St. campus in 1925. With a focus on being research-active at all levels, & a strong focus on community and public outreach, the department continues to support students campus-wide! #Memorial100 www.mun.ca/physics/

@munpsych.bsky.social at @memorialu.bsky.social started with its first courses in 1957, taught by local clinicians. 🧠 With new faculty and students joining in areas like Cognition and Neuroscience, and a growing doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, the future is bright! #Memorial100

Congratulations to Drs. Lindsey Cahill and Sohrab Zendehboudi on becoming members of the prestigious @src-rsc.bsky.social’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists! 🎉 We could not be prouder! Read more about their backgrounds and research here: gazette.mun.ca/research/int...

The Government of Canada is investing more than $13M in funding at @memorialu.bsky.social! 🎉 FoS Masters and Ph.D students will be supported with $1.983M in grants, and our faculty members were awarded $4,867,861 to support their research. 🔬 🔗 Read more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/emp...

It was a good day in St. John’s to look at sunspots with my Physics 3150 class in St. John’s. #nlwx @memorialuscience.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social

Welcome to @memorialu.bsky.social – we can't wait to see what you discover!💡 Almost 500 new students joined us at the Core Science Facility on Monday to start their academic journey with our departments, partners, and fellow science students. Stay tuned for more Everything Science 2025 photos!

Maliha Dew, a recent undergraduate honours recipient in @munpsych.bsky.social took home the Donald O. Hebb Student Award from the recent CSBBCS/ @exppsychsoc.bsky.social‬ conference in Dundee, Scotland! Congratulations Maliha, and all the best in pursuing your Masters in Clinical Psychology! 🧠

Everything Science 2025 is less than 2 weeks away, and the Dean's Office is getting excited to welcome our Class of 2029! 🍂 📚🎒 If you're joining us this September, don't forget to register to attend – you're not going to want to miss this opportunity! www.mun.ca/.../everythi...

We're getting excited to welcome our new students! 🔬🧠🔍⚗💡 Fall Welcome always marks the beginning of something incredible – and this event will give you the info, tools, and connections to help you dive into this next chapter. Visit our website to register: www.mun.ca/science/futu...

‪Welcome to the official page of @memorialu.bsky.social Faculty of Science! 💡 Visit www.mun.ca/science/ to discover how science is everything at Memorial – and learn more about how to start your next adventure with us. Wondering what's new in science at MUNL? Visit gazette.mun.ca/tag/faculty-...