The Faculty of Science is embarking on the development of its new Strategic Plan for 2026–2031. Building on the priorities and achievements of our 2020–2026 Strategic Plan, this process will include a thoughtful review of our progress to date and meaningful consultations with members of the Science community and key stakeholders. Through this collaborative effort, we will identify opportunities, set priorities, and chart a course for the next five years of excellence in research, education, and community engagement.
Updates and opportunities to participate will be shared throughout the planning process. We look forward to hearing from our community as we shape the future of Science together.
Bolder Together is McMaster University’s strategic plan for 2026 to 2031. It comes at a defining moment for higher education and for our university. The world is changing rapidly, and this is McMaster’s moment to lead.
This strategy empowers us to act boldly, care deeply and lead with purpose. It is an action plan that defines success by the reach and application of new knowledge, including the essential role of foundational research in advancing understanding.
Strategy is most powerful when it guides everyday decisions and actions. I encourage every member of our community to use this plan as a guide in their work and move forward Bolder Together.
Dr. Susan L.Tighe, President and Vice Chancellor
Prior to establishing the Faculty of Science Strategic Plan, we asked the Faculty of Science community to identify values that resonate with them personally and professionally. We recognize and use these values to guide the work we do and the decisions we make: integrity, creativity, collaboration, communication, excellence, personal growth, knowledge, honesty, respect, and family.
We have a vision to transform the world through science. Our mission is to advance scientific discovery and understanding to address local and global challenges through education, research and engagement, to serve current and future generations.
Transforming Our World Through Science We are pleased to share our new strategic plan for McMaster’s Faculty of Science. Our plan will guide the decisions we make and the directions we take through the first half of this decade. Our vision is clear and our mission is bold. We will transform our world through science. Together, we will advance scientific discovery and understanding to address local to global challenges through education, research and engagement to serve current and future generations. Equally important, our plan codifies a set of longstanding and deeply held core values in our Faculty of Science. We will achieve the goals set out in our strategic plan by approaching all that we do individually and collectively with integrity, creativity, collaboration, communication, excellence, personal growth, knowledge and honesty. Staying true to our core values, our plan was developed in collaboration and consultation with hundreds of students and alumni, faculty, staff and our industry, community, academic and government partners. Thank you to everyone who brought forward ideas and provided feedback that refined and strengthened earlier drafts of our strategic plan. I also want to acknowledge all of the contributions made over many decades by countless faculty and staff. We built our plans for the future on your foundation of excellence in teaching and learning, research and community engagement. Together, we have developed a strategic plan that is as focused and aspirational as our past, present and future students, faculty and staff.
Transforming Our World Through Science
We are pleased to share our new strategic plan for McMaster’s Faculty of Science. Our plan will guide the decisions we make and the directions we take through the first half of this decade.
Our vision is clear and our mission is bold. We will transform our world through science. Together, we will advance scientific discovery and understanding to address local to global challenges through education, research and engagement to serve current and future generations.
Equally important, our plan codifies a set of longstanding and deeply held core values in our Faculty of Science. We will achieve the goals set out in our strategic plan by approaching all that we do individually and collectively with integrity, creativity, collaboration, communication, excellence, personal growth, knowledge and honesty.
Staying true to our core values, our plan was developed in collaboration and consultation with hundreds of students and alumni, faculty, staff and our industry, community, academic and government partners. Thank you to everyone who brought forward ideas and provided feedback that refined and strengthened earlier drafts of our strategic plan. I also want to acknowledge all of the contributions made over many decades by countless faculty and staff. We built our plans for the future on your foundation of excellence in teaching and learning, research and community engagement.
Together, we have developed a strategic plan that is as focused and aspirational as our past, present and future students, faculty and staff.
Dr. Maureen MacDonald Dean of Science, 2017-2025 McMaster University
<h3>Lead The Scientific Research Agenda Locally, Nationally And Globally:</h3> <ul> <li>Foster collaborative research at all levels</li> </ul>