The new Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute is a partnership of eight universities and five affiliated research organizations. Headquartered at Queen’s, the institute came to fruition as a result of the $63.7 million investment the university received in 2016 from the Government of Canada’s Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Event speakers at the May 10, 2018, launch event included:

• Sandra Crocker (Associate Vice Principal, Carleton University)
• Dr. John Fisher (VP Research, Queen's)
• Liz Fletcher (student, Queen's)
• Dr. Art McDonald (Professor Emeritus Queen's)
• Kate Young (Parliamentary Secretary for Science)
• Dr. Tony Noble (Queen's)
• Dr. Marie-Cecile Piro (University of Alberta)
• Dr. Daniel Woolf (Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's)
• Fouad Elgindy (McDonald Institute)