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Faculty of Humanities

Research that transforms our world

Our research faculty engage in internationally recognized projects that create positive change, engage global communities and build a better future.

Sherri Kajiwara, director and curator of Nikkei National Museum, and Jordan Stanger-Ross, UVic historian and project director, with some of the 300 letters now part of Landscapes of Injustice project.
We attract graduate students who conduct groundbreaking research and have received prestigious Vanier Scholarships.
$10 million

in external research funding in the past 3 years

30

new grants awarded in 2023

3

current SSHRC partnership grants

65.6%

application success rate for external grants announced in 2023

Award-winning faculty

Our faculty receive national research awards, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Impact Award. We are proud of our 16 Royal Society of Canada Fellows, members and medallists.

Research spotlight

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Critical Humanities Commons

Rooted in care. Driven by ideas.

The Critical Humanities Commons is a space where interdisciplinary scholarships unfold through creativity, conversation, and commitment to social justice. Located at the heart of the Faculty of Humanities, the Commons brings people together to think, learn, and teach across disciplines to create new approaches for public dialogue. Four pillars animate the Commons mission: Expertise, Collaboration, Exchange, and Dissemination. With care at the center of creative inquiry, these pillars frame a joyful space where humanist ideas are encouraged to engage with the urgent questions of our time and gesture towards a more equitable and accessed-centered world.

Learn about the Commons

Humanities Computing and Media Centre

The Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC) collaborates with researchers and instructors to further research, teaching and learning through technology and digital media. They work on nationally recognized projects, including Landscapes of Injustice and Map of Early Modern London.

The HCMC has an international reputation in the digital humanities and its staff participate in scholarly conferences and related professional organizations and publish in relevant academic journals.

Research centres

Our faculty, students and post-doctoral fellows are affiliated with research centres across UVic:

Journals

  • The Malahat Review, established in 1967, is among Canada’s leading literary journals
  • Metaphysics is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing current research in the field of metaphysics