Conduct your research
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- apply for funding opportunities
- get a research agreement signed
- apply for regulatory approval for your project
- learn more about research at UVic (awards and honours, facts and figures, policies and procedures)
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Apply for regulatory approval
You'll need regulatory approval if your research involves human subjects, animals, or if you'll be using research materials that require biosafety, radiation safety or hazardous materials registration. Sign in to learn more, find forms or get started.
Apply for funding opportunities
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Find information for recruitment of post-doctoral fellows
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Find support for post-doctoral fellows
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Explore awards and honours
Sign in to find external awards and honours -- Craigdarroch awards, deadlines and more.
Learn about policies and procedures
- Sign in to access policies and procedures or find policies on the Office of the University Secretary site.
- Please see UVic’s External Research Funding Agreement Procedures for procedures applying to research funding.
- Sign in to learn about indirect costs of research.
Get a contract signed
- Please see section 15.00 of the Research Funding Agreements policy RH8200 for information on getting a research agreement signed.
- Please direct your industry partner to the Research Funding Agreements policy RH8200 for information on research agreements.
Find and use forms and guidelines
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Prospective students and faculty:
Learn more about what UVic has to offer you as a grad students, undergraduate student or faculty member. From awards to research opportunities, it’s all here for you.
Research
Advisory Committee
The Research Advisory Committee's mission is to advise and assist the Office of the Vice President Research in fulfilling its service, policy and planning roles. The committee serves as a two-way communication and information channel between the UVic research community and the Vice-President Research and helps to raise the internal and external profile of the contributions of the UVic research community. Learn more about the Research Advisory Committee on the Committees and boards page.
CFI & CRC
strategic research plan
The Strategic Research Plan (SRP) identifies UVic’s research directions and areas of strategic priority on which to build the institutional research capacity. The SRP also guides UVic’s strategic resource allocation, especially how the Canada Research Chair (CRC) and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) programs will be used to enhance our capabilities.
Download the PDF version of the Strategic Research Plan.
Our
organization
Vice-President Research
- The role of the Vice-President Research (VPR) is to promote and facilitate research and creative activities at the University of Victoria. To do this, the VPR:
- develops and implements strategic plans that are intended to support a rich research environment,
- creates and oversees sound research policies and procedures that meet the highest ethical and regulatory standards,
- works with potential research funders to enhance available resources,
- promotes the mobilization of knowledge created through research for societal benefit, and
- seeks to enhance the reputation of the university through the excellence of the research conducted by its faculty and students.
- Learn about Dr. Howard Brunt, Vice-President Research
Associate Vice-President Research
- The role of the Associate Vice-President Research is to assist the Vice-President Research with strategic planning, policy formulation, special programs and initiatives, and the building of strong relationships with granting agencies, contractors and funders with respect to research activity at the university. Learn about Drs. Michael Miller and Rachael Scarth, Associate Vice-Presidents Research
Associate Vice President Research Operations, Office of Research Services
- The Associate Vice-President Operations of the Office of Research Services is responsible for the planning, direction and overall management of the operational units within the University's research support services. Learn about Dr. Rachael Scarth, Associate Vice President Research Operations, Office of Research Services
