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Take climate action

Our new climate science degree provides you with skills for a changing world

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Making an impact

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Sign up for Registration 101

Are you a new undergrad student starting in September? Join us for a two-part webinar to learn how to plan and register in courses for your degree. Sign up now

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Accelerating Community Energy Transformation

From harvesting offshore energy to low-carbon financing and governance, ACET is helping small- to-mid-sized communities achieve their net-zero emissions goals.

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Nine times green

Not once, not twice, but nine times UVic has been recognized as Canada’s Greenest Employer. And we are doing more with our new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan. Canada's greenest employer

Look forward from here

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Undergraduate studies

UVic offers undergraduate degrees, certificates and diplomas for students straight out of high school or transferring from other post-secondary institutions.

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Graduate studies

UVic is home to over 3,500 students studying in over 160 graduate programs, with a reputation for quality and innovation that’s respected around the world.

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Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Rankings & reputation

#1

Canadian comprehensive university for graduate employability

#1

IN CANADA FOR MAKING RESEARCH ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

#1

IN NORTH AMERICA FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION

TOP 10

SUSTAINABLE INDEX RANKING FOR AIR AND CLIMATE IN NORTH AMERICA

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