Media relations

We promote the university's reputation with defined target audiences in identified geographical areas by focusing on key characteristics, accomplishments and points of differentiation in support of the university's strategic objectives, and to ensure the university’s perspective on significant issues and challenges is well understood by those target audiences.

Key functions

• Communications planning and leadership for UVic initiatives, accomplishments and announcements
• Direction, guidance and support for decentralized university communications resources
• Issue communications
• Media training for faculty, campus leaders and researchers
• Media monitoring and evaluation
• Institutional research communications strategy
• Research-related publications

Contact us

Our office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. We are located in the C wing of the Sedgewick Building.

Media Relations & Public Affairs
Email: ucam@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7636
Fax: 250-721-8955
Twitter: @uvicnews

Media tips & releases: uvic.ca/news

If a member of the media urgently needs to contact the department after hours, please call UVic Campus Security Services at 250-721-6683 and the message will be passed on to UVic media relations officials.

Latest news releases

3 UVic profs elected Royal fellows

Media release

Three University of Victoria faculty members have received the country’s highest academic honour, named 2018 fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.

Impact of court's pipeline decision

UVic faculty members are available for informed commentary on the Federal Court of Canada's decision that the National Energy Board's assessment of the TransCanada Pipeline from Edmonton to the West Coast was flawed, which puts the controversial project in limbo.

New anthropology study on bone health

Media release

Physical exercise is known to make bones stronger but according to a new study, maternal health and its impact on the pace of a girl’s development can also shape her adult bone strength—with implications for fracture risk later in life.

Prestigious award for 2 BC scholars

Media release

Two BC high school students have received prestigious scholarship awards as they launch into their first year of study at the University of Victoria. Spencer Hancock of Coombs, a graduate of Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville, is recipient of the $100,000 2018 Schulich Leader Scholarship in Engineering. Karlee Zaruk, of Oak Bay High School in Oak Bay is recipient of the $80,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship in Science.