Media relations

We connect our university community with local, regional, and national print and broadcast media to talk about the stories that matter—to people, places and the planet.

Our researchers also provide expert perspective and context on breaking news and current events.

We work to ensure that the university’s views on significant issues and challenges are well understood by everyone.

What we do

• Communications planning and leadership for UVic initiatives, accomplishments and announcements
• Direction, guidance and support for decentralized university communications resources
• Issues 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: uvicnews@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7636
Fax: 250-721-8955
Twitter: @uvicnews

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 and advisories

Experts on climate change

University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss various aspects of climate change ahead of the Sept. 23 UN Climate Action Summit 2019 and during the federal election campaign.

Mobile end-of-life care program launches

Media release

A new palliative care program is providing care to people with life-limiting illnesses who are homeless in Victoria. The Palliative Outreach Resource Team is a UVic, Island Health, Victoria Cool Aid and Victoria Hospice collaboration connecting people in need with health and social supports.

Experts Advisory: Federal election

During the federal election campaign, UVic experts are available to media to provide political commentary and expertise on a wide range of subjects including data privacy, gender politics, fiscal policy, electoral procedure and federal-provincial relations.

New history research project

Media release

Sex scandals absorb voters in the US and UK, but new research by UVic political historian Penny Bryden shows that nothing gets under Canadians' skin more than misspent taxpayers' dollars.

UVic researchers join prestigous council

Media release

Four University of Victoria researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities are recognized with Canada's highest academic honour.

High tech body armour solution

University of Victoria synthetic chemist Jeremy Wulff's research group has developed a vital link for a multi-university project that will design high-performance protective wear to keep Canadian soldiers safer and more comfortable during their missions.

Learning philosophy at Wilkinson Rd Jail

Media release

A new partnership between UVic's Faculty of Humanities and BC Corrections puts a powerful spin on experiential learning, with 10 UVic and 10 incarcerated students learning side-by-side about big issues including justice, free will and human nature.

How many calories do we get from booze?

Media release

As Canadians are preparing to fire up the grill for the last big weekend of the summer, it might come as a surprise to hear that we may be consuming as many calories in our beers as we are in our burgers, according to a recent study out of UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

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