Media relations

During the welcome ceremony for Indigenous law students of new JID program, First Peoples House, UVic — Elders, students, scholars, national and provincial leaders gathered at First Peoples House for the launch of the Indigenous law program at UVic, with media outlets covering the ceremony on Sept. 25, 2018 which welcomed the first cohort of 26 students to the JID program.

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.