Faculty & staff
Current Humanities faculty and staff can find additional documents and resources on our SharePoint site.
Announcements
How humanities changed this math student's perspective
October 2, 2026
The same curiosity that brought international student Ana Galicia to UVic for a degree in mathematics became a doorway into storytelling. For Ana, humanities courses tapped into curiosity and...
Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers cultivates Métis knowledge sharing
September 22, 2026
Trudeau scholar Stephanie Erickson, who is a PhD candidate in UVic’s Department of English, is the most recent addition to the Editorial Circle of Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis...
70 Humanities electives that anyone can take
July 24, 2026
Need to fill an open space on your schedule? Looking for an interesting elective? These 70 Humanities courses span millennia of global languages, cultures, literatures and histories from...
Languages open doors on the I-Witness Field School
July 8, 2026
by Scarlet Bowness (Germanic Studies, 3rd year) My academic journey has been guided by the belief that to learn a language is to understand the culture that speaks it. Learning German was never...
New Chair Transgender Studies
June 17, 2026
Chair in Transgender Studies Announcement We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson as the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of...
Submit a story idea
Have a story to share about the faculty? Humanities faculty and staff can submit a story idea to the communications officer.
Faculty & staff postings
The Faculty of Humanities is committed to outstanding scholarship, inspired teaching and community engagement.
Research resources
Research funding
Internal funding
- Centre for Global Studies Fellowships and Awards
- Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Fellowships
- UVic Learning and Teaching Grants
- Office of Research Services Travel Grants
External funding
You can explore external funding opportunities using the searchable funding database, Pivot-RP.
Promote your research through The Radius
- submit to our research newsletter (distributed bi-monthly):
- pitch The Conversation Canada
Support for instructors
UVic offers resources for all instructors, including regular faculty, librarians, sessionals, graduate students and teaching assistants:
Awards & honours
Each year, the Faculty of Humanities celebrates excellence in teaching, research and engagement. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients.