International research
The University of Victoria ranks among the world's best and most internationally-engaged research universities. The ideas we're generating and problems we're solving are globally significant as well as locally relevant.
This international focus infuses the work of every faculty and research centre. Our international partnerships are addressing some of the social, economic and environmental challenges most relevant to the world today.
Explore our research strengths.
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No matter what kind of research you're interested in, Research Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization can help you expand what you know (or what you'd like to know).
Our services include partnership brokering, licensing, training, knowledge mobilization and communications planning.
Research centres
Innovative things happen when researchers with shared interests and diverse perspectives work together to tackle big questions.
Our research centres and organizations enhance connections and promote partnerships with the international community.
Faces of UVic Research
Meet a few of our researchers addressing some of the urgent issues that matter to people, places and the planet on an international stage.
Faces of UVic Research: Centre for Global Studies
Dr. Oliver Schmidtke is the director of UVic's Centre for Global Studies, and a professor of history and political science. Since 2006, Schmidtke has also held one of three Jean Monnet chairs in European politics and history at the university. Activities of the chair include research on various aspects of European integration, a particular specialty of Schmidtke's. Learn more at http://www.uvic.ca/research University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/ University of Victoria's Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/UVic
Faces of UVic Research: Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives
Helen Lansdowne is the Associate Director for the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at the University of Victoria. In this video, Helen talks about the Centre's programs and various research programs including on the issue of migration. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: http://www.uvic.ca/research UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/
Faces of UVic Research: Michel Lefebvre
Dr. Michel Lefebvre is a Professor of Physics with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria Faculty of Science. In this video, Michel discusses his research on the Higgs Boson particle and the importance of this discovery to science. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: http://www.uvic.ca/research UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/
Faces of UVic Research: Andrew Marton
Dr. Andrew Marton is the Director for the Centre on Asia-Pacific Initiatives and a Professor with the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Victoria Faculty of Humanities. In this video, Andrew discusses his research on understanding the processes and patterns of spatial economic transformation in China. To learn more: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: http://www.uvic.ca/research UVic: http://www.uvic.ca
Community development in Zambia
Economics and BCom co-op students Rachel Lynch and Liam Grigg spent a semester working in community development in Zambia, helping local farmers learn the basics of running a small business. Learn how an international co-op term can work for you by visiting http://www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/abroad. New funding will allow us to send 38 more students on work terms across Southeast Asia over the next four years! To learn more, visit https://www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/events/news/current/2018-02-27-QEscholarfunding.phpSee more videos from the Video Gallery - International Faculty playlist on YouTube.