The practice of providing alcohol to people with severe alcohol dependence is a complex and sometimes controversial approach to harm-reduction. For the first time, a peer-reviewed
journal has compiled the largest collection of peer-reviewed articles on these managed alcohol programs, led by UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.
UVic and UNESCO are working together to create and deliver community-based research training to tackle local and global health and education needs. The initiative is being led by
Budd Hall, professor of community development in UVic's School of Public Administration, and Rajesh Tandon, founding president of Participatory Research in Asia.
Three researchers known for their passion and commitment to some of the most significant issues facing the country and the planet have been named to the Royal Society of Canada
(RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
The university is establishing the Learning from Each Other fund to provide meaningful engagement with Elders and opportunities for learning Indigenous ways of knowing to students,
faculty and staff.
Alan Pence, former director of UVic's School of Child and Youth Care, is focusing on enhancing policies for early childhood education in sub-Saharan Africa through a new UNESCO
co-chair arrangement with Hasina Banu Ebrahim, a Muslim scholar from the University of South Africa.
Staff and physicians with UVic's Health Services Clinic have significantly reduced wait times to improve outcomes for at-risk students with acute mental health
issues.
Forty years after launching one of Canada’s largest co-operative education programs, the University of Victoria is celebrating its 75,000th co-op placement.
Social work professor Bruce Wallace, with the UVic Faculty of Human and Social Development, is the recent recipient of a BC Dental Association award of merit. Also a researcher and
advocate, Wallace has invested the lion’s share of his academic career to improving access to dental care for those with low or no incomes.