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Research

Advancing the power grid

knowlEDGE

UVic chemist Dennis Hore and his research team are investigating materials they hope will make up the next generation insulators for the electrical power grid.

New study on doctor prescriptions

Media release

The largest medical study of its kind focusing on 1,000s of GP practices in the UK identified a weakness in the prescribing of medicines. UVic economist Felix Pretis and his Oxford co-authors developed a statistical tool that reveals delays in doctors' responses to new drug information.

REACH Awards

The Ring

On Oct. 10, the third annual REACH Awards will celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.

Small boat traffic

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Vic marine biologist and coastal geographer Lauren McWhinnie is now looking at how we can also reduce noise pollution from small vessel traffic on this population of whales.

PICS funds $1.5M global research project

Media release

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds new $1.5M international research project. The global team of scientists, engineers and social scientists plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into rock permanently beneath the Earth's ocean floor

Money and scandals in Canada

The Ring

UVic historian Penny Bryden knows what riles Canadian voters. For her five-year research project, she is focusing on political scandals in Canada. And her preliminary findings, released Sept. 11, proves that taxpayer pocketbooks are most sacrosanct in the true North.

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.

Royal Society of Canada elects UVic researchers

The Ring

Four University of Victoria researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

New study on psychotherapy standards

Media release

Psychologists rely on a gold standard of clinical treatments for a wide range of conditions from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder to adult ADHD. Now new research by social psychologist John Sakaluk and his colleague at University of Kansas is calling into question some of the statistics supporting these psychotherapies.

Canada's biggest underwater volcano is just off B.C.'s coast

CBC News

Canada's biggest underwater volcano is just off B.C.'s coast

Ocean's changing role in climate change

Media release

A pan-Canadian research team led by UVic is investigating the ocean’s role in slowing climate change. The ocean plays a critical role in absorbing large quantities of carbon dioxide released by human activities yet not enough is known about the absorption or how it will change with ocean warming.

Fossil fuel database

Media release

A new online mapping tool that highlights the 50 most influential fossil fuel industry players in Western Canada was launched July 3 and helps shed light on who’s who in the oil resource sector.

Concrete improvements

knowlEDGE

Civil engineering PhD candidate Harsh Rathod is using artificial intelligence and robotics to help detect and quantify defects like cracks and holes in public infrastructure such as bridges and dams.

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Research

Advancing the power grid

New study on doctor prescriptions

REACH Awards

Small boat traffic

PICS funds $1.5M global research project

Money and scandals in Canada

UVic researchers join prestigous council

Royal Society of Canada elects UVic researchers

New study on psychotherapy standards

Canada's biggest underwater volcano is just off B.C.'s coast

Ocean's changing role in climate change

Sustainable future through clean energy

Past shapes the future

Diving into coral research

Fossil fuel database

Concrete improvements