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UVic’s Interfaith Chapel will be closed for renovation between Jan. 8 and May 31, 2016. (This includes the washrooms for Finnerty Gardens.)

The federal government’s Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) has again recognized UVic for exceeding its equity targets in three designated groups. In 2015, of our 30 research chairholders, 30 per cent were women, 23 per cent were visible minorities and 3 per cent were Aboriginal people.

A December 2015 report commissioned by the UK agency responsible for higher education shows that Canadian universities grew their international student cohorts at a faster pace than the UK, US, Australia, Germany or New Zealand from 2007-2014. Canad…

The mounting costs of deferred maintenance are being cited for the decision to demolish two more residence halls at the University of Windsor. The university announced that Clark I and II residence buildings, built during the 1980s, are now slated t…

Alex Sterling is a busy woman. As UVic’s new student mental health programming coordinator, she is responsible for coordinating mental health events, preparing communications materials, and developing and delivering workshops for on positive mental health. Her position was created as part of UVic’s Student Mental Health Strategy (SMHS), now in its second year of implementation. “I’ve been at UVic as an undergrad and grad, with a focus on counselling psychology and mental health,” says Sterling, who previously worked at the Resource Center for Students with a Disability. “When I saw that our campus was making student mental health a priority, in a cohesive and targeted way, I jumped at the chance to be a part of it.”

Compassion and technology combine to make better replacement limbs.

A team of researchers—part of the federally funded, seven-year, multi-partner research project Landscapes of Injustice led by the University of Victoria—has uncovered a historical trail within municipal and federal archives pointing to the City of V…

Many students underestimate the stress of transition to university, which can be challenging academically, socially and financially. The ages 18 to 25 are also when many mental illnesses first present and are initially diagnosed. Stress, anxiety, de…

The following University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss Health Canada’s move towards making the opioid-overdose-reversing drug Naloxone available without prescription. Bernie Pauly (Centre for Addictions Research of BC/School …

A unique hands-on experience for University of Victoria undergraduate geography students starts downtown this week. The creator of BikeMaps.org, UVic geography professor Trisalyn Nelson, is joining with the City of Victoria to offer a new course (Ge…

The goal of UVic's annual Diversity Research Forum is to explore and discuss how research benefits social justice. This year’s theme is “Critical Conversations: Reconciliation and Resurgence.”

As UVic welcomes the start of another great year, we are also celebrating all the memorable moments and compelling stories of 2015.

BC has seen the largest annual jump in alcohol consumption in more than a decade, a rise equivalent to 15 bottles of beer per person per year. The average British Columbian now drinks a volume of alcohol equivalent to 528 bottles of beer or 100 bott…

 The second annual report, “Putting Degrees to Work,” released by RUCBC on Dec. 1, underlines the importance of a university degree in today’s economy.

The following University of Victoria experts are available to media for comment on the latest updates out of Paris during the pivotal COP21 UN conference on climate change: David Atkinson (Geography) is an expert in monitoring and predicting large-s…

The Sisters of St. Ann are establishing an endowment at the University of Victoria that will continue their legacy of providing education for young people most in need.