Four University of Victoria researchers are named Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars in an annual competition announced today by the Government of Canada. Vanier scholars, who receive $50,000 funding each year for three years, demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies. The scholarships are earmarked for social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
Students taking courses this summer and fall do not need to provide a medical note to their instructor as proof of illness.
The University of Victoria is among 15 Canadian universities signing a charter to address the global crisis of climate change. Under the Investing to Address Climate Change Charter, the universities pledge to follow responsible investment practices in ways to address this global challenge.
Online Learning at UVic
The Gustavson Brand Trust study shows that faith in brands is on the decline, even as society becomes more reliant on certain services and products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Will following Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines insulate you from harm? Maybe not, according to new research from UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).
Sharing our positivity
The 2020 Annual General Meeting for the UVic Combination and Money Purchase Pension Plans has gone virtual, as a result of public health measures related to COVID-19.
The search for virus-resistant material
The seismic upgrades underway at the MacLaurin Building D-Wing are also transforming the building’s interior.
The first term (September-December 2020) and second term (January-April 2021) timetable is now live: uvic.ca/timetable.
On World Oceans Day, two geography graduate students are preparing for immersive field work to study kelp forests on the remote central BC coast. Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, Brian Timmer and Lianna Gendall will be self-isolating for 14 days before they embark on their trip.
On World Oceans Day, two geography grad students prepare for an immersive two weeks of remote field work studying kelp forests on BC’s central coast. Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, Brian Timmer and Lianna Gendall will be self-isolating for 14 days before they embark on their MITACS internship with the Hakai Institute.
A Q and A with Manager, Emergency Planning Rob Johns about UVic's emergency response structure and the pre-planning that is done year-round, the foundation for UVic’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Cassels provides an update on our recent transition from the emergency response management structure to the university’s normal planning and decision-making processes.
Elin Kelsey, adjunct professor of environmental studies at UVic, is available to media to discuss World Oceans Day and #oceanoptimism, the mass movement to crowd-source ocean conservation solutions
