Vikes athletics is advancing the package of initiatives announced earlier this year that further its commitment to providing a supportive high-performance athletic environment aligned with the principles of safe sport. Safe sport principles recognize that all athletes and coaches have the right to participate in a safe and inclusive training environment that is free of abuse, harassment or discrimination.
Thanks to generous donations from individuals and well-attended campus events, the fundraising tally for the 2019 UVic United Way campaign as of Feb. 28 was more than $211,000.
An integrated, holistic, centre dedicated to student well-being—that’s the vision for UVic’s Student Wellness Centre (SWC), scheduled to open in Summer 2020. UVic students will access Counselling and Health in one convenient locati…
The first University of Victoria President’s Chair has been awarded to Simon Pek of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business. The President’s Chair is the highest academic honour UVic can bestow on a faculty member, replacing Distinguished Professorships.
Saving the world's coral reefs by speeding up evolution
The 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on March 4, show that UVic continues to perform among the world’s top universities across a wide range of disciplines.
We know that members of our UVic community have or may wish to attend events related to Wet’suwet’en Nation land issues and so are providing some resources and guidance to students and instructors.
UVic establishes an Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship to honour those whose lives were lost On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 was shot out of the sky by an Iranian missile minutes after leaving Tehran. Of the 176 peopl…
Second-year theatre student Louey Sumners shares her experiences working behind the scenes as well as acting in The Children’s Hour. She credits the dramatic set designed by fourth-year student Emily Friesen as helping her find her inner schoo…
University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss various aspects of the current Wet'suwet'en-Coastal GasLink dispute including protests and blockades, broader issues of Indigenous law and governance structures, environmental review processes, the impact of colonial policies and where the public discussion should go next.
The University of Victoria's ninth annual Ideafest runs March 2 to 7. UVic's extraordinary thinkers, innovators and artists will explore topics ranging from how to move beyond plastic, to using technologies and game-based apps for better family health, to developing and using nano-sized solutions to address global problems.
One researcher looks forward, the other back. But a commitment to justice unites two scholars being honoured for their respective efforts to strengthen Indigenous and Japanese Canadian communities in BC. Conservationist Chris Darimont and historian Jordan Stanger-Ross are the 2020 recipients of the Provost’s Award in Engaged Scholarship.
You can now view or download your 2019 T4 tax slips via MyPage.
UVic biochemist and microbiologist John Burke is taking a different pathway in his cancer research by exploring at the molecular level how our immune system can help fight and treat the disease, thanks to a $956,250 Project Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
The 2019 student tax forms are now available.
The field of animal law has experienced near-exponential growth over the past two decades. A dozen law schools in Canada now offer animal law-related courses. At UVic, Lansdowne Chair in Law Maneesha Deckha has taught courses in animal law for nearly 15 years.
