UVic is proud to be recognized in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for our innovative and impactful research, campus operations and partnerships to protect the environment and improve conditions for the planet and people.
What happens when Indigenous People lead resource decision-making on their own terms, across their own traditional territories? Communities in Tanzania and Canada are documenting and sharing their experiences, supported by a University of Victoria Department of Geography project that illustrates how partnerships can advance the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles When Doug Stuart, Gustavson BCom ’12, joined the Gustavson School of Business in 2018, he had considerable accounting firm exp…
UVic law alumnus Drew Mildon and his wife Dr. Athena Madan share a commitment to “creating, making and holding space for Indigenous voices.” Mildon's law firm, Woodward & Co., provides a scholarship for undergraduate students entering or continuing in the JD/JID program or to Indigenous students enrolling in the JD program. The firm also contributes annual funding for the Indigenous Perspectives camp, which gives UVic law students the opportunity to engage with Indigenous cultures, communities, history, and perspectives on law and legal orders.
Four years ago, the University of Victoria launched the world’s first law degree to combine the study of Indigenous and non-Indigenous laws. This spring, students in the inaugural class of this historic program are preparing to cross the stage to receive their degrees. UVic’s joint program in Canadian common law (Juris Doctor, or JD) and Indigenous legal orders (Juris Indigenarum Doctor, or JID) equips students with the knowledge that allows them to draw from, engage with, and work across multiple legal systems. Students graduate with both professional degrees (JD/JID).
One year after Qwul’sih’yah’maht Robina Thomas became UVic’s first associate VP Indigenous, the Board of Governors has approved her appointment as vice-president. As VP Indigenous, Robina will continue the critically important, complex and difficult work to decolonize UVic and contribute to reconciliation in a meaningful way.
An Ocean Networks Canada-led initiative invites young people in Canada to get involved in creating a sustainable ocean future during the UN's Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030.
UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.
Early insights by Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation about mountain goats motivated the community to explore how to protect the culturally vital species and led to research with UVic scientists and others.
Communities benefit from participating in community-driven efforts to share research knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and their surrounding environment.
This year’s impressive lineup of distinguished alumni recipients, in three new categories, shows the breadth and depth of community contributions made by UVic grads, locally and beyond.
UVic joins the world to celebrate 2022 International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
UVic’s ocean women in social sciences are scientists and researchers who are making a difference with work that honours, values and promotes the benefits of collaboration and cooperation.
Camosun College and the University of Victoria celebrate a 50-year journey of friendship during a paddle gifting ceremony that further ties the two institutions together.
UVic health researchers get a $3.4-million boost—success that was supported through the efforts of the UVic Health Initiative, which is raising the profile and quality of health research across campus.
The first report of the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer released on Tuesday highlights areas of agreement and disagreement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples when it comes to reconciliation––findings the project team hopes will inform public policy.
