BC Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research, led by UVic researcher Charlotte Loppie, aims to support a mix of emerging scholars from across BC who are leading Indigenous health research projects.
Inspiring new approaches to marine conservation, Natalie Ban is the first scholar in UVic’s Faculty of Social Sciences to receive a prestigious E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from NSERC.
Clean energy projects such as this reflect UVic’s commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. In particular, the UVic wind buoy project aligns with UN SDG Goal 7—to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
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Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic’s commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic’s commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
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Social dimensions of health PhD grad, Andrea Mellor, was drawn to an interdisciplinary program knowing there was a missing link between her work as a hydrogeologist and the health-related issues occurring in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous writing student Jenessa Joy Klukas graduates with confidence, a BFA and a new position as a reporter with IndigiNews.
The importance of Indigenous ceremony during COVID-19
New research shows the digging activities of sea otters disturbs eelgrass beds leading to greater genetic diversity through sexual (instead of asexual) reproduction.
Curiosity-driven research and creative pursuit is at the heart of Aspiration 2030, the University of Victoria’s new research and creative works strategy that is a bold, new roadmap to create a better world through curiosity, engagement and innovation.
The UVic Legacy Art Gallery Downtown operates as a lively and engaging centre for art that is easily accessible to the community. Legacy will feature several free and open to the public art exhibitions this fall.
Indigenous protestors, the duty to protect: will judges listen?
Maclean’s magazine has released its annual university rankings, with UVic ranked as Canada’s top comprehensive university, a distinction it shares with SFU this year. UVic was also ranked as the top school for promoting Indigenous visibility—a position it’s held since this category was introduced in 2018.
Newly installed University of Victoria President Kevin Hall is the first president of the university to seek permission to work on the territory of local First Nations before taking office.
