The threat to water security is just as urgent as the climate crisis, says Oliver M. Brandes of UVic’s POLIS Water Sustainability Project in a Q&A about hope, funding and the need for action.
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.
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.
UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.
Water solutions
Climatologist Faron Anslow spends most of his time looking at the past, but his work is firmly focused on the future—a hotter, wetter, more turbulent future.
Eight research projects at the University of Victoria received a total of $1.45 million in federal support, helping keep our researchers at the forefront of science and innovation.
The emerging science of environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming our ability to identify and quantify creatures passing through local habitats, says University of Victoria biochemist, Caren Helbing.
A $1 million project to help the communities of Vancouver and Squamish on BC’s South Coast prepare and adapt for sea level rise and flooding has been announced by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions based at the University of Victoria.
Five University of Victoria researchers are recognized today for their research excellence and community impact as Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs.
Tom Gleeson’s far-reaching contributions to groundwater research and sustainability have earned him a prestigious President’s Chair—the highest academic honour UVic can bestow on a faculty member.
A team of three UVic researchers and a local tech firm are partnering to develop a sewage monitoring system that will provide information to help public health authorities detect and track future outbreaks of COVID-19.
A team of three UVic researchers and a local tech firm are partnering to develop a sewage monitoring system that will provide information to help public health authorities detect and track future outbreaks of COVID-19.
A federal investment in Ocean Networks Canada, an initiative of the University of Victoria, will advance the infrastructure and scientific data required to grow Canada's ocean intelligence for the benefit of society and a sustainable planet.
The John and Myrtle Tilley Graduate Scholarship helps one of UVic’s first civil engineering PhD students research water accessibility issues in Malawi.
In one of the first studies to assess the direct impact of heat stress on reef fish, University of Victoria biologists assess the direct impact of heat stress on reef fish.
