The University of Victoria has reached another milestone in its creation of a new Faculty of Health by appointing Tammy Hopper as the inaugural Dean for a five-year term beginning May 1, 2025.
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From exciting and impactful research discoveries to inspiring recognition and partnerships, the University of Victoria (UVic) community continues to demonstrate our commitments to working together towards a brighter future for all, year after year.
Thanks to a groundbreaking partnership in Brazil, UVic is extending its global reach and its impacts on environmental education beyond Canada’s borders while expanding ideas of who benefits from formal education.
UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies is issuing micro credential certificates for UNICATA students who complete learning modules.
Victoria, B.C – This Giving Tuesday, the University of Victoria (UVic) shattered records, surpassing $1 million in total funds raised since launching the initiative in 2016. The milestone reflects the overwhelming support by the community including local alumni for UVic students, programs and initiatives creating meaningful impact for the institution.
University of Victoria (UVic) microbiology graduate Shaeleen (Shae) Mihalynuk is bound for England, having been named as the province’s Rhodes Scholar for 2025. Mihalynuk is one of 11 young Canadians, and the only one in BC, chosen for the prestigious scholarship, which provides two fully funded years of post-graduate studies at England’s Oxford University.
For Shaeleen (Shae) Mihalynuk, there are three things in life that matter most: community, health and joy. There has certainly been joy in Mihalynuk’s life recently. On Nov. 18, the microbiology alumna was announced as BC’s Rhodes Scholar for 2025.
Fourth-year English and art history student Sky Dragushan is blending their study of literature and art history to gain archival research experience that they hope will equip them for a graduate program in library and archival studies.
This year, we were proud to highlight the ITOTELNEW̱TEL ȽTE: LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER—Elders Engagement Fund as one of our key priorities for Giving Tuesday. This fund, in honour of SWETALIYE, the late Dr. Marie Cooper, was named as a gift from the Austin/Cooper family to honour Dr. Cooper's lifelong dedication to Indigenous education, language and culture. Her transformative work in shaping educational policies and practices has left a mark on our community and continues to inspire future generations of learners and leaders.
Every December, the University of Victoria takes time to pay homage to the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women (NDRAVAW), which honours 14 women who were killed and 14 other individuals who were injured due to gender-based violence at École Polytechnique de Montréal on a day we all remember in the year 1989.
The university flag will be lowered on Friday, Dec. 6 to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday (Dec. 1), read more about the good work of four researchers in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.
Women's sports are in the spotlight and thriving like never before, with sold-out stadiums, record viewership, landmark media deals and the expansion of several professional leagues. Riding this wave, the University of Victoria Vikes women's teams are taking centre stage, rewriting records and claiming Canadian university sports' highest honours.
Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the world’s largest fundraising movement, Giving Tuesday, which is on Dec. 3 this year. According to CanadaHelps’ The Giving Report, 30% of all donations made annually happen in December, making that the largest month of giving.
Post-doctoral fellow Nathaniel Brunt’s field work in northern Iraq is shaped by present-day geo-political forces, human rights violations, and the urgent need to preserve at-risk community-based archives.
