The Ring

The Ring is the University of Victoria’s community newspaper. Its purpose is:

• to advance the mission and objectives of the university as articulated in the strategic plan
• to inform members of the campus community about news and events of interest to them and
• to help build a sense of community among faculty, staff and students at UVic.

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Latest stories

Day in the Life: Annette Fraser

In 2008, Annette Fraser graduated from UVic with her master’s degree in dispute resolution. A decade later, in September 2018, she returned to the campus as the university’s ombudsperson.  An ombudsperson works under three guiding p…

Student Ambassadors boost student emergency fund

Using profits from selling flowers and frames at convocation, this year's cohort of Student Ambassadors is donating $1,000 to the Student Emergency Fund, which supports students who are in financial crises and need immediate assistance. An anonymous alumni donor surprised the group—matching their contribution to the Student Emergency Fund this year, making their total gift $2,000.

March-April Ringers

Acting Director of the UVic Equity and Human Rights office Cassbreea Dewis has been named to a new federal advisory committee on the Framework to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions by Maryam Monsef, Canada&…

New book focuses on field schools

New book gathers expertise of UVic field school instructors to learn from—and extend—off-campus teaching opportunities

Building on respect and reconciliation commitments

Securing funding for a new national centre for Indigenous law and reconciliation, and launching the world’s first Indigenous law degree program, are just two of the significant steps UVic has taken this year to advance its commitment to foster…

Strategic Enrolment Management

The university’s inaugural Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) Plan was unanimously approved by Executive Council and brought to Senate and Board of Governors for information in March 2019.

Strategic Framework Q&A

The third in a series of articles that explores how staff and faculty across campus are implementing the university’s Strategic Framework.

Funding boosts for TRIUMF

Canada’s 2019 federal budget, unveiled March 19, also included substantial funding for TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, which was co-founded by UVic 50 years ago and continues to be a substantial nexus for UVic-led research.

Year of the Salmon study

Trawling through international waters in search of salmon had its ups and downs according to geography PhD student, Vishnu Perumthuruthil Suseelan, who spent six weeks aboard the Russian vessel, the Professor Kaganovsky.

Site prep begins for new student housing

Although construction for the university’s student housing and dining project won’t kick off until 2020, early preparation work at the site will begin this spring and summer. Starting in May, watch for selective deconstruction, road and utility work around the Cadboro Commons and SUB buildings.

Masterminds 2019

Since 2006, Wednesday evenings in April belong to the Masterminds lecture series. Every year, there's a new roster of entertaining speakers who delve into their personal passions to bring you engaging and visual presentations on an eclectic range of subjects. This year, join Hamar Foster, Alexandra Pohran-Dawkins, Claire Carlin and Trevor Hancock.

PESA nominees 2019

The President’s Extraordinary Service Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of UVic employees. Fourteen nominations from across campus—representing 67 people (six teams, eight individuals, five employee groups)—were submitted for the 2019 awards.

Rainforests of the ocean

Kelp forests are a rich ecosystem critical to many species such as herring and salmon, but researchers know that kelp is decreasing in some areas of the Pacific Northwest. Detailed maps of kelp beds developed by the British Navy in the 19th century are helping modern scientists chart habitat change in coastal BC.

Better policies could reduce harms of alcohol

Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments could be doing a much better job at implementing policies that reduce alcohol-related harms, according to new reports from the UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).

Indigenous art on campus

The Fine Arts Building is now home to a pair of large Indigenous art works, including the 1996 Untitled (Hok-Hok Kwagiulth Cannibal Bird Mask) by John Livingston and Calvin Hunt and the large 1986 Untitled (Kwagiulth Split Killer Whale Mask) by Tony Hunt Sr.

Dr. Shailoo Bedi: UVic Libraries and LTSI

Dr. Shailoo Bedi has a split role, as Director of Academic Commons & Strategic Assessment at UVic Libraries and Director of Student Academic Success with the centre for Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation (LTSI). She explains how UVic's Strategic Framework is guiding her work.