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Research

Scientists discover Milky Way satellite

An international team of scientists led by astronomers at the University of Victoria has discovered an ancient group of stars orbiting our own galaxy, the Milky Way. The newly discovered satellite consists of only five dozen bright stars spread over a volume just 10 light years across. This is miniscule compared to the Milky Way, which contains over ten billion stars, and measures a hundred thousand light years in diameter.

White dwarf stars

Media release

Open any astronomy textbook to the section on white dwarf stars and you’ll likely learn that they are “dead stars” that continuously cool down over time. New research published in Nature is challenging this theory, with the University of Victoria (UVic) and its partners using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite to reveal why a population of white dwarf stars stopped cooling for more than eight billion years.

Bombardier partnership for sustainable aviation

The Ring

UVic's Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) will be Bombardier's first academic partner on the sustainability-focused EcoJet Research Project.

ONC Antarctic

Media release

Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there—the first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters.

New boss at UVic climate consortium

Media release

Xuebin Zhang has been named director, president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC), bringing more than a decade of experience collaborating on PCIC projects and 25 years of experience as a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada where he led the assessment on changes in temperature and precipitation for Canada’s Changing Climate Report.

Bates awarded McDonald Fellowship

UVic biology professor Amanda Bates has been awarded the 2023 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship by NSERC in recognition of her scholarship and research related to ocean conservation.

Royal Society of Canada 2023

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is celebrating 10 University of Victoria researchers—the most ever at one time—with the country’s highest academic honour.

Storing carbon safely under the sea, new study

Media release

Injecting CO2 into ocean basalt has almost no risk of triggering seismic activity like earthquakes or fault slip according to new research from Solid Carbon, a climate change mitigation project.

Humans have a ‘supersized’ ecological footprint

The Ring

New research shows that humans "have emerged as the planet’s most extraordinary predator," harvesting over one third of all vertebrate species for medicine, collections, clothing and the pet trade.

PICS gives $900K for climate solutions

Media release

Five research teams, two based at UVic, receive $180,000 each from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions’ Opportunity Project Program.

UVic a global impact leader

Media release

UVic is 1st in Canada for climate action and in the global top 10 for impact, according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. THE scores universities and colleges for how they are responding to UN goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity.

Clean energy shift

Media release

With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time.

Celebrating Earth Day 2023

April 22 is Earth Day and UVic joins the global community by celebrating the university-wide teaching, research and sustainable operations that reflect our commitment to climate action.

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Research

Scientists discover Milky Way satellite

White dwarf stars

Bombardier partnership for sustainable aviation

ONC Antarctic

New boss at UVic climate consortium

Bates awarded McDonald Fellowship

Royal Society of Canada 2023

Storing carbon safely under the sea, new study

Humans have a ‘supersized’ ecological footprint

PICS gives $900K for climate solutions

UVic Peloton rides for cancer research

Rankings highlight UVic research impact

Celebrating World Oceans Day 2023

UVic a global impact leader

Clean energy shift

Celebrating Earth Day 2023