The university flag will be lowered on Apr. 24 in honour of Dr. Rod Dobell.

UVic has become one of only 14 post-secondary institutions in the world to reach a STARS Platinum sustainability rating. The ranking celebrates UVic’s holistic approach to sustainability and how it’s integrated in everything we do.

The University of Victoria (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.

A cougar sighting has been reported in Mystic Vale around 10 pm on Thursday, April 18. Please be aware of your surroundings and use caution while using the trails or wooded areas.

The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss environmental and climate change topics ahead of Earth Day (April 22).

As ocean temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, marine plankton may be the newest candidate to act as an oceanic early alert system. According to a new Nature paper from UVic micropaleontologist Andy Fraass, and a team of international collaborators at the University of Bristol and Harvard University, an analysis of the fossil record shows that changes to community structure take place long before mass extinction occurs.

Spring has finally sprung at UVic and campus is turning green. Now, thanks to BC’s Top Employer Awards, the university is looking even greener.

As part of the ongoing National Centre for Indigenous Laws (NCIL) construction, the contractor will be unloading, hoisting and fastening the large concrete wall panels to the building structure.

The following University of Victoria experts are available to media for comment about the federal budget, which is expected to be tabled on April 16.

A new UVic program is helping first-generation students build community, overcome feelings of alienation and imposter syndrome, and support them in navigating the culture of higher education.

Indigenous student Ryder's journey to success at UVic, from financial concerns to empowerment, aided by supportive community and tailored scholarships.

Twenty researchers, teachers and students are receiving University of Victoria’s REACH awards.

A section of Ring Road will be temporarily closed overnight on Thursday, Apr. 11.

A cougar sighting has been reported in Mystic Vale at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. Please be aware of your surroundings and use caution while using the trails or wooded areas.

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.

Critically acclaimed Canadian opera singer and national CBC Radio host Marion Newman is returning to the University of Victoria to join the award-winning teaching faculty at the School of Music. Newman—whose traditional name is Nege’ga—is of Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations descent with English, Irish and Scottish heritage. The 2022 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient will officially join the School of Music as an assistant professor on July 1, 2024.