After 18 months of consultation and development with the university community, the university’s Equity Action Plan (EAP) is now ready. The plan was created based on engagement from the campus community and is the first of its kind at UVic.
Ottawa Community Foundation funds new technology for UVic's Psychology Clinic, which trains the next generation of Psychologists and provides services to local adults and children.
UVic launched the UVic Health Initiative in 2019. Developed after a year of campus-wide consultation, the goal is to advance lifelong health while enhancing the quality and raising the profile of health research, programs and related activities at the university.
UVic joins the world to celebrate 2022 International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
UVic health researchers get a $3.4-million boost—success that was supported through the efforts of the UVic Health Initiative, which is raising the profile and quality of health research across campus.
UVic alumna Sahar Sam’s started a cleantech company, Solaires Entreprises Inc., thanks to her PhD and postdoctoral studies at UVic, including the entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities the university provides.
New UVic Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous law, renewable energy research, substance use policy and marine fisheries adaptation.
UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.
In advance of the UN Climate Change Conference—COP26—in Glasgow, UVic experts are available to media to speak on topics related to on climate science, impacts, modelling, Indigenous perspectives, policy and action.
When international students begin their studies at UVic, they’re not just joining a new school. They’re also experiencing a new academic system, a new geographic place, and a new community. The in person experience of UVic is something many international students look forward, but like most things, it looked pretty different during the 2020-21 academic year.
Scholarship supporting digital health research helps uncover the positive benefits of lifestyle interventions for people living with dementia.
On April 22, UVic joins the global community in celebrating Earth Day. UVic is committed to promoting sustainable futures and is actively addressing the global crisis of climate change. We’re proud to highlight the efforts of our students, faculty and staff as they demonstrate leadership in environmental, social and institutional sustainability.
CIHR funds two critical brain health research projects: one to show how concussion causes cognitive impairment and another to understand the effects of alcohol and cannabis on the developing brain.
UVic researchers and grad students can now share their expertise through a new partnership with The Conversation—publishing explanatory journalism from the academic and research community.
On March 8 UVic joins the world to celebrate International Women's Day, a global day recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
UVic alumni are working around the clock to produce ventilators at Victoria-based StarFish Medical. The project is one of four that will collectively supply 30,000 ventilators to the Canadian market.
