Humans are going to need the help of machines in fighting climate crisis.

UVic biology professor emeritus, Verena Tunnicliffe, is named an officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to ocean sciences and for being a pioneer in the scientific exploration of the deep sea.

Three UVic researchers are part of a project that was awarded $24 million on Wednesday to study an existential topic: the survival of life on Earth.

New UVic Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous law, renewable energy research, substance use policy and marine fisheries adaptation.

Growing concern as climate-linked disasters displace British Columbians. UVic PhD candidate Nicole Bates-Eamer is lead author on a report for the Climate Displacement Planning Initiative.

From addressing injustice to inspiring creative ingenuity, UVic was at the forefront in 2021 of providing expertise and offering solutions to another year of change and stories that gripped the world’s attention.

Lab-grown meats and cow-free dairy to meet the demand for protein

A new global shows current levels of CO2 emissions greatly exceed the ability of nature to remove it from the environment, and reducing carbon emissions alone may not be enough to stabilize the climate.

A new first-of-its-kind survey co-led by Crookes Professor Sean Holman in the Faculty of Fine Arts finds a majority of scientists and journalists believe media should cover climate as a crisis.

UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.

Saul Klein (Business) is an expert in marketing and brand trust. During the holiday shopping season, he can comment on sustainability and the role it plays in brand trust for consumers.

Using DNA to track animals in their natural environment

Water solutions

Climatologist Faron Anslow spends most of his time looking at the past, but his work is firmly focused on the future—a hotter, wetter, more turbulent future.

The University of Victoria Foundation announced today that as of September 30, it no longer has holdings of companies in its equity portfolio involved in the extraction and processing of coal, oil or natural gas. Further, the foundation has also adopted a new responsible investment policy that sets a target to reduce the carbon intensity of all investments by 45 per cent by 2030.

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