New research has uncovered a change in behaviour of deep-sea fragile pink sea urchins off the south coast of Vancouver Island that is linked to climate change impacts including the “Blob,” a marine heatwave that persisted in the Pacific Ocean off North America between 2013 to 2016. Researchers from the University of Victoria (UVic), Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), and the Memorial University of Newfoundland found that pink sea urchins have been moving up into shallower waters as food sources and oxygen levels at lower depths decline due to a warming ocean.

Canada’s advancement of ocean science and innovation continues to go from strength-to-strength with the expansion of Ocean Networks Canada’s world-leading deep sea and coastal ocean observatories and partnerships.

Lewis has been part of the explosive growth of mathematical biology. As the new chair he is well-positioned to strengthen the field at UVic, while his research continues to have extensive impacts around the world.

Policies to decarbonize Canada’s homes

Last Fall's Living With Climate Change event included a series of campus events and learning opportunities to help students share solidarity and human connection in the shadow of climate anxiety.

Canopy-forming kelp forests are a vital lifeline for spawning herring and juvenile salmon, but a raft of environmental stressors make the future of those underwater forests uncertain. A new research alliance is examining the resilience and decline of bull kelp along the BC central coast due to warming ocean temperatures, in hopes of identifying areas of potential protection and possible restoration.

COP15: A call to action to help us meet vital biodiversity goals

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens

UVic social sciences grad and Crookes professor Sean Holman works long hours trying to bring a human face to the way the media covers climate change—and build communities of action.

Climate impacts put BC research into the global race for solutions For many, the reality of climate change didn’t hit home until its effects literally hit home—in the form of atmospheric rivers and heat domes. For many more, the reality …

Curran Crawford, director of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the University of Victoria (IESVic), and his research colleagues are joining forces to bridge the gap in clean energy transitions for communities.

Seven University of Victoria faculty who are leaders in quantum physics, assistive technologies, virology, geophysics, drug discovery, software engineering and biostatistics are named new or renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs).

Businesses can collaboratively ‘walk the talk’ on social and econ

Ripple effect: Global basins dry up and threats ecosystem

Rural and Indigenous communities are poised to play a central role in Canada’s low-carbon energy future, according to one of Canada’s top energy transition researchers. UVic geographer and civil engineer Christina Hoicka explains that as the impacts of climate change grow, a massive upscaling of renewable energies will be required.

UVic’s new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2030 (CSAP) is the first sustainability plan to reach every corner of campus. This is a plan that moves beyond established sustainability units and initiatives to involve students, staff, faculty and units across campus, including research, operations and the wider UVic and Vancouver Island communities.