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

The University of Victoria and Equal Voice have partnered to host two events designed to address gender disparities in political leadership. Women Leading Change in Politics brings together inspiring leaders together with the community to share stories of leading change in politics as well as provide tools for change.

Located on Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) territory, the National Centre for Indigenous Laws (NCIL) at UVic is still under construction but its architectural design is already winning awards.

Kim Senklip Harvey, an actor, director, TV writer, and Vanier Scholar from Syilx and Tsilhqot'in nations, empowers Indigenous communities through legal storytelling.

Andrew Petter and Linda Catlin Smith receive UVic’s highest academic honour on Nov. 14 and 15, when they receive honorary degrees during the UVic's fall convocation ceremonies.

Andrew Ambers, who graduates this June with a degree in Indigenous Studies and political science, has combined his interests, research, heritage and thought-provoking perspectives on waterways to propose a promising new approach to resource management policy and law.

Generous community support totalling $1.4 million will advance legal education for Indigenous students at the University of Victoria. A year after the world’s first law program graduated its first class, a total of 24 new scholarships for Indigenous law students will be awarded, thanks to a group of donors and a partnership with Indspire through their Building Brighter Futures program.

UVic co-op students are going above and beyond to build community and make an impact in the workplace.

Dr. Pooja Parmar has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Law. Parmar’s work in legal ethics and Indigenous legal orders will expand to include Indigenous communities around the world.

Whether it’s amplifying voices, empowering communities through technology or reconnecting cultural traditions and plant-based knowledge, three UVic alumni are at the forefront of creating positive change for Indigenous people. They are all among the recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards, announced today.

From the far reaches of outer space to the intersection of Indigenous science and self-care, the recipients of the 2023 University of Victoria Distinguished Alumni Awards span the globe and beyond.

For more than a decade, Indigenous legal scholars, First Nations and the founders of the world’s-first Indigenous law degree program at UVic have worked to realize a National Centre for Indigenous Laws. Construction is now underway. The Law Foundation of BC announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11 million.

For more than a decade, Indigenous legal scholars, First Nations and the founders of the world’s-first Indigenous law degree program at UVic have worked to realize a National Centre for Indigenous Laws. Construction is now underway. The Law Foundation of BC announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11 million.

CBC journalist and UVic Law alum Laura Lynch uses her legal knowledge to tackle the most pressing stories of our time, from Supreme Court cases to climate change to the devastation of war.

New Indigenous law workshops and educational offerings, in-person and in-community as well as online, articling positions for Indigenous law students, an immersive model of community-based Indigenous legal education and so much more will be made possible by major, multi-year funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia.

UVic sociologist Midori Ogasawara argues in a new paper that Canada has endorsed illegal mass surveillance through new legislation since the so-called War on Terror in the aftermath of 9/11.