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2023 REACH award recipients
Twenty researchers, teachers and students are receiving University of Victoria’s REACH awards.
UVic research gets infrastructure support
From testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five University of Victoria (UVic) research projects received infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
Making space for Indigenous feminism
What does it mean to make space for Indigenous feminism? School of Indigenous Governance Associate Professor Gina Starblanket explores this question as editor of the third edition of the seminal series Making Space for Indigenous Feminism.
2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards
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An environmental problem-solver healing our dirt, an ocean engineer unlocking climate data and a grassroots activist are among this year’s 18 recipients.
Ocean research
New UVic marine facility
A new UVic marine facility will measure the effects of marine climate change on organisms and contribute to restoration and conservation efforts.
Celebrating World Oceans Day 2023
For 60 years, multiple experiences of UVic students and researchers across disciplines have been shaped by the ocean. From a campus that’s a few short steps from coastline, our engagement with the global ocean has defined UVic research and its breakthroughs.
A new threat to kelp health
A very small creature is threatening the health of BC’s giant kelp forests: bryozoans. They’re tiny white coral-like crustaceans that attach themselves to kelp, reducing reproduction and overall health of kelp beds.
Glacier field school inspires students
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Equipped to survive the weather conditions and the long days exploring glaciers in the backcountry, backcountry, students in one geography field school learn about scientific research in physical geography.
Arts & culture
Unpacking gender in politics
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.
Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are Métis launched
On Nov. 16, the First Peoples House came alive with the vibrant spirit of celebration as Indigenous students, staff, faculty, Elders and community members gathered for a special event – the screening of the documentary film, Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are Métis.
Reconciliation through exhibitions
If it wasn’t for a hurricane, the life of globally renowned Inuk and Nunatsiavut art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte would have taken an entirely different turn.
OVPI Officially Launched
On Oct. 25, Indigenous students, staff, faculty and community gathered in the First Peoples House following Coast Salish protocol to honour and recognize both J,SIṈTEN and Qwul'thilum for their contributions to the name and logo for the new Office of the Vice-President Indigenous (OVPI).
Healthy communities
Photos turn lens on refugee experience
UVic President’s Chair Nancy Clark has been working with Syrian men who have resettled in BC on a study that uses photography to explore the social determinants of Syrian men’s mental health.
Closing the service gap for youth
Banting fellow, Andrea Mellor, looks to strengthen health and social systems by cultivating safer and non-judgemental spaces for marginalized youth.
A passion for cities
Lusungu Kayani-Stearns, a Vanier scholar, explores African cities, focusing on the unacknowledged waste sector, aiming for inclusive urban transformations.
New UVic President's Chair Nancy Clark
A recognized leader in immigrant and refugee mental health promotion, Nancy Clark has made the wellbeing and integration of newcomers to Canada her top research priority. Over the next five years, her work will focus on addressing health and healthcare service gaps for people who experience forced migration and who arrive in Canada under various protection streams.
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