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Visionary leader for new Faculty of Health

Media release

The University of Victoria has reached another milestone in its creation of a new Faculty of Health by appointing Tammy Hopper as the inaugural Dean for a five-year term beginning May 1, 2025.

Realities of Ice Age puberty

Media release

Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the timing of puberty in Pleistocene teens, researchers are addressing a knowledge gap about how early humans grew up.

Driving sustainability forward

Akash Mohanty is one of a dozen students driving sustainability forward on Vancouver Island through the University of Victoria’s Sustainability Scholars program, a unique graduate program that offers students paid internships to work on applied sustainability research projects with local community, industry, government, Indigenous and non-profit organizations.

ONC Antarctic

Media release

Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there—the first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters.

Clean energy shift

Media release

With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time.

FAQ on clean energy transition

FAQ on clean energy transition. With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time.

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero

The Hill Times

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero

Connecting land, water and community

The Ring

Geography grad student Kate Herchak is reclaiming her Inuk ways of knowing, being and doing in the world through cross-cultural research with Maasai youth.

New BioInnovation Hub

Media release

The UVic BioInnovation Hub is a new shared space designed to spark collaborations between researchers, life sciences start-ups and entrepreneurs to support advancements in human health.

Project tackles water crisis

Media release

UVic is leading a team that has been awarded a $1.65-million NSERC grant to train emerging engineers to work on water and sanitation projects in Canada and abroad.

Experts on federal budget green stimulus

Experts are available to media to discuss what the newly released Federal budget means for Canada’s green fiscal-stimulus leadership and low-carbon future, as published in The Conversation Canada.

UVic ocean scientists #BreakTheBias

UVic’s ocean women in social sciences are scientists and researchers who are making a difference with work that honours, values and promotes the benefits of collaboration and cooperation.

Composers creating with choreographers

The Ring

Three School of Music composers create new pieces for Ballet BC choreographers, to debut at the Dance Victoria studios.

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Interdisciplinary

Visionary leader for new Faculty of Health

Realities of Ice Age puberty

Driving sustainability forward

ONC Antarctic

Clean energy shift

FAQ on clean energy transition

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero

Connecting land, water and community

Climate policy for people and the planet

2023 UVic Rhodes scholar

Community energy transition

New BioInnovation Hub

Project tackles water crisis

Experts on federal budget green stimulus

UVic ocean scientists #BreakTheBias

Composers creating with choreographers