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Join us for this free Café Scientifique event and explore how mathematics can help us answer emerging environmental problems with UVic math and biology professor Mark Lewis.

Emerging environmental problems are complex and multifaceted. Normally we have lots of data, but we must put the pieces together if we are going to find solutions. Mathematics provides a way to piece the puzzle together. This talk will show how mathematics has played a central role in answering questions ranging from polar bear survival to the impacts of forests pests under climate change.

Café Scientifique is an initiative from UVic’s Faculty of Science that bridges the research-to-public gap with casual community lectures inspired by the early coffeehouses of 18th century France. These free evening cafés provide an opportunity to learn about exciting new discoveries in modern science and meet experts in the field. Each event begins with a 45 minute talk followed by a moderated question and answer session.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Event starts at 7 p.m. This talk will also be livestreamed on the Hermann’s Jazz Club YouTube channel.

IMAGINING UVic is a summer camp intended to encourage young women to pursue STEM fields. The program will be held on the UVic campus, providing participants with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the university environment.

The program will run July 2 – 5, 2024, from 10:00am to 3:30pm each day. Interactive sessions lead by cutting-edge researchers will introduce participants to new and exciting math concepts which go beyond the BC curriculum. Participants will also have various opportunities to interact and form connections with professors and graduate students in mathematics.

Collaborative problem-solving will be emphasized throughout the week through activities such as our escape room. Participants will also have the opportunity to work together to present new mathematical concepts to the rest of the group. The camp will conclude with a fun team math challenge, designed to allow participants to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned throughout the week.

The program is open to girls (which we interpret in the broadest sense of the word) in the Victoria area who will be entering grade 11 or 12 in September 2024. We welcome non-binary, two-spirit, trans, and genderqueer individuals, as well as any other youth who identify with the program.

This program is by invitation only. In order to be considered, students must submit a personal application form, along with a reference form from a high school math or science teacher. Personal application and reference forms are both due by end of day on April 12, 2024. Late applications will only be considered if space is available.

Click here to apply now!

The University of Victoria and Camosun College partner once again to bring Science Rendezvous to Victoria – May 11, 2024! For complete event details or to volunteer see the event website