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Geography

Geography asks how we impact the natural world and how it impacts us. We view problems from multiple perspectives, including physical science, social science and humanities approaches.

Our students gain the specific set of tools needed to solve new and complex challenges in the environment and in the world around us.

UVic geography students explore a remote site on the Assini Glacier

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Passionate about the future of our planet? Join us and work on important issues that affect society. From small class sizes to hands-on and international learning, learn why you should study geography at UVic.

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Open UVic and waste pickers in Brazil build university

UVic and waste pickers in Brazil build university

UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies is issuing micro credential certificates for UNICATA students who complete learning modules.

Open Upcycling lives

Upcycling lives

UVic geographer Jutta Gutberlet is helping communities of waste pickers in Brazil improve their working conditions, form co-operatives and advance social movements.

Open A new threat to kelp health

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...

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Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.