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Geography

Student research

You have several opportunities to share and present your research, both at UVic and elsewhere. Common options for early-career researchers include:

  • Bridging the Gap, an annual student conference organized by UVic Geography
  • JCURA Research Fair, a UVic undergraduate research fair for recipients of the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award (JCURA)
  • WDCAG Meeting, an annual meeting of the Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers. The conference location changes from year to year.

We encourage you to present your research and attend conferences when possible. This promotes networking, community building, development of presentation skills and exploration of other areas of geography.

Student research conference

We organize Bridging the Gap, an annual conference to showcase student research.

  • When: usually in March
  • Who: all geography students from any school. This includes high school, undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Accepted presentation types: posters, hands-on demonstrations, videos, multimedia, PowerPoint or any other presentation style
  • Registration: You will need to register at least 2 weeks in advance. We'll post registration details on our website and social media a few weeks before the deadline.

“Since the presentations were so varied, everyone got a chance to talk about something new and interesting to them [during the breaks between sessions]. It was easy to make connections using the topics, and I expanded my understanding of geography beyond the technical side. I had a really cool conversation with fellow student Dana Johnson and professor Teresa Dawson about social and financial barriers to being zero-waste. That's not what I'm studying, but I care about it, and that conversation wouldn't have happened without Bridging the Gap. Needless to say, it lived up to its name.” - Trilby Buck, BSc student

“I found [Bridging the Gap] to be a great and fun experience to learn about the fantastic work being done in our geography department by fellow students. Geography is so diverse, and I think it's great to see how the sub-disciplines blend together to create practical solutions to real-world problems. And it was great to practice presentation skills!” - Nalin Dhillon, BSc honours student