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UVic offers a wide range of student supports for undergraduate and graduate students, including academic advising, career services, mental health resources and financial aid.

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Notices & news

Open Reconciliation through exhibitions

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.

Open New $8M Indigenous research chair

New $8M Indigenous research chair

Globally renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte joins the University of Victoria as the inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational...

Campus hours for reading break and Remembrance Day

The UVic campus will be closed on Monday, Nov. 13 in recognition of Remembrance Day and the university flag will be lowered on Saturday, Nov. 11. Most campus services, including Advising, Office of...

Case of tuberculosis (TB) on campus

A member of the campus community has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB), a slow-growing bacterium that can affect the lungs. While the risk of transmission is low, UVic is working closely...

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Health & wellness

You have access to a range of health and wellness support services while you’re here.

Academic & program advising

If you have questions about your program or need help with planning your degree, an academic adviser can help. Advisers offer guidance, information on academic requirements and resources.

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Campus resources

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Graduating students

You must apply for graduation, whether you want to take part in the convocation ceremony or not. You can’t graduate if you don’t apply.

Emergency contacts

If you need immediate help, use these contacts:

Ambulance, fire, police: 9-1-1
Campus security or 250-721-7599
Safe Walk Program or 250-721-7599
Sexualized Violence or 250-721-8786

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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.