Spring 2025 Call for Sessionals
Applications for Spring 2025 courses are now being accepted.
Updates & events
Chemical Sensitivity Podcast Interview with Sarah Wiebe
Dr. Wiebe appeared on the Chemical Sensitivity Podcast Interview discussing Everyday Exposures in Canada's Chemical Valley.
Read more: Chemical Sensitivity Podcast Interview with Sarah Wiebe
Erica Veitch & Katya Rhodes Paper Nominated for Elsevier Atlas Award
"A cross-country comparative analysis of congestion pricing systems: Lessons for decarbonizing transportation" is one of 10 cross-journal articles nominated for the Elsevier Atlas Award for its contribution to the topic of climate action.
Read more: Erica Veitch & Katya Rhodes Paper Nominated for Elsevier Atlas Award
Sarah Marie Wiebe Receives the 2024 Donald Smiley Book Prize
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe received the 2024 Donald Smiley Book Prize from the Canadian Political Science Association.
Read more: Sarah Marie Wiebe Receives the 2024 Donald Smiley Book Prize
SPA 2025 MACD Priority Admissions Awards
All applicants to the UVic MA in Community Development (MACD) program may be eligible for UVic fellowships distributed by the School of Public Administration. MACD applicants for the 2025 cohort may also be eligible for priority admission awards.
Dr. Wiebe - Senate of Canada invitation
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe was recently invited by the Senate of Canada to provide an expert witness testimony on Bill C-226, an Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice.
Adjunct Professor Michael Atkinson - New Publication
School of Public Administration Adjunct Professor, Michael Atkinson, has just published, with his colleague Haizhen Mou, a new book, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic. Published by University of Toronto Press
Read more: Adjunct Professor Michael Atkinson - New Publication
Dr. Rhodes In the news
Dr. Katya Rhodes, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration was recenty interviewed by CBC News with Deana Sumanac-Johnson, the National Observer and Conversation Canada.
New publications: Dr. Rhodes , Dr. Wiebe
Dr. Katya Rhodes recently published a paper on heat pump adoption in Canada in Frontiers: "The landscape of heat pump adoption in Canada: a market segments approach." Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe published an article in Critical Policy Studies: Reframing a community in crisis: an Intersectional discourse analysis of media responses to state of emergency declarations in Attawapiskat.
The Indigenous Planetary Health Podcast
From the Archipelagos Collective, Heather Castleden and Hōkūlani Aikau bring you conversations with Indigenous artists, activists, and academics who are tackling the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution through daily acts of asserting self-determination to broad trans-Indigenous collective action.
Sarah Marie Wiebe's forthcoming book
Learn about Dr. Wiebe's forthcoming book Hot Mess: Mothering Through a Code Red Climate Emergency.
Katya Rhodes on Carbon Tax Communication
CBC published an interview with Katya, Matto Mildenberger and Christopher Ragan: The carbon tax has plagued the Liberals politically. Research says that's not surprising.
Program information virtual sessions
Attend an upcoming session to see if we have a program that is the right fit for you!
Inuit youth climate action summit
October 4, 2023
A summit of young Inuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, chose UVic to exchange ideas on how Indigenous practices can both provide solutions to the changing climate and elevate youth voices.
Co-op student advances SDG training
July 5, 2023
UVic master’s in public administration student Stephen Joyce is spending a co-op work term in Geneva, Switzerland at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), where his work promotes UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Political cost key part of hitting net-zero emissions
February 23, 2023
University of Victoria climate policy expert Katya Rhodes says know-how exists to fight the climate crisis, but politicians need to choose policies that are both effective and acceptable to voters. Her research shows there are multiple ways to achieve Canadian climate targets.
Ukraine webinar carries message for students
July 29, 2022
In June, Ukraine’s president called on university students to join him via video link about support for Ukraine. Now four UVic students are answering the call again, in a Zoom webinar on Aug. 4.
Historian of Ukraine thrust into public role by war
June 2, 2022
UVic historian and professor of Slavic studies Serhy Yekelchyk is recognized as an esteemed scholar, public intellectual and advocate for democracy in Ukraine. Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, he has been thrust into a much more public role.
Proof that policy can transcend partisan power
October 29, 2021
During his three years of employment with BC’s Legislative Assembly, Matthew Creswick, who graduates from UVic this November with a Master’s in Public Administration, has made a surprising contribution to our understanding about how democracy works in BC.
Uniting knowledge to tackle climate change
September 9, 2021
UVic welcomes two inaugural UVic Impact Chairs—Amanda Bates (biology) and Heather Castleden (School of Public Administration)—to five-year research positions.
Recognizing a global journey of community-driven change
May 6, 2021
UVic scholar and UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall helps propel community-based research across Canada and around the world. On May 6, he received a prestigious national award for his years of service.
UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall reflects on community engagement
May 6, 2021
UVic scholar and UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall helps propel community-based research across Canada and around the world. He answers some questions on winning a prestigious national award and about the importance of community-university engagement.
Answering the matriarchal call to lead
November 2, 2020
Ashley Charleson, a member of the shíshálh Nation near Sechelt, BC, prefers to learn online and says UVic’s Indigenous Community Development and Governance program was her ideal starting point.