Willow Paul had planned to work in Indigenous child welfare when she finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria. A queer Gitxsan woman who grew up in Kelowna on unceded Syilx territory, Paul had never given graduate school mu…
At the 2024 Orange Shirt Day ceremony, UVic will be raising the Survivors' Flag at a permanent location on campus.
An independent study (2008–2019) shows that integrating police officers into Victoria's Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams reduces violence risks while enhancing mental health support without criminalizing mental illness. VicPD officers collaborate with health professionals to help clients stabilize in the community, reducing their involvement with the justice system. The report highlights improved safety for clients and staff, especially among racialized clients, and emphasizes that police focus on mental health, not criminality. This partnership model is praised for its positive impact on both clients and the broader community. Full report at vicpd.ca.
Fifteen more nurse practitioners (NPs) will be trained at the University of Victoria this fall, helping boost the number of professionals able to offer primary health care to the more than 800,000 British Columbians without a family doctor. New funding of $532,500 from the BC government will expand the number of seats available in the Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program by a third to 50 places available this September.
Sept. 30 is an important date, as it is designated as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The University of Victoria has made the pledge of ʔetalnəw̓əl̓ | ÁTOL,NEUEL | Respecting the rights of one another and being in right relationship with all things, and is committed to implementing local, national and international responsibilities that support the rights and sovereignties of Indigenous Peoples.
In celebration of the 5 Days of Action, EQHR and UVic Libraries are looking for UVic students who are interested in having their artistic works showcased in the McPherson Library from November 4 -15.
For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, media are invited to draw on a curated list of podcasts by Indigenous faculty, staff and students at the University of Victoria.
University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as the international community gathers for the UN Summit of the Future.
This weekend, we have received concerns that students attending off-campus events may have had their drinks tampered with or spiked.
A pair of BC students who share an interest in water systems and the sciences, and who are beginning their studies at the University of Victoria (UVic) this fall, are among the 100 elite scholars from across Canada recently named Schulich Leaders.
Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the timing of puberty in Pleistocene teens, researchers are addressing a knowledge gap about how early humans grew up.
Chandos Construction will be completing road work at the corner of McKenzie Avenue and Gordon Head Road from Monday, Sept. 23 to Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Val Napoleon, a distinguished leader in the revitalization of Indigenous law in Canada, has been honoured with the Yvan Allaire Medal by the Royal Society of Canada. This honour recognizes her exemplary contributions to the field of governance, particularly through her work in Indigenous legal orders.
People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre is bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first full-length documentary theatre production based upon on-the-ground climate disaster reporting and will have its world premiere at the UVic's Phoenix Theatre from Sept. 16-21.
A statement from UVic President Kevin Hall on upholding our values and campus policies.
A message to new UVic students from Jim Dunsdon, AVP Student Affairs
