May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. UVic joins others across the country in celebrating Jewish culture, history and heritage, and standing together against antisemitism.

May is Asian Heritage Month and UVic is celebrating Asian cultures with a spotlight on art, books, resources, stories and research, as well as messages on taking action against anti-Asian racism.

UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.

Communities benefit from participating in community-driven efforts to share research knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and their surrounding environment.

The first report of the Canadian Reconciliation Barometer released on Tuesday highlights areas of agreement and disagreement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples when it comes to reconciliation––findings the project team hopes will inform public policy.

Black History Month provides an important opportunity to explore and celebrate the historical and current contributions of Black Canadians. At UVic, we recognize the many achievements of Black faculty, staff and students. We also acknowledge ongoing work is needed to support racial equity, diversity and inclusion.

Co-sponsored by UVic Libraries and Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) with significant support from other units on campus, the on the Verge Writing Contest deadline closes Friday, February 25. The contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic stud…

The ORCID iD is a free, unique, persistent identifier used by scholars and researchers to distinguish themselves, get credit for their work, and use as a universal, interoperable CV for grant funding, research, publishing, and reporting workflows.

Writing grad Paula Raimondi Cantú's five-year journey to her undergrad degree carried her through several co-op and work study positions—building skills and supporting her quest to hone the craft she hopes will be her life’s work: screenwriting.

COVID-era teaching adaptations also accelerated the creation of affordable open education resources (OER) for teaching. UVic Libraries is spearheading the movement by offering publishing assistance and start-up grants to faculty members.

UVic Libraries’ open-access journal, KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies, publishes a special issue that reflects the plurality of Indigenous Knowledges, outside the traditional norms of scholarly publishing.

Adventurer, father, lifelong learner and proud Métis, Ry Moran (BA ’02) has joined UVic as the inaugural Associate University Librarian – Reconciliation.

​UVic experts are available for comment about the 215 Indigenous children found in a mass grave on the grounds of Kamloops Indian Residential School, as well as the legacy of residential schools.

A UVic librarian has paved the way for a major retrospective of a digital medium that flourished, and fell into obsolescence, at the dawn of the internet age. John Durno’s efforts to recover artworks made with Telidon, an obscure and long-obsolete technology, will provide an opportunity to peer into a set of newly recovered, uniquely Canadian digital creations with the 2023 launch of a national exhibit.

UVic students, staff and faculty can book a research visit to access the library’s rare and unique collections. Bookings must be made 24 hours in advance, for 2 hour visits in the morning or afternoon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays.

May is Asian Heritage Month. We’re proud to highlight Asian cultures as part of our vibrant and diverse community as we attempt to chart a better, more inclusive, future.