UVic is leading a team that has been awarded a $1.65-million NSERC grant to train emerging engineers to work on water and sanitation projects in Canada and abroad.
Astrophysicist and UVic alum Julie Claveau has taken a fascinating career trajectory to her current work on the James Webb Telescope, which will reveal new secrets of the universe.
Ocean staff and researchers are conducting work aimed at creating solutions that not only targets some of Canada’s current and future climate needs, but also provides real-world solutions that have the potential to change the world’s climate issues.
UVic is proud to be recognized in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for our innovative and impactful research, campus operations and partnerships to protect the environment and improve conditions for the planet and people.
What happens when Indigenous People lead resource decision-making on their own terms, across their own traditional territories? Communities in Tanzania and Canada are documenting and sharing their experiences, supported by a University of Victoria Department of Geography project that illustrates how partnerships can advance the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
An Ocean Networks Canada-led initiative invites young people in Canada to get involved in creating a sustainable ocean future during the UN's Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030.
Communities benefit from participating in community-driven efforts to share research knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and their surrounding environment.
UVic microbiologist Caroline Cameron receives $2M grant from Open Philanthropy to develop a direct diagnostic test and vaccine for syphilis, one of the world’s first global diseases.
UVic astronomer Kim Venn co-led an international team that found one of these traces—a first-of-its-kind discovery that was published in Nature earlier this year. Not only was it a breakthrough for what they found—a star cluster with the lowest concentration of metals ever observed—it was made possible by making two ground-based telescopes work together in a new way.
Three School of Music composers create new pieces for Ballet BC choreographers, to debut at the Dance Victoria studios.
UVic researchers work with global partners to launch a website dedicated to providing free access to FishSounds. Understanding the sounds made by fish can help to determine the best approaches to address marine pollution and climate change ocean impacts.
UVic health researchers get a $3.4-million boost—success that was supported through the efforts of the UVic Health Initiative, which is raising the profile and quality of health research across campus.
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.
Showcasing people and projects at UVic--experts can talk to media about the many initiatives to create gender inclusivity in STEM to celebrate February 11.
Together with an international research team, UVic astronomer Ruobing Dong uncovered the first evidence of a stellar flyby disturbing the protoplanetary disk—or birthplace of planets—using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA).
UVic alumna Sahar Sam’s started a cleantech company, Solaires Entreprises Inc., thanks to her PhD and postdoctoral studies at UVic, including the entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities the university provides.
