UVic researcher Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera is leading an effort to shine the light on an epidemic¬ underlying the toxic drug crisis¬—brain injury after overdose.

University of Victoria Adjunct Professor Paul Hoffman has won the Kyoto Prize for his tenacious research of Earth’s geological history.

Paul Hoffman has been steadfast in his explorations of hypotheses that other scientists have ignored. Despite backlash against his research at various times throughout his career, the geologist and adjunct professor in UVic’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences has made groundbreaking achievements regarding global freezing and plate tectonics in the deep past. On June 14, 2024, Hoffman was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences by the Inamori Foundation for his profound influence on our understanding of Earth’s early history.

A team of researchers led by UVic and the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is attempting to regrow kelp forests, working closely with British Columbia coastal First Nations.

The University of Victoria is celebrating four outstanding researchers recently announced as 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars and one prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellow.

The University of Victoria is a leader among Canadian universities when it comes to climate impact research and programs, according to new international rankings released on Wednesday.

International researchers led by University of Victoria microbiologist Caroline Cameron are developing a vaccine for syphilis, an ancient disease that is, once again, increasingly prevalent. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US is supporting the project with US$7.8 million over five years to engineer a hybrid protein with a goal of preventing infectious and congenital syphilis.  

The University of Victoria is set to advance the Canadian climate policy modelling ecosystem with the launch of the Open Insights project today, supported by a gift of $2.5 million from Clean Prosperity Foundation.

UVic research focuses on gamifying fitness that changes behaviour

Research requires more secure, faster computing power. It’s even better if the system can also deliver energy efficiency. Deployed and operated by the Research Computing Services team at the University of Victoria, Arbutus Cloud has revolution…

From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University of Victoria projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.

From ground-breaking research in particle and astrophysics to innovative studies in neuroscience, human health, energy modelling and beyond, UVic’s Arbutus Cloud has revolutionized how scientists process, share and store massive data sets.

From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University of Victoria projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.

May is Asian Heritage Month – an opportunity for UVic to showcase the stories, research, contributions and vital impact made by people of Asian descent on campus, in our communities and beyond. The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss topics of Asian heritage during Asian Heritage Month.

The University of Victoria (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.

As ocean temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, marine plankton may be the newest candidate to act as an oceanic early alert system. According to a new Nature paper from UVic micropaleontologist Andy Fraass, and a team of international collaborators at the University of Bristol and Harvard University, an analysis of the fossil record shows that changes to community structure take place long before mass extinction occurs.