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Plastic pollution is a massive problem for oceans and marine life. Now a new University of Victoria study suggests humans are unknowingly consuming tens of ...

Margaret Erasmus, of Yellowknives Dene First Nation, conducted her master's research on the mental and physical health benefits of learning one's language as ...

An accelerated schedule for the university's new student housing and dining project will propel it to completion in early 2023, 16 months earlier than originally ...

For Dominique Rochefort, a citizen of the Métis Nation, the journey to become an empowered teacher was mined with self-doubts and life challenges. But this ...

Three prominent UVic scientists were among those awarded Canada Research Chairs in an announcement Friday by Kirsty Duncan, federal minister of science ...

UVic researchers and students received $18.8 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in the form of grants, ...

UVic Properties is providing a long-term lease to Chard Development for its proposal that adds to the vibrancy of downtown while honouring Michael William's ...

One of UVic's longstanding research strengths was confirmed by the 2019 Leiden Rankings: UVic-based researchers wrote a higher proportion of ...

A recent comprehensive review of UVic's Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program showed that during 2018, 62.38% of commuters took advantage ...

The University of Victoria's spring Convocation ceremonies take place June 10 to 14, 2019, with 3777 receiving degrees, diplomas and certificates. Six honorary ...

Writing grad and storyteller extraordinaire Richard Van Camp (BFA '97) is back with a new book, Moccasin Square Gardens--a title referring to the nickname for ...

UVic grad Ka (Tony) Wong's learning experience from UVic's School of Public Health and Social Policy shifts career change from police to law for social justice.

During a two-week stay in Canada, UVic geography faculty and three Maasai from Tanzania exchanged cultural knowledge and practices with First Nations from ...

Aaron Devor--the world's first Chair in Transgender Studies at UVic and founder and academic director of UVic's Transgender Archives--is available to media for ...

The Convocation ceremonies will be webcast live during Spring Convocation from June 10 to 14, 2019. If you're not able to attend in person, you can watch the ...

Kelsey Ramsden is the author of Success Hangover: Ignite your next act. Screw your status quo. Feel alive again, released by Lioncrest Publishing last fall.

Marine protected areas are well known for protecting biodiversity, but their effects on people who use the oceans are debated. Now a new review--led by ...

Have you ever felt disconnected from your coworkers in other departments across campus, or wished you knew more about UVic's research and initiatives?

Zac Roff, who graduates this month with an MBA from UVic's Sardul S. Gill Graduate School, recently purchased what he believes to be the only mobile canning ...

Facilities Management will be expanding the campus recycling and composting program over the summer by installing new outdoor zero-waste stations.

Fine Arts, Humanities, Engineering. June 6, 2019. Share: Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn · Email. Brad Buckham. Credit: UVic Photo Services. A UVic ...

Honours economics grad Maxwell Nicholson is a prestigious 3M National Student Fellowship award winner, who graduates this June will begin a new position ...

Cultural perspectives on ocean science stand out for new doctoral grad.

New smart microfibres target emerging drug therapies for deadly disease.

Graduates Keri Graumann and Dheeraj Alamchandani are using the tools and techniques of engineering as a way to advance social justice and global ...

PhD graduate Samantha MacFarlane defended her Humanities dissertation on the same day that she won a prestigious award for designing a digital exhibit ...

UVic surpassed its fundraising goal by $3 million this year, raising $18.9 million from 4795 donors. The funds increased the number of students supported by ...

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During ...

When UVic geography grad Patrick Robinson parachutes into BC's remote backcountry to fight forest fires this summer, he'll be packing a valuable piece of ...

The University of Victoria's spring Convocation ceremonies take place June 10 to 14, 2019. Honorary degrees will be awarded to six outstanding individuals: ...

This past year, UVic's Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives celebrates three decades of bridging the Pacific and 15 years of its flagship internship program.

On World Ocean's Day, marine biologist and coastal geographer Lauren McWhinnie is excited to be part of the festivities at Fisherman's Wharf and supporting ...

Edith Iglauer achieved an extraordinary writing career covering topics spanning the Second World War to a modern-day fishing village. Her personal and literary ...

How often do we hear about the love, fear, joy, discomfort and experiences of people who look or act differently than us? What about talks around diversity, ...

On March 24--exactly three weeks after claiming their second-straight Canada West banner--the University of Victoria Vikes women's rugby 7s team captured the ...

An innovative program designed by a chemist and social worker at the University of Victoria is being piloted at Victoria harm reduction sites to provide a quick, ...

Comedy company will stage two shows Nov. 16 at Farquhar Auditorium.

Join us at one of Canada's top-ranked universities and start your high-paying career in engineering or computer science. At UVic you'll be surrounded by ...

Enter a world of scholarship and learning unlike any other. This is a place where expert community and hands-on exploration intersect with a desire to drive ...

UVic Law is one of Canada's leading law schools, known for the strength of our academic program, approach to experiential learning and our commitment to ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Unsure how to meet people? Are you stressed about your academic/career direction? Counselling Services can help you make ...

Applying to UVic is easy. Just follow the steps below. How to apply for admission to Graduate Studies. Before proceeding to submit an online application to UVic, ...

Whatever your creative path, the Faculty of Fine Arts offers a dynamic community where curiosity, experimentation and exploration are the cornerstones of the ...

Welcome to University Health Services! University Health Services (UHS) provides a full *service* primary health clinic for students, and coordinates healthy ...

We want you to excel in today's fast-paced global marketplace. Whether you require a program to address a specific, well-defined development need, or require ...

As 2018 swings to a close, we're also looking back at 12 months of captivating stories which helped shape a year of great news about our people, projects, ...

From supporting Syrian refugees' arrival to Victoria, to curating interactive exhibits and identifying opportunities in the labour market, this year's UVic Co-op ...

April at the University of Victoria can feel like the campus is in a temporary state of dusk. Kids walk around hazy in a fog of exhaustion from exams and emotions.

Are you passionate about helping others? Do you want to make a positive impact on your community? Our professional education programs will prepare you for ...

Spring is by far my favourite season, so while I was sad to be missing out on Victoria's cherry blossoms this year, I was excited to see what spring would look like ...

Kate Field, a graduate student at the University of Victoria, has identified an opportunity for improved treatment of animals studied in the wild. Field is lead author ...

Looking for career help? Career Services is here to help you succeed at work during your time at UVic and beyond. We run workshops and programs, offer ...

Homewood Ravensview, a 75-bed mental health and addictions treatment centre in North Saanich, is officially open.

Each year, UVic Co-op and Career Services recognizes employers who have provided extraordinary hands-on learning opportunities to UVic co-op students.

A former Uvic athlete says she was drugged and raped. It happened two years ago and Friday, she made the difficult decision to share her story. Luisa Alvarez ...

It's impossible not to shine in a community of sweeping imaginations and ambitious goals, and that's what you'll find at the University of Victoria. Whether you're ...

UVic President Jamie Cassels this month unveiled a far-reaching package of initiatives that will accelerate the implementation of the university's new Strategic ...

After a childhood in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Colton Hash moved to Victoria in 2010 to start a computer science/visual arts combined degree, and last ...

We want to make it easy for you to find what you need to apply to UVic, register for courses and access your documents. With that in mind, we've brought ...

The University of Victoria is one of Canada's leading research universities and consistently ranks highly in many national and international surveys. —UVic ...

In 2008, Annette Fraser graduated from UVic with her master's degree in dispute resolution. A decade later, in September 2018, she returned to the campus as ...

For the third year in a row, the University of Victoria has been included in the list of Canada's 100 Greenest Employers. The national awards recognize an elite ...

Before you apply to the University of Victoria, there are a few key steps to take like checking general admission requirements, choosing a program of study and ...

In an emotional ceremony on Sept. 25 to launch the world's first Indigenous law program, Elders, national and provincial leaders, scholars and others from the ...

Guest post by Devin Fitzsimmons. SAE International touts its Formula Hybrid competition as the most complex competition of their Collegiate Design Series, ...

In recognition of outstanding students, UVic awards more than 8 million dollars in scholarships each year on the basis of academic merit or excellence.

February's heavy snowfall was exceptional in more ways than one on campus. Even while most people enjoyed a "snow day" when the campus was closed late ...

I am a painter—a recent graduate of the UVic MFA program in Visual Studies. Painting can be a very solitary act, which led me to dive into what seems like an ...

The archives of Saul Holiff, manager of music legend Johnny Cash, are now available at UVic for scholarly research. The highs and lows of the relationship ...

UVic PhD student Brian Pollick and his wife Heather Lindstedt worked closely with UVic Libraries to establish the Medieval Manuscript Fund, which has helped ...

The historic launch today of the world's first law degree to combine the study of Indigenous and non-Indigenous law welcomed the first cohort of 26 students from ...

Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments could be doing a much better job at implementing policies that reduce alcohol-related harms, according ...

UVic's first ever Campus Cycling Plan is now in action. The plan provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to support cycling as a safe, enjoyable ...

Although construction for the university's student housing and dining project won't kick off until 2020, early preparation work at the site will begin this spring and ...

UVic's CanAssist has launched a new website aimed at improving independence and safety among BC seniors. Ability411.ca provides information and ...

From March 4-9, UVic's annual festival of research, art and innovation returns for its eighth action-packed year. With over 40 unique events on campus and ...

Kira Chong is a fifth-year education student at UVic with a love for art and giving back to the community. She recently brought these two passions together with ...

Education is at the heart of everything. It's where students, researchers, educators, community leaders and counsellors come together. We are bound together by ...

Award-winning poet and novelist Patrick Lane passed away on March 7 at age 79, the result of a heart attack. His publisher, McClelland & Stewart, made the ...

The university's inaugural Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) Plan was unanimously approved by Executive Council and brought to Senate and Board of ...

Canadians can access more accurate information and services to help them adapt to the environmental impacts that come with climate change, thanks to a new ...

Helga Thorson, whose groundbreaking field school transforms university students into eyewitnesses of how European countries remember the Holocaust, is the ...

Eddie Mukahanana has been graced with the likes of a Zimbabwe national team uniform and a professional football career in Russia. A quick Google search for ...

Premier John Horgan's sunny announcement that the provincial government will back UVic's ambitious new $201-million campus housing project--providing an ...

Over a dozen students attended the May Board of Governors meeting to protest the university's continued investments in fossil fuels. Students, including many ...

Here's something to remember about the impending nationwide ban on single-use plastics that Justin Trudeau announced this week: its roots are in a report ...

The Inclusion Conference delivered on its promise to bring together those in the inclusivity sector to “learn, celebrate, and discuss issues around intellectual ...

The largest capital project in UVic's history — the creation of two residence buildings that will house student living, dining, and classroom facilities — is now ...

In the basement of the Bob Wright building at the University of Victoria, Elaine Humphrey uses the school's $9.2 million advanced microscope to see the smallest ...

Here's something to remember about the impending nationwide ban on single-use plastics that Justin Trudeau announced this week: its roots are in a report ...

The study reveals how little is known about the extent or impact of microplastics in people.

After spending 12 years getting the first 122 years of this newspaper digitized and online, the University of Victoria Libraries threw a party on June 4 to celebrate ...

The University of Victoria's 2017 decision to build a a downtown condominium and graduate student housing complex on Broad Street has been reversed, and ...

Administration of the amino acid L-serine, a dietary supplement, contributes to the improvement of the communicative and motor skills of a patient with a ...

Greater Victoria Elementary School Sports Association held the elementary track season zone qualifying meets at Uvic's Centennial Stadium.

Funding for engineering, science, sustainability research.

The University of Victoria Vikes basketball players, currently involved in spring-league play when not following the Raptors games, now know what the fall and ...

Spiders may give many people the creeps, but researchers at the University of Victoria say they could lead to some life-changing medical breakthroughs.

A landmark building on the Saanich Peninsula has been brought back to life. This week, in its new form as Homewood Ravensview mental health facility, it starts ...

It was a dream deferred, not a dream denied. The Toronto Raptors have painted Canada red and black from Victoria to St. John's, Monday night's white-knuckle ...