Society, culture & education

  • Building Black community on campus

    Building Black community on campus

    Momentum is building around a movement to build a better sense of Black community and inclusion on the UVic campus. Backed by the university’s signing the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education (SC), students, staff and faculty are working to centre the Black experience…

  • Advancing equity through public health policy

    Advancing equity through public health policy

    Natasha Thambirajah’s unexpected journey from biochemistry to a 15-year career in public service, advocating for equity in health policy. Explore…

  • Teaching climate action

    Teaching climate action

    The Transformative Climate Action (TCA) certificate offers tools for sustainable futures. Tailored courses explore diverse perspectives on climate change. Attend…

  • Panel, campaign school unpack gender parity in politics

    Panel, campaign school unpack gender parity in politics

    According to the United Nations, women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the…

  • Syrian men use photography to explore mental health

    Syrian men use photography to explore mental health

    UVic President’s Chair Nancy Clark has been working with Syrian men who have resettled in BC on a study that…

  • Enacting Indigenous governance

    Enacting Indigenous governance

    Cheryl Recollet, a Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation member, is exploring Anishinaabe governance and treaty relations in UVic’s Indigenous Governance PhD…

  • Re-storying colonial history through a trans anti-colonial lens

    Re-storying colonial history through a trans anti-colonial lens

    By Jamey Jesperson faces the uphill battle for visibility navigating academia as a trans woman studying anti-colonial histories. Her journey…

  • UVic celebrates top researchers

    UVic celebrates top researchers

    UVic researchers awarded seven Vanier scholarships and three Banting fellowships in 2023, spearheading diverse research projects for next three years.