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David Leitch wins Killam Fellowship
David Leitch is, in his words, a chemical cartographer. And now, as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship, he is poised to map a new route in chemistry, one
that will lead to better health care and environmental sustainability. His newest project? Developing more sustainable platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts.
Three-part event celebrates World Water Day
Media release
Water topics will be served three ways at UVic, in celebration of World Water Day. A resource fair, film screening and expert dialogue are on the docket for March 20, led by the
POLIS Water Sustainability Project at UVic’s Centre for Global Studies.
Solid Carbon funding for carbon dioxide removal
Media release
UVic welcomes today’s announcement of $24-million over six years through the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to advance the Solid Carbon research
project—one of the most promising ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) initiatives of the modern era to combat the climate crisis.
Celebrating research and teaching excellence
Eighteen researchers, teachers, students and artists are receiving UVic’s REACH awards, which pay tribute to campus leaders who champion dynamic learning and make a vital impact at
UVic, in the classroom and beyond.
New Indigenous arts research space
There’s a new Indigenous arts research space at the University of Victoria (UVic) that is looking up—way up—to the arts of the circumpolar region, as well as all along the Pacific
shoreline and from Alaska to New Zealand, with Victoria at the center of it all.
Group sex in spotlight this Valentine’s Day
Media release
The sexual health and wellbeing of Canadians who take part in group sex will be in the spotlight this Valentine’s Day with the launch of a first-ever national survey dedicated to
these common but misunderstood practices.
James Webb telescope glimpse of young planet
Media release
A Canadian-led team of international astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery about how young planets form and grow using a creative approach with unique tools of the James
Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Microglia: when good cells go dark
Marie-Ève Tremblay, her research team and partners at the City University of New York (CUNY) reported some first-in-world findings recently. While the others did the biological and
biochemical procedures, the UVic professor and Canada Research Chair and her crew of Mohammadparsa Khakpour, Colby Sandberg, Fernando González Ibáñez and Olivia Braniff performed the electron
microscopy experiments. Together, they were seeking the agents — secret until now — that cause the devastating damage of Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate science: Relationships with the land
Janna Wale, as a Gitxsan woman from Gitanmaax First Nation in British Columbia’s northwestern Interior who is also Cree-Métis on her mother’s side, understands and values the
science inherent in monitoring the seasons and harvests of her people, in their ways of preserving salmon, and in their observations of and adaptations to changes in climate over
generations.
UVic Concussion Lab advances brain injury research
A University of Victoria lab dedicated to the study of concussions is advancing research to improve treatment and the lives of the injured thanks to mentorship, partnership and a
video game.
Seabed carbon storage in marine protected areas
Media release
Using marine protected areas (MPAs) to preserve natural carbon storage in key areas of the seafloor could be an additional strategy to help limit climate change, according to new
research led by UVic.
Bridging Indigenous knowledge with psychology
A huge, historic charitable gift made national news in October 2024 when Bruce McKean and his Waverley House Foundation donated more than $200 million to the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health (CAMH) for a secure care and recovery building in Toronto. But a smaller gift the University of Victoria political science alumnus made to UVic has had an outsized
impact.
Know before you drink: KnowAlcohol.ca
Media release
Researchers from UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) are launching KnowAlcohol.ca, a tool and calculator designed to generate personalized estimates of the
potential health risks related to an individual’s alcohol use—and the benefits of cutting back.
Silly seals sabotage serious science
CBC: Quirks and Quarks
Silly seals sabotage serious science
Top 10 stories of 2024
From exciting and impactful research discoveries to inspiring recognition and partnerships, the University of Victoria (UVic) community continues to demonstrate our commitments to
working together towards a brighter future for all, year after year.
UVic and waste pickers in Brazil build university
UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies is issuing micro credential certificates for UNICATA students who complete learning modules.