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How diverse is UVic’s faculty?

UVic released its annual Academic Staffing, Recruitment, and Vacancies Report for 2021–2022 this past October.

UVSS Annual General Meeting votes to lower threshold to propose referenda 

This year’s UVSS AGM held on Oct. 27 was comparatively less exciting than last year's. The night started with James Coccola being ratified by the Board of Directors (BoD) as…

Graduate Student Society Director of Communications resigns

The Graduate Student Society (GSS) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Just the day before, GSS Director of Communications Nicole Kent resigned from her position on…

UVic students to blast new-tech satellite into space

The UVSD team is made up of students whose mission is to create an engaging and accepting space for other students to learn about the steps it takes to send…

Student-led program offers space for inclusive recreation at UVic

This October marks the launch of the UVic Advocacy for Inclusive Recreation’s (AIR) fall program. After a successful summer pilot as the first program of this kind at UVic, AIR…

UVic PhD student wins grant, speaks out about chronic illness stigma 

A UVic PhD student has been selected for a $5 000 grant awarded to just 15 inspiring academics in Canada living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 

Connie Walker talks healing through storytelling at UVic lecture series

As part of UVic’s University Librarian Public Lecture series, critically acclaimed Cree journalist and podcaster, Connie Walker, gave a lecture and participated in a panel discussion at the First People’s…

‘We need to have truth before we can have reconciliation’: UVic Libraries releases new podcast on truth

Just days before people all over so-called Canada observed the second ever Truth and Reconciliation Day, a new podcast from the University of Victoria Libraries hit the airwaves. 

UVic expands gender declaration options for applicants, students, and employees

After the Government of British Columbia issued a policy change regarding gender designations in January 2022, UVic is following suit by offering more options in selecting gender identity and expression…