Learning doesn't end with class. This Orange Shirt Day, learn about residential schools' history and impacts, honour Survivors and families, and reflect on reconciliation in your community. 🧡 Sept 29 at UVic www.uvic.ca/event/orange... #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

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UVic is committed to reconciliation. We're working to foster truth, respect and mutual understanding with all Indigenous peoples and communities. You can partner in the work of reconciliation by…

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Orange Shirt Day asks more than remembrance: listen, learn, reflect and act for reconciliation. On Sept 29, UVic will gather to honour Survivors, remember children who never returned, and renew commitment to justice. Learn more: www.uvic.ca/event/orange...

Orange Shirt Day - University of Victoria - University of Victoria

UVic is committed to reconciliation. We're working to foster truth, respect and mutual understanding with all Indigenous peoples and communities. You can partner in the work of reconciliation by…

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Can meditation, ritual and contemplative practice build just societies? A new book co-edited by our James Rowe explores their intersection with activism, democracy, decolonization and justice movements. Learn more: www.routledge.com/Contemplativ...

Contemplative Praxis and Politics

Mindfulness is now a zeitgeist. The mainstreaming of mindfulness – what Time Magazine calls the “mindful revolution” – is being powered by research documenting the physical and mental health benefits…

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What happens when a century-old photo meets climate change? Using UVic Mountain Legacy images, researchers document century-plus landscape shifts and novel ecological conditions driven by climate change. Read more: news.uvic.ca/2026/ecologi...

Ecological novelty and climate change - UVic News

As temperatures continue to rise, scientists are witnessing the emergence of ecological conditions with no historical precedent.

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Looks like orientation has started. 🦌 A local mom was spotted giving her twins a campus tour this week, covering the essentials: • best grazing spots • quiet study areas • how to avoid 8:30 a.m. classes We assume they'll be applying to Environmental Studies.

AI. Chatbots. Surveillance pricing. Naturemaxxing. AI slop. What do any of these have to do with environmental studies? Quite a lot. New this fall, ES 480 A02: Nature & Technology examines how technology shapes power—and our relationships with nature and each other.

What can land defence campaigns teach us about building a just climate future? Join Indigenous Climate Action, Research for the Front Lines, and UVic's Transformative Climate Action program for the first Organizing Climate Futures webinar. 📅 Aug 13 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM PT Register: buff.ly/YobA9Ac

A barred owl checking out our ES staff member on her break. They're often seen in the beautiful campus Finnerty Gardens!

The future of marine research isn't just about new technology—it's about working in partnership. Read how UVic students are supporting Indigenous-led marine research grounded in community priorities, knowledge, and stewardship. news.uvic.ca/2026/here-fo...

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Kinoogeix Mikki Mitchell spent a summer studying cultural, ceremonial and food harvests as part of the UVic Sustainability Scholars program.

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Bread, cheese, wine, salt, cider, cows, castles, and serious academic reflection. The France Terroir Field School understood the assignment.

Some classrooms come with stone walls, vineyard rows, salt air, and centuries of history. That’s field-based learning.

Field school lesson: terroir includes soil, climate, culture, history… and occasionally mud. Our students got hands-on with place-based learning in France. Very hands-on.

From UVic to France 🇨🇦➡️🇫🇷 Our Terroir Field School has wrapped after days of vineyards, farms, salt marshes, castles, caves, and field-based learning about how place shapes food, wine, culture, and land use.

From UVic to France 🇨🇦➡️🇫🇷 Our Terroir Field School has wrapped after days of vineyards, farms, salt marshes, castles, caves, and field-based learning about how place shapes food, wine, culture, and land use.

Looks like ENVI has a few new undergraduate students. 🦌🦌 A doe and her twins stopped by campus this morning—orientation appears to be going well.

I'm getting excited to visit these cute little guys at Rocky Point (starts July 21), or on selected dates at Witty's Lagoon via MAPS! rpbo.org/what-we-do/m... rpbo.org/what-we-do/m...

Breaking: Seal spotted in Elk Lake. 🦭 Update: It was Alina Fisher's dog, Beowulf. He was on an urgent stick-recovery mission and successfully rescued the target.

No, this is not a tiny zebra crossed with a rhinoceros. 🪲 It's a ten-lined June beetle, proving once again that evolution has a very active imagination.

Make your next elective with the School of Indigenous Governance! If you have any questions, please reach out to igov@uvic.ca.

Alina Fisher is out enjoying the summer weather, so Perdita has stepped in as Acting Research Manager. So far productivity is down, sunbeam utilization is up, and several meetings have been delayed for brushing. 🐈

Our receptionist & undergrad program assistant, Elizabeth E. may actually be a Disney Princess. Evidence: Long John Silver arrives regularly for backyard visits and snack inspections. 🐿️✨

George has arrived with a reminder: sometimes the road ahead calls for confidence, colour, and a little campus flair. 🦚

Climate futures aren't built alone—they're organized. Join Sleydo' Molly Wickham, Jesse Stoeppler, and Tia Kennedy for a conversation on land defence, movement organizing, and what it takes to create just and livable climate futures. 📅 June 4 | 12–1:30 PM PT Register: buff.ly/VBJmwOQ

Spring reminder from Primrose: you don’t need to see the whole path ahead to keep moving forward. 🌿 One step, one sunny trail, one new season at a time. Thanks to our amazing receptionist & undergraduate program assistant, Elizabeth E., for sharing this moment (and Primrose's wisdom) with us

Watch out — there’s been a Bear sighting in Saanich! 🐻 False alarm! ❌️ This sweet boy, Bear, specialized exclusively in zoomies, charm, and licking people to death. Beloved sidekick of our grad program & admin assistant, Margy Gamble

Wait… are the campus rabbits back? 🐇 Nope! This distinguished gentleman is a rescued former feral enjoying some supervised outdoor time with the family of our Research Manager, Alina Fisher.

Going “above and beyond” isn’t extra—it’s what keeps a community working. Congrats to our Spring 2026 Above & Beyond Award nominees and recipients in Environmental Studies 👏 Recognition for the work that often happens behind the scenes. Read more: www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

A reminder that camouflage doesn’t always mean dull colours. Dragonfly spotted near Christmas Hill — patterned for concealment, stunning in the sunlight.

🎓 Hey students! The Conservation Data Centre is hiring a Data Technician 👀 Great chance to get some real experience working with data and build your skills.

A cluster of shooting stars appeared outside the building today. Astronomers unconcerned. Botanists pleased. #UVicENVI