The Department invites applications for the inaugural Director of the newly established Community Planning Program. This position is a tenure-track or tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to commence January 1, 2027, or as negotiated.

Big ideas start in lectures… but the magic happens in the lab 🔬💫 Tracking herring 🐟 from space 🛰️ Mapping real landscapes around Victoria 🗺️ Exploring water flow with stream tables 🌊 Turning “I think I get it” into “I’ve got this!” Shoutout to our amazing lab instructors💙

Tomorrow is World Fair Trade Day, this gives us the opportunity to reflect on necessary supply chain changes to create more equitable and sustainable supply chains. Professor Sophia Carodenuto studies how ethical chocolate🍫 is produced and traded in West Africa, examining Fair Trade 🌴 programs.

From data to design 🗺️🎨 In Geography 323: Digital Cartography, students create final projects that combine two datasets into a thematic map of their choice. Every map tells a different story—and no two are the same 🌄 #UVic #GeoLife #geography

A look back at last year’s Physical Geography Field School 🏔️📊 These moments capture what it’s all about—fieldwork, teamwork, and learning physical geography where it actually happens 🌍✨ 📅 The field school is running again this August!

Are you planning on joining us for the CAG/ CARTO conference this June? 🚴Elevate your experience while you're in Victoria by booking a field trip 🛶🐋 Book now🍷🍇 event.fourwaves.com/cagcarto2026...

🌍 Why add a Global Development Studies minor? You don’t just learn about global issues—you learn how to take action. From climate justice to human rights, this minor helps you turn your curiosity into real-world impact. Add GDS to your degree! Learn more👉 www.uvic.ca/.../global-d...

By uncovering how Earth’s nightlights pulse with both growth and decline, this research deepens the message of Earth Day 2026: our impact on the planet isn’t just expanding—it’s accelerating, fluctuating, and reshaping ecosystems in real time ⚡️🔌

Meet Denise 👋 A lifelong learner at heart, Denise finds joy in connecting with students, colleagues, and community while exploring big questions about healthy, inclusive communities for older adults. Her latest travels through Eastern Australia & The Great Barrier Reef 🌴🪸🐠is a recent highlight

We are happy to announce that our Honours students will be defending this month ✨ Come support their hard work as members of the Geography community🌍 Pictured 📸 Ava Smith and Hugh Rimmer

On World Health Day, we recognize that healthy communities depend on healthy environments 🌍♻️ Waste pickers play a vital yet often overlooked role in reducing pollution, improving sanitation, and supporting circular economies🗑🌐 #WorldHealthDay #StandWithScience

We had a full house on Monday for the Geography Student Research Conference 🎉✨ Our students covered a range of topics from glaciers and sea ice stability to emergency response and geoaccessibility

New research in the department on Northern Resident killer whales found that body fat, linked to overall health, declines as the number of offspring and births increases *Credit- UVic Applied Conservation lab, @oceanwise @raincoast and all images are credited to raincoast

Congratulations, #uvic #alumna Kira Hoffman @uvicgeography.bsky.social and @uvicenvi.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/nat-...

How forester Kira Hoffman harnesses the healing power of fire

The fire ecologist is working with Indigenous communities—and employing time-honored techniques—to restore ecosystems.

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Last week our department swapped hiking boots 🥾 for dress shoes at the 2025-26 Social Science Excellence Awards 🏆 We are so proud ✨ of the 18 undergraduate award recipients and 3 graduate winners!

Our alumni Alex drew on the connections she made in her M.Sc. to land her dream career in Cultural Heritage working to examine and preserve archaeological sites in the Salish Sea 🌊 Alex found inspiration while taking GEOG 276 🗻shoutout Professor Norris! #UniLife #GeographyDepartment #Beyondthedegree

A big congrats to our students ✨who attended the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) 2026 last weekend at UBC 🏆 Learn more about their awards👉 wdcag.uvic.ca/awards.htm?f...

Berries 🫐 might be small and commonly overlooked, but they are key elements of the diet and lifestyle for those living in Canada's North. As drought redefines life in the NWT, locals must travel further to find abundant patches🫐 Photo credit- G. Karki and E. Cameron

We've taken to the sky✈️ for this edition of Archive Adventures! Pictures one and two were taken of the campus on in the early 60's, the third is 1969 and the last is 2019 📸 Fun fact! UVic handed out their first degrees 📜 in 1963 but Geography didn't become a established program for another ~25 years

Explore the awe-inspiring Bridge Glacier for six epic days while backcountry ⛺ camping under the stars ✨ There are two sections for this field school 🥾 and all UVic students with second year standing are welcome to apply! Apply by March 27 👉 www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

Registration for summer courses opens March 9th. Be one of the first students to take our new course GEOG 391 🌸 You'll be exploring the relationship between natural & built environments and sacred spaces 🕌 Bonus🎉 No final exam and no textbook required

Meet our Sessional Instructor, Leah Fulton 🗺️🌊 She’s all about making maps, exploring new visualization tools, and embracing ocean vibes. Inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass and powered by Canadiano coffee, Leah brings curiosity, colour, and creativity to everything she does #UniLife #UVic #MappingMinds

In an effort to hold corporations accountable, countries are moving toward regulation that requires disclosure and due diligence in supply chains☕ Hear from the authors, register for their webinar 👉https://bit.ly/4aorF8j Read the full article here 👉https://bit.ly/4aA0upS

In a world facing climate change 🌍 habitat loss 🌿social injustice ✊and disinformation 📰one thing is clear: connection is resilience. Join CAG/CARTO 2026 in Victoria, BC- Lək̓ʷəŋən territory Register now 👉https://event.fourwaves.com/cagcarto2026/pages

@uvicgeography.bsky.social #uvic Geographer, Dr. Rose-Redwood published an op-ed in The Hill about U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after himself as an example of “toponymic narcissism." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

#uvic geographer, Dr. Sophia Carodenuto interviewed about the rising cost of chocolate and how factors such as climate change contribute to the cocoa shortage. #climate #environment #coca @uvicgeography.bsky.social www.rmoutlook.com/the-latest/t...

The high price of Valentine’s chocolate

Climate and disease behind price spike, says cocoanista expert

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Terri is our department gardener 🍉🍑 with not one but two green thumbs! Terri’s garden is something to be envied and we in the department are always happy to receive her extra summer produce 🫛🍅🫜 When Terri isn’t teaching or homesteading👩‍🌾 she’s globetrotting to places like the Dead Sea🌊🐚 and Petra

New research from the department shows that while some N.S fishman🦀 might be able to adapt to the current increase in storms and subsequent days lost fishing 🦞with bigger boats and better equipment, a tipping point might be inevitable 🌊 Pictured- Therese Wilson, Research Assistant

Sean Holman, professor of Climate Journalism at UVic, didn’t always report on climate change. That shifted after Calgary’s 2017 wildfire smoke—269 hours of it—and the media’s failure to connect the disaster 🌲🔥to climate change. Read the full article 👉https://bit.ly/4tCiatB

Cleome completed her first two years at Langara College and hit the ground running when she landed in ✨ Geography ✨ Her biggest piece of advice- follow the social media accounts of organizations you may want to work for to stay in the loop 🌸 Are you a GEOG alumn? Follow the link in our bio!