The Future is Open: Launching the Open Science Community of Victoria (OSCV)

by Sarah Kahale | Jun 18, 2025 | News & events

By Monique Grenier | June 18, 2025 In today’s digital age, a significant amount of research data remains inaccessible to the public. This creates a major hurdle, as data is the engine of discovery and innovation. To tackle this challenge, Open Science has...

Saanich Educators Develop Free Waterways Curriculum

by Sarah Kahale | Apr 29, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

Apr 23, 2025 | Victoria News via UVic News Two Saanich educators, Maleea Acker and Jennifer Walton, have developed a free curriculum that aims to connect students to their local watersheds. This program aims to promote a sense of protection and restoration, while...

Evil-looking Worms Spotted in Esquimalt’s Waters

by Sarah Kahale | Mar 11, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

Feb 10, 2025 | Victoria News via UVic News Off the coast of Esquimalt’s Macaulay Point Park, hundreds of “evil-looking worms” were spotted in the water by a man walking his dog, described as resembling giant sea centipedes. Benjamin Neal, an assistant...

Joly Warns that Canada is the “Canary in the Coal Mine”

by Sarah Kahale | Mar 4, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

February 19, 2025 | The Hill Times via UVic News Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has issued a “wake-up call” to Canada’s allies, urging them to recognize the United States as an unreliable partner under President Donald Trump’s...

Indigenous knowledge key to understanding changes in B.C. bird populations

by Sarah Kahale | Feb 7, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

February 7, 2025 | Mongabay via Uvic News A recent collaboration between Haíɫzaqv land stewards and scientists has revealed significant changes in bird populations on the the Goose Island Archipelago. In the summer of 1948, naturalist Charles J. Guiguet observed a...