Featured Dissertation: Workplace learning – how space and place inform and influence librarian learning

by Stephanie Boulogne | May 8, 2020 | Open access, UVicSpace

Carla Jill Inget, Department of Curriculum and Instruction https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/11732 Abstract: Public libraries have frequently been referred to as a ‘third place,’ which is defined as the place between home and work where people meet to...

Featured Dissertation: Secure and lightweight authentication schemes for Internet of Things (IoT)

by Stephanie Boulogne | Dec 10, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

by Mohammed M. Alshahrani Is your cellphone hackable? What about your television, or your coffeemaker? Today, we feature research in Electrical and Computer Engineering, that examines authentication strategies related to the “Internet of Things” —...

Featured Dissertation: Physical Controls on Extremes of Oceanic Carbon and Oxygen in Coastal Waters

by Stephanie Boulogne | Nov 26, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

by Zelalem M. Engida UVic News recently announced that “Times Higher Education released its 2020 world university rankings by subject for physical sciences and psychology, placing UVic programs in these areas among the Top 200 around the globe”. To...

Featured Dissertation: How Muslim Students Endure Ambient Islamophobia

by Stephanie Boulogne | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

Today’s featured thesis is from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: Recommendations for University Administrators, Faculty, and Staff on How to Support Muslim Students’ Social Well-Being and Academic Success by Moussa Magassa Abstract: This study...

Featured Engineering Theses/Dissertations on “Green Vehicle” Technology

by Stephanie Boulogne | Sep 16, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

Here is a selection of UVic theses and dissertations going back through the years, dealing with hybrid and alternative vehicles. By no coincidence, UVic is host to the UVic Formula Hybrid Team , the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems,  and the Sustainable Systems...