Sustainable Development Goal 10
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 10 during 2023
On this page you can get a glimpse of the great work done by the campus community to advance SDG 10 during 2023, centred around the key areas of the university:
Education & student experience
First-generation students starting a degree
(first in their families)Students from developing countries received financial aid
Increase of Indigenous students
(2014–2024)
SDG 10 in action at Co-op and Career
Co-op and Career Services offers placements locally and abroad, where students have the opportunity to work in projects that support underrepresented groups and reduce inequalities.
Indigenous access
UVic supports Indigenous Students of all genders through multiple academic and cultural dedicated funding, bursaries and awards, health and wellness support, housing, indigenous events, and a range of activities in the First Peoples House.
Indigenous graduates
Indigenous students' graduation rates have increased by 38% in the past 10 years in both graduate and undergraduate programs across UVic.
Centre for Accessible Learning
UVic’s Centre for Accessible Learning offers support to students with disabilities and health issues, ensuring an equitable, inclusive and usable education.
Research
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 10
Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23JOURNAL ARTICLES on SDG 10
Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23CITATIONS of SDG 10 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23
Equity and social justice
The Royal Society of Canada recognized UVic scholars for their remarkable contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion, such as Dr. Doris Kakuru and Jonathan Bengtson.
Indigenous governance
The School of Indigenous Governance is Canada’s leading school for the advancement of Indigenous knowledges, creativity, and activism, supporting the training and education of future Indigenous leaders.
Community-Based Health Equity
The is an interdisciplinary collective of scholars who are interested in or practice community-based health research.
Indigenous studies and equity
Dr. Devi Dee Mucina advances research on decolonizing Indigenous masculinities, Indigenous fathering and other-fathering, the social memory of Indigenous children and Indigenous men’s holistic wellness.
Community & campus operations
Equity statement
UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and human rights in our living, learning and work environments, acknowledging that diversity underpins excellence.
Equity Action Plan
The Equity Action Plan provides UVic with strategic direction to advance equity, diversity and inclusion, and to create the conditions in which everyone feels a sense of belonging.
CanAssist
at the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø is dedicated to helping people with disabilities improve their quality of life, with a focus on promoting independence and inclusion, developing innovative technologies and
programs.
Intercultural continuing education
The prepares students to play a productive and socially responsible role in a diverse world, developing skills to support all aspects of cultural diversity, inclusion and social change.
Policy & policy-making
Academic accommodations
provide individualized modification of environments, materials or requirements which provides the student with an alternative means of meeting essential course or program requirements
Special access
UVic extends university-level learning opportunities to residents of British Columbia who are at least 23 years of age and may not qualify under the regular categories of admission.
Long term disability plan
The Long Term Disability Plan provides long-term disability benefits to faculty, administrative and academic professional staff who are enrolled and paying contributions within the Plan.
Accessibility Web Standards
UVic's Accessibility web standards ensure that our audiences can find and interact with our web content in an accessible, readable, searchable, mobile-first and user-driven way.
Events