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Three sustainable research projects deliver societal benefits thanks to funding from BC Knowledge Development Fund.

Eight research projects at the 番茄社区 received a total of $1.45 million in federal support, helping keep our researchers at the forefront of science and innovation.

Fisheries and Oceans supports Canada鈥檚 ocean research technology and blue economy innovation with $8.7-milion funding in the 番茄社区鈥檚 Ocean Networks Canada.

New research by Indigenous knowledge holders shows the cumulative effects of industry on declining populations of moose, black bears, and lynx in the Canadian oil sands.

UVic science grads Yamila Franco and Paige Whitehead bring an earth-friendly, bioluminescent glow stick into the light.

Restoration ecologists from around the world examined the success of seeding drylands with key native plant species. The study was published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

A team of researchers from civil engineering at UVic aims to cut emissions and make landmark buildings in Greater Victoria greener.

Heather Castleden has joined UVic鈥檚 School of Public Administration as professor and the inaugural President鈥檚 Impact Chair in Transformational Governance and Planetary Health. The activist scholar and human geographer brings her research expertise in the environment, health, social justice and decolonization.

UVic climatologist Faron Anslow discusses a new global analysis that says Western Canada heat wave "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change.

UVic鈥檚 newest president, Dr. Kevin Hall, is an energetic innovator and a civil engineer with a deep commitment to the environment, reconciliation and widening the pathways to university.

Nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, is on the rise

Sophia Carodenuto (geography) is an expert in de-forestation issues associated with cocoa production. Her research shows that despite more efforts by companies to be sustainable, it is nearly impossible for most chocolate consumers to know the amount of tropical deforestation associated with their sweet luxury.

Kelly Richardson has been invited by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to be part of a global collaborative artwork celebrating the world's biodiversity and urge for its protection.

鈥婣 new PICS project aims to incorporate an industrial by-product into lithium-sulphur batteries to create smaller, safer and cheaper electric vehicle batteries with doubled energy capacity.

A new study led by marine biologist Amanda Bates highlights the dual role that humans play in both threatening and protecting species and ecosystems. Bates joins UVic in July as professor in biology and as UVic Impact Chair in Ocean Ecosystem Change and Conservation.

Using historical charts, Indigenous ecological knowledge and satellite imagery, UVic geographer Maycira Costa is building a cohesive story to map the past, present and future of kelp resilience.