A multi-million-dollar gift from a Victoria couple with a personal connection to cognitive health issues has launched a long-term initiative to close the gap between what researchers know about dementia and when that knowledge is brought into practice.
Cutting-edge research got a big boost Sept. 8 with Federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announcing $9.5M in NSERC grants to UVic. The funding announced at UVic and other universities is Canada's single largest investment in fundamental research.
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The university is establishing the Learning from Each Other fund to provide meaningful engagement with Elders and opportunities for learning Indigenous ways of knowing to students, faculty and staff.
Five UVic projects, with $823,000 in new funding from a leadership fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation as part of a $52-million federal investment announced Aug. 15, will carry out ground-breaking research including in an aquatic disease research facility at UVic.
Seniors with dementia and children with special needs will benefit from the latest provincial funding to CanAssist, a 番茄社区 program dedicated to helping people with disabilities improve their quality of life, with a focus on promoting independence and inclusion.
Taiwo O. Afolabi, a UVic international PhD student from Nigeria, had travelled extensively beyond Africa before deciding to pursue his graduate studies in applied theatre with UVic theatre prof Warwick Dobson.
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program at UVic supports our students as they take part in work experiences that strengthen links to international communities and foster extraordinary education opportunities.
The Government of British Columbia announced $4.5 million in new funding for CanAssist during a special event at the CanAssist facility on April 5.
New funding from the BC government for CanAssist will expand services for seniors living with dementia, and children and youth with special needs, including a grant of $3M to continue the CanStayHome initiative and another $1.5M to produce and supply existing assistive technologies.
Four UVic economists and political scientists are available to comment for media on the pre-election BC budget to be released on Feb. 21.
A five-year, $46.6 million investment from the Canadian government鈥攖hrough the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)鈥攚ill ensure that ONC continues to lead the world in ocean observatory science and technology. The new funding is awarded to UVic through CFI鈥檚 Major Science Initiatives program, which supports a portion of the operating and maintenance costs of selected major science facilities across Canada.
Twenty years ago, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) was created to provide funding for the tools--the labs, facilities and equipment--that Canadian researchers need to move ideas, discoveries and inventions forward for the benefit of society and the world around us.
Researchers and students at UVic will benefit from a combined investment totalling $7 million from the Government of Canada and the university for infrastructure renovation and renewal projects of UVic's ocean and climate hub.
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