The Ring

President Turpin’s leadership on student financial awards honoured

05/17/2013 - 14:32

President Turpin with students at last year's President's barbecue.

One of the most enduring legacies of UVic President David Turpin, who is stepping down in June after a 13-year tenure as president, is his commitment to increasing the number and value of student financial awards. To recognize Turpin’s leadership in the area, scholarships have been created and will be awarded in his honour to support outstanding UVic students every year.


SSHRC Storytellers: Videos by UVic students tell the story

05/17/2013 - 14:26

Four UVic teams are among 25 winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) video contest Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers involving universities across Canada. Here is their story.


A hub for international research excellence

05/08/2013 - 09:32

Humanities scholars like Janelle Jenstad, of English, were cited for excellence
Two major world university rankings released in the last two weeks cast a glowing light on UVic. The Leiden rankings show that UVic is Canada’s most intensive environment for international research collaboration, and the QS subject area rankings put UVic in the world's top 200 universities in five fields.