🦞 Nova Scotia’s lobster harvesters are feeling the pressure—from climate change, shifting whale regulations, and costly new technologies. ⚓Building a climate-resilient industry will require meaningful support and long-term planning. Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This week we’re highlighting Siila Watt-Cloutier — Inuk activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and lifelong advocate for the land, ice, and lifeways that have sustained Inuit peoples for generations❄️🌍 Siila's podcast🎤 climatesolutions.ca/podcast-a-ra...

Alena will be presenting her research on the 100+ year persistence and resilience of floating kelp forest ecosystems 🌿🌿 on the West Coast of Vancouver Island #ExploreLearnGrow #GeographyAtUVic #UVic #GeoLife #GeographyDepartment

Still wondering where a degree in Geography 📍 can take you? The answer is simpler than you think! In this edition of Beyond the Degree we chatted with Nick who explained how Geography helped prepare him for a career in the outdoors ⛺🗻 Reach out to Nick via👉 [email protected]

The GECOS Lab at the UVic is seeking a motivated MSc student🌊 We are looking for a candidate with demonstrated experience in geospatial data analysis, including work with LiDAR-derived DEMs, Geomorphic Change Detection (GCD) software, and Google Earth Engine.

We're back with another Mapping Minds- featuring Chris Darimont🌍 Chris is well known for taking a walk on the wild side and is our go-to-guy for all things bears 🐻🐾 If it were up to Chris, he'd be suited up chasing waves 🌊on the island's most rugged breaks 🏄‍♂️ #GeoLife #UVic

Explore Tanzania 🐃🦎 Our itinerary will connect you with local communities in East Africa's biodiverse ecosystems On this camping safari, we will stay in tented camps 🐘 ⛺ www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

Join Adam Regier tomorrow for his Master's defense in the Geography boardroom DT B215 📣🧑‍🎓 Adam will discuss a new approach to analyzing how developers engage communities impacted by renewable energy projects🔋 #GeographyAtUVic #UVic #ExploreLearnGrow #GeoLife

Wildlife sightings ✔️ Tanzania 2026 ✔️ Three defenses ✔️ Your favorite geo newsletter is PACKED this week! 🗞️🌍 Get the full edition first by signing up in our bio — no FOMO for geographers 💌✨ #GeographyDepartment #GeoLife #UVic #ExploreLearnGrow #GeographyAtUVic

Paul's research went viral last week appearing on @natgeo A wild wolf in Haíɫzaqv Territory was caught on camera pulling a fully submerged crab trap out of the ocean to reach the bait inside. 🌊🐺 Watch the video 🎥https://placeofwolves.ca/ Read the paper 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Your Monday just got a bit brighter with Archive Adventure #6 ✨ We made our way to the McPherson to compare today's layout with the 70s! The building might have been upgraded but those florescent overhead lights never left 💡 #GeoLife #GeographyAtUVic #UVic #ArchiveAdventures #ExploreLearnGrow

We are inviting proposals for sessions within your area of expertise or on topics of general interest ✨ We welcome proposals for special sessions including: ✅panel discussions ✅workshops ✅study group meetings ✅presentations of movies or other art forms Learn more event.fourwaves.com/cagcarto2026...

Mapping Minds: Say hello to Professor Cameron Owens🌍 Suffice to say that Cam is always on the move whether its hosting European field schools, running marathons (sub 4) 🏃 traversing glaciers and biking home from campus 🚴 👀 You never know who’s next... #GeoLife #UVic

In 2007, a massive landslide crashed into B.C.’s Chehalis Lake, sending a 38-metre-high wave surging up the shore — one of the largest inland tsunamis ever recorded. Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Katie Hughes, is uncovering what happened beneath the surface 🔬💧 Learn more- www.cbc.ca/.../british....

Wednesday is international GIS Day, November 19th 🌎 GIS is an incredible tool that allows us to plan for the future, respond to emergencies, and map 📍elements we use in daily life🗺 Join SOGS on Wednesday at 4:30pm in DTB B307 or virtually for a competition against students from SFU! 💯

🌍 Mapping Minds: Meet Ji Won Suh, the newest member of our teaching staff Ji Won shares her perfect coffee order and how she's a fall girly just like to rest of us 🍂🍁 Sign up for our newsletter the link in bio 👀 You might be surprised who’s up next... #UniLife #UVicGeography #MappingMinds #UVic

🌟 Welcome back to Beyond the Degree! This issue features Bronwyn, BSc Geography— now a Marine Ecologist working to understand how ecosystems and coastal communities are being shaped by increasing human use of our oceans Get in touch with Bronwyn 👉 bee.harv1 @gmail.com #UVic #GeographyDepartment

📸Thanks for joining us for Archive Adventure #5 🍂 It’s hard to believe these photos were taken not long after the iconic quad trees — now so deeply rooted in campus life — were first planted 🌳🌳 #GeoLife #UniLife #UVicGeography #GeographyAtUVic #GeographyDepartment #UVic #ArchiveAdventures

We’re bringing geoscience🔬 to life at Geodiversity Fest! 🌍 Visit Geography’s table + Kids Zone activity “BC’s Ice Age Melt Out.” ❄️Open to all ages and on tomorrow November 8th from 10am to 3pm at the Royal BC Museum Learn more 👉 www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events... #GeoLife #UVic

We want you to meet Georgia, our resident cuddle expert💕 At 7 years old, this Bernese Mountain Dog has retired from her puppy-raising days and is now living her best life — making friends when she visits campus and working the room for beef liver treats 🐶 #UVicGeography #UVic #UniLife

The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Indigenous Geographies, preferably with a focus on Human–Environment Relationships. Read more 👉 www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...

Beyond the Degree 🌍 Ever wondered where a degree in Geography can take you? We're kicking off our new mini-series Beyond the Degree with UVic Geography alum🎓 Chris Krasowski 💬 “Be persistent, practical, and positive. Stay open to unexpected paths.” 📍 UVic Geography

Throwing it back to the Cornett era—when the Geography Department called this building home for many years! 🗺️✨ Fast-forward to today, and you’ll find the one and only Professor Ian O’Connell lecturing within those same walls.

🌍 Mapping Minds: Meet David Atkinson, Professor & Acting Chair 🌍 In our third Mapping Minds feature, we catch up with David about northern landscapes, slide rulers, and why helping students succeed is the best part of the job. Sign up at the link in bio so you don’t miss a Borderline newsletter

🗻Taryn Neligan is currently working near Dawson City, excavating a trench across the Tintina Fault. By analyzing offset sediment layers, we're looking for signs of past surface-rupturing earthquakes to better understand how often large quakes have occurred in the region

📸 Archive Adventure #3 ✨ We’re taking it back with this throwback of the Gordon Head neighbourhood and UVic residence buildings — long before today’s buzz! 🏘️🎓 🍂 Wishing everyone a cozy and restful Thanksgiving! Hope it’s filled with good food, good company, and maybe a few throwbacks of your own

🌍 Hey UVic Geography Alumni! We’re working on a few exciting projects behind the scenes to help connect alumni with current students. Send us a DM or email- [email protected] so we can stay in touch. Let’s build a stronger geography community — across years, careers, and continents

🌍 Mapping Minds: Meet Shannon Fargey, Associate Teaching Professor What keeps UVic Geography’s Shannon Fargey curious? 🏕️🌧️

📸 We’re on an archive adventure! ✨ Diane, a longtime member of the Geography Department, popped in to say hi to the team — and it gave us the perfect excuse to dig into the archives. Swipe to see the Geography crew: then vs. now — same warm energy 🌟just higher resolution.

🧡 Orange Shirt Day & National Day for Truth and Reconciliation As we approach Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the many children who never made it home. Sept. 29, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. UVic Quad

🏔️ Alpine ecosystems in the Sea to Sky are under pressure UVic geographer Dr. Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe is leading a new research project — in partnership with the Squamish Nation, BC Parks & more — to monitor fragile alpine zones and co-create tools to guide sustainable mountain stewardship.

Arctic Fieldwork at the Top of the World We’re excited to welcome PhD student Neil Brubacher back from the Arctic Ocean 2025 expedition — a six-week international research cruise that took him all the way to the North Pole. His research focused on sea ice thickness variability

Our new series, Mapping Minds, spotlights the incredible staff and faculty who keep our department curious, connected, and always exploring We'll find out about their favourite trips, hobbies, go-to meals, and what keeps them curious outside the classroom Sign up at the link in bio!

☁️🌧️ Forecast Update! 🌤️💧 Spots are still open to add a GEOG course to your schedule— including GEOG272: Intro to Climatology & Hydrology with Prof. Sophie Norris! Expect a 100% chance of engaging lectures, rising participation levels, and scattered A's across the term.

🎓🌍 Welcome back, Geographers! We’re so excited to welcome both our new and returning students! 💚 Whether you're here to map the world or just find your way to class, we're here for you! Find us in the B Wing, 2nd Floor of the David Turpin Building — come say hi!

New research by UVic geographers explores the conflict around fishing restrictions in the Salish Sea, introduced to help endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

The recently published Guide to the Berries of the Northwest Territories, which includes contributions from UVic Geogs Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe and Megan Francisco, documents traditional knowledge and scientific insights to monitor berry species and guide respectful harvesting.

The Canadian Space Agency has appointed Dr. Maycira Costa (UVic Geography, SPECTRAL Remote Sensing Lab) to its Earth System Science Advisory Committee. Congrats Maycira!

New research led by Sophie Norris provides the most comprehensive global estimates of glacier erosion to date. Using machine learning, the team analyzed over 180,000 glaciers and found that most erode between 0.02 and 2.68 millimetres per year—roughly the width of a credit card.

Indigenous-led energy projects in Canada are offering lessons for communities and policymakers in Australia. Christina Hoicka is among the experts highlighting how access to ownership can ensure that the energy transition advances both climate goals and Indigenous autonomy.

New research from UVic Geography explores how drone technology can support dust storm mitigation and ecological restoration in BC’s hydroelectric reservoir landscapes.

Lindsay Chase, Director of Planning for the District of Saanich and longtime planning educator, has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners: Canada’s highest honour in the field. Congrats Lindsay!

Dr. Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe has received an NSERC Discovery Grant and a Northern Research Supplement for her project, “Berry species in a changing Arctic: spatial distribution and trophic interactions.” Congratulations Noémie!

UVic Geography professor Dr. Jutta Gutberlet has been awarded a prestigious SSHRC Insight Grant for her project on climate adaptation and just transition strategies for waste pickers in Brazil. Congratulations Jutta!

UVic Geog profs CindyAnn and Reuben Rose-Redwood examine the risks faced by international students engaging in political activism. Read the full piece in The Conversation.

A new study conducted in northern Quebec found that denser shrub cover significantly reduces the growth, fruit production, and ripening of key berry species like crowberry and blueberry, while cranberry shows surprising resilience.

Kelp forests fringe Canada’s coastline, but their full role in climate regulation remains largely unknown. A new study led by UVic researchers presents the first national assessment of Canadian kelp ecosystems, revealing their potential to capture and store significant amounts of carbon in the ocean

New research by Dr. Sophia Carodenuto examines how smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are impacted by contract formalization at the “first mile” of global cocoa supply chains.

Graduate students at USP explored the social and environmental impacts of plastic pollution through a participatory field course led by UVic Geography professor Dr. Jutta Gutberlet and Dr. Sylmara Gonçalves Dias. Read the full study here: periodicos.ufabc.edu.br/index.php/di...

Two scholarships are now open to students pursuing studies in environmental awareness, conservation, and natural history: Both scholarships are due by June 30, 2025. To apply and learn more about eligibility criteria, visit: bcnature.org/scholarships/