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UVic Centre for Aerospace Research shows off drone, satellites outside B.C. Legislative Assembly

“We're really lucky at the centre that we don't really have work that we make up for co-op students, they do real engineering work on our real projects,” said Maddy…

Senate to vote on controversial update to Academic Integrity Policy

If approved, the changes to the policy will be effective September 2026. If not, it will be the second time in two months that Senate voted against updates.

‘Students Supporting Israel’ group at UVic hosted event with IDF special forces soldier in April

The UVic SSI group is not affiliated with UVic, a UVic spokesperson said. They told the Martlet the university was “aware” of the event, but that it was not taking…

BC invests $1.9M in UVic for quantum computing research and breakthroughs

Funding will support energy-efficient computing infrastructure for quantum physics research at UVic, led by Dr. Thomas Baker, a UVic professor and Canada Research Chair.

Majority of Saanich Council vote against student advocacy resolutions during March 2 meeting

"I worry that too often the voices of younger people are not heard as much by Council, and this impacts the decisions that we make,” Councillor Phelps Bondaroff said. “I…

GSS fee referendum questions pass, cutting funding for WUSC UVic

“It’s hard to see this club that we all love, and the impact we make, be threatened for reasons that still don’t fully make sense to us. There is still…

At least two attacked on campus in February by aggressive owl

“The barred owl that there are reports of being aggressive on campus seems to be a different individual. This time of year is mating [and] nesting season for barred owls.…

UVSS Lead Directors debate saw underwhelming attendance

Despite every position for the UVSS election being contested for the first time in 15 years, attendance at the debate was low A normally packed and busy Vertigo hall in…

The 2026 UVSS election results are in

Tam Aljundi, Matthew Allen Curtis, Mariah Luzon, Mohan Selvarajan, Maddy Vanderhooft, and Cherop Lyoba will serve on the BoD for 2026–2027.

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