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Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research (CTMHR) June 9, 2025 - 10:18am

The CTMHR is a team of researchers and community members working together to find ways to prevent, detect and treat trauma and related mental health issues. Our goal is to support brain health through growth and resilience after trauma.

Purpose

Our purpose at CTMHR is to improve the quality of life for people affected by trauma.
We support researchers and students in the fields of trauma, mental health and brain health. We help them engage with the community and tackle the complex challenges of trauma and brain health. Here’s how we aim to achieve this:
Faculty Orientation: Engaging in Scholarship, Research & Creative Activity (SRCA) at VIU July 18, 2024 - 11:01am

Meet the SRCA Team!

This orientation is led by Dr. Nicole Vaugeois, AVP Research and Graduate Studies, who will introduce the SRCA Office staff, services, resources, and support to pursue your research, scholarly and creative activity interests at VIU.

This event is open to anyone, but we especially welcome faculty members with less than 2 years of teaching experience and those new to VIU.
IDEAS Symposium: Innovate - Design - Engage - Applied Solutions June 24, 2024 - 8:46am

Prepare to be impressed at the IDEAS 2024 Symposium, where we highlight the remarkable accomplishments of TAT faculty and staff! Engage with a diverse range of interactive conference-style poster presentations that showcase the innovation driving TAT's creative endeavours, applied research efforts, and ongoing projects. 

Please join us for an interactive session on challenge-driven pedagogy—it could inspire your next big idea!
Open to the Public 10-4 June 13, 2024 - 2:25pm

VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station is open daily to the public for drop-in visitors from May 18 to September 2nd, 2024. 

Weekdays: 10am to 4pm

Weekends: 10am to 3pm
Closed to the pubic for private event June 13, 2024 - 1:54pm

We are closed to the public on Saturday 6 July, 2024 for a private exhibit unveiling event. 

We apologize for this inconvenience but are excited to share our new exhibit with you beginning on Monday 8 July, 2024.
Closed to the public for exhibit installation June 13, 2024 - 1:54pm

We will be closed to public visitors on Thursday 27th June, 2024 for installation of a new exhibit. We apologize for this inconvenience but are excited to share our new exhibit with you starting Monday July 8th, 2024.
Journey of becoming a Planner June 13, 2024 - 9:31am

Hello, I’m Tharini Prakash!

Welcome to my blog! I’m thrilled to share a bit about my journey and the exciting milestones along the way.
Send Kelp! Film Screening June 6, 2024 - 1:11pm

What: Send Kelp!, a documentary film screening

When: Saturday June 8, 2024 - doors open at 6 pm, film screens at 7:15pm

Where: Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Malaspina Theatre, Building 310, Nanaimo campus
World Oceans Day June 6, 2024 - 11:57am

Join VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station at Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo from 11am to 3pm for World Oceans Day with Nanaimo Science!

We will be hosting our amazing Seaweed Touch Tank, where you can see, touch and identify local seaweeds and learn about the important roles of seaweed in marine ecosystems and a sustainable BC food economy.
GSCC Student Sub-Committee August 13, 2024 - 3:35pm

The GSCC (Graduate Studies Coordinating Committee) Student Sub-committee plays an important role in graduate studies governance at VIU. Representatives from each program as well as other student leaders from Senate and VIUSU form the sub-committee that helps inform the GSCC directly. Members are identified in late August/early September. If you notice your program rep is vacant and are interested, connect with your program chair. Email the Office of Graduate Studies for more information. 
Breakfast Club March 20, 2025 - 12:03pm

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Who can come?

The OGS Breakfast Club is open to all graduate students at VIU including those from other institutions that are doing their research on our campus with VIU faculty.

When is it? 
Graduate Communities October 3, 2024 - 11:21am

Although community can be defined in many ways, these groups look to create a feeling of fellowship with others through sharing common attitudes, interests or goals.
NSERC Alliance Grant Program April 19, 2024 - 1:34pm

Join Megan Griffiths and Reinack Hansen, via Teams, from NSERC’s Pacific and Prairies Regional Office as they provide an overview of NSERC’s Alliance grants program. Learn how Alliance grants support research in the natural sciences and engineering through collaborations that generate new knowledge and apply results for the benefit of Canadians.
 
This session will focus on:
Mitacs Funding – The Essentials April 19, 2024 - 11:11am

During this interactive session, Dr. Kennefick will provide a historical perspective of VIU's engagement with Mitacs, as well as an overview of the key funding streams available to post-secondary institutions, such as Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, and Business Strategy Internship. In addition, this session will cover new programmatic offerings, such as Express Accelerate (1-3 internship units) and the Umbrella model.

Hosted by Mike Kennefick, Mitacs Senior Advisor, Business Development
Next Level Research Data Management: DMP Assistant and Data Repositories Workshop April 19, 2024 - 11:09am

Data Management Plans are about to become mandatory for many tri-agency funding opportunities.  A key tool to assist with this new requirement is the Data Management Plan (DMP) Assistant.  The DMP Assistant is a national, online, bilingual data management planning tool developed by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada to assist researchers in preparing data management plans (DMPs). In this hands-on workshop staff from the library and VIU’s SRCA office will discuss how the DMP Assistant works and guide you through the process so that you can make your own data management plan.
VIUFA Assisted Leave and Time Awards Workshop April 19, 2024 - 10:09am

The VIUFA Assisted Leave Committee will host a workshop for VIUFA faculty applying for a VIUFA Assisted Leave during the 2025/2026 year and Time Awards. At the workshop, we will review eligibility, the process for submitting an application, merit review, criteria, and share tips for preparing a strong proposal.

RSVP to the VIUFA Leave Committee 
Information Session - Canada Foundation for Innovation 2025 Innovation Fund April 19, 2024 - 10:01am

CFI’s biennial Innovation Fund is a competitive program that funds large-scale (>$1M total project cost) infrastructure projects. CFI funds research equipment and components, software subscriptions and licenses, laboratory furniture, communications infrastructure, building renovations essential to house and use the infrastructure and other infrastructure-related costs.  Research projects from all disciplines are eligible to apply to CFI, however, key themes for the 2025 Innovation Fund competition include:
SRCA Symposium Feedback April 18, 2024 - 9:37am

Thank you for attending the 2024 Research and Creative Activity Symposium.
Research and Creative Activity Symposium Registration April 9, 2024 - 3:55pm
2024 Research and Creative Activity Symposium April 25, 2024 - 1:12pm

Date: Friday, April 26
Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Building 210/R275

Join this celebration and showcase of scholarship, research, and creative activity at Vancouver Island University.

The day will begin with a panel presentation on transformative learning through research moderated by Dr. Nicole Vaugeois, Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies. Throughout the day VIU employees will share the projects that they are pursuing in 15-minute presentations and poster presentations.