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Copyright & Scholarly Communications @ University of Victoria Libraries
Advancing #OpenEducation, spotlighting innovative #UVic research, and decoding scholarly info policies. Follow for academic insights, news & updates.

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jan 9
New semester, same shenanigans! The updated Zero Textbook Cost list is live, and this is not a lie, and a liar did not tell us this. Check to see if your Spring semester textbooks are on there! Check the link in our bio #uvic #uviclibraries
A photo of the two main characters from Heated Rivalry looking at each other on a couch. The text over the one on the left reads "Zero-cost textbooks from the library" and the text over the one on the right reads "UVic students".
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Throwback to Spring 2025—when UVic’s RNS students turned fieldwork into scholarship. Ecorestoration: RNS Technical Series features capstone projects rooted in real-world restoration and community partnerships.
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#Ecorestoration #UVic #AppliedLearning
Promotional graphic for Ecorestoration: RNS Technical Series, No. 1 (Spring 2025), published by UVic ePublishing Services. The cover shows a person in a forest, touching a tree and gazing upward, surrounded by lush greenery and sunlight. Text includes “Spring 2025,” “ECOrestoration,” and “Continuing Studies @UVic,” with the University of Victoria logo.
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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New study from IALH Research Fellow Dr. Templeman's lab, featuring lead author Faria Athar, PhD student, may offer hope to women with hot flashes, night sweats   news.uvic.ca/2026/new-stu...
New study may offer hope to women with hot flashes, night sweats   - UVic News
UVic research team discovers association between midlife insulin levels and menopause symptoms.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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🎉 Exciting news! Kate Field and Chris Darimont's article, “Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict” was Canadian Journal of Zoology’s most read paper of the year.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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New semester, same shenanigans! The updated Zero Textbook Cost list is live, and this is not a lie, and a liar did not tell us this. Check to see if your Spring semester textbooks are on there! Check the link in our bio #uvic #uviclibraries
A photo of the two main characters from Heated Rivalry looking at each other on a couch. The text over the one on the left reads "Zero-cost textbooks from the library" and the text over the one on the right reads "UVic students".
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Histories of rebellion, resistance, and radical art—Vol. 2025.1 of Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies explores anarchism in Ukraine, Belarus & Russia. Guest edited by Aleksandr Migurskii (ЭГАЛИТÉ).
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#Anarchism #CulturalStudies #PostSovietStudies
Cover and promotional graphic for Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ADCS), Volume 2025.1. The left side features a black-and-white illustrated cover depicting a chaotic urban scene with fragmented architecture and human figures. The issue title reads “Anarchism in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia,” edited by Aleksandr Migurskii. The right side includes a UVic ePublishing Services banner and issue details in bold text.
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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These stories shaped our year. 📆

From psychedelic research to innovating clean energy solutions, let’s revisit some of UVic’s biggest stories from 2025. Each one offers a snapshot of how our students, faculty and partners are creating impact locally and globally.

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Top 10 stories of 2025 - UVic News
We’ve gathered a few of the top stories from 2025 that highlight the incredible work happening across UVic.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship.

More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:

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Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember
Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This is a recent paper by CISUR researchers!

"Findings revealed that the mean daily MAP-provided alcohol consumption dropped from 8.08 to 6.45 standard drinks following the program’s introduction."
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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What's the point of art in a climate crisis?

Learn how one UVic Master's student is using documentary film to demonstrate how crucial art is to understanding, processing, and addressing climate change: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...

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How can art address climate crisis? - Humanities - University of Victoria
UVic English Master's student Braedon Lowey's new documentary film interrogates the role of art in climate crisis.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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UVic Anthropology's April Nowell was interviewed for this story on Neanderthals making fire using pyrite in the UK 400,000 yrs ago: www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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30 years of student-led legal scholarship. Vol. 30 of Appeal reflects on law’s evolution with bold, critical voices from UVic Law. Read the full issue: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ap... #UVicLaw #LegalScholarship #LawReform
Graphic for the 30th Anniversary Edition of Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform, a student journal from UVic Faculty of Law. The cover features a green and white shield with four symbols: birds, a justice scale, a book, and a column. “30” is prominently displayed in the center. The right side highlights the journal’s milestone and UVic ePublishing Services.
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Are you a philosophy enthusiast? The latest issue of @philosophyinreview.bsky.social is out now! Featuring titles on creation & evolution, gaslighting & epistemic harm, and the politics of shame among others. #PhilSky #BookReviews
philosophyinreview.bsky.social Philosophy in Review @philosophyinreview.bsky.social · Dec 1
The November issue of Philosophy in Review (Vol. 45, No. 4) is out now! 📚 Explore fresh reviews across disciplines and join the conversation: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi... #PhilosophyInReview #OpenAccess #PhilSky
Promotional graphic for the journal Philosophy in Review, featuring an illustrated figure reading or writing amid books and papers. Text overlay announces: “PHILOSOPHY IN REVIEW, Vol. 45, No. 4, November issue out now! uvic.ca/pir.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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This is so neat! McPherson may change, but the fluorescents remain our constant companion in scholarship 🔆
uvicgeography.bsky.social UVic Geography @uvicgeography.bsky.social · Nov 24
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
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🎓 Do you work with Canada #StudentJournals? The Canada Student Journal Forum happening the week of February 17 2026 @canadasjf.bsky.social might be the perfect opportunity to share with #StudentEditors!

The Call for Proposals is open until November 18 2025: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/11/04/c...

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Canada Student Journal Forum Call for Proposals now Open - Public Knowledge Project
The Student Journal Forum Call for Proposals is now open to Canadian students involved with or interested in student journal publishing.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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According to @theglobeandmail.com, the latest book from Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross (@uvichistory.bsky.social) is "essential reading."

Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

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Challenging Exile is essential reading for history buffs
The book tells the story of Japanese Canadians who were deported to Japan after the end of the Second World War
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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📣 Calling all University of Victoria Fine Arts grad students 📣

Apply now for the 2026 ONC/UVic Fine Arts ArtScience Fellowship — a paid opportunity bridging art and science to explore the environment, technology, oceans, and culture.

⭐ Apply: bit.ly/ONCJobs

#KnowTheOcean
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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🕯️ Join us next week 🕯️

Vigil & Visit
Trans Day of Remembrance
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025
5:00 - 5:45 PM @ Cridge Park
5:45 - 6:45 PM @ Tre Fantastico

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Click on "Upcoming Events" in linktree for more info

#uvic #trans #tdor #transdayofremembrance
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Congrats to $100K Sobey Art Award winner & #uvicvisualarts alum Tania Willard. Also a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient @uvic.ca, she's clearly having a big year! Seen here at the DAAs in April with Dean Allana Lindgren (right) + Visual Arts alumni Rose Spahan & Crystal Clark.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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🚨 New issue alert! Anthropologica Vol. 67 No. 1 (2025) is out now.

#Infrastructure is no longer invisible. This issue traces the stories, timelines, and tensions embedded in #Canada’s roads, grids, and extractive projects. 🔗 buff.ly/pPmrwX6

#Anthropology #ClimateJustice
Promotional graphic from UVic Publishing Services announcing a new issue of Anthropologica, Volume 67, Number 1 (2025), titled “Narratives and Temporalities of Infrastructure: The Canadian Experience.” The journal cover features an aerial photo of a rural highway interchange, emphasizing infrastructure complexity. Text reads: “NEW FROM UVIC PUBLISHING SERVICES — Narratives and Temporalities of Infrastructure: The Canadian Experience — Vol. 67 No. 1 (2025) — ANTHROPOLOGICA.”
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The IJCYFS Special Issue is here—guest edited by James P. Anglin, Shemine A. Gulamhusein & Alexander Schneider. Featuring papers from the FICE-International 35th World Congress, Split, Croatia (Oct 2024).
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#IJCYFS #ChildYouthFamily #GlobalCare
Graphic for a 2025 special issue of International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, featuring papers from the FICE-International 35th World Congress in Split, Croatia. Theme: “Shaping Tomorrow’s Care for Children And Youth.” Crumpled paper background, bold colorful text, UVic ePublishing branding.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Borders in the 21st century—Vol. 2025 of The BIG_Review explores policy, poetry, and resistance. From EU–Ukraine relations to the US–Mexico wall, this issue is packed with critical insight.
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Cover and promotional graphic for Borders in Globalization Review, Volume 6, Number 2 (2025). The journal cover features a desert landscape bisected by a long border fence, emphasizing territorial division. A red box displays the journal’s logo. Text highlights the issue’s theme: “Academic and artistic explorations of borders in the 21st century,” with a special focus on Europe, Russia, and borders with Ukraine.
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Drawing on critical race and postcolonial feminist scholarship, Vol. 7 of Migration, Mobility, & Displacement offers urgent analysis of anti-Asian racism. Guest edited by Xiaobei Chen & Jiyoung Lee-An.
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#UVicResearch #OpenAccess #CriticalRaceTheory
Promotional graphic for Migration, Mobility, & Displacement, Volume 7, Number 1 (2025), themed “Analyzing and Resisting Anti-Asian Racism.” The journal cover shows a collage of protest photos with signs reading “Stop Asian Hate,” “We Belong,” and other messages advocating racial justice. The right side includes publication details and UVic ePublishing branding
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM