Funding for research in health, climate, environment and social justice
July 09, 2025
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, today announced research funding from several Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council programs. $4.2 million will help UVic researchers advance their work on health, climate, environment and social justice.
“The variety of these projects reflects the scope of our aspirations to positively impact people’s lives, both locally and beyond,” says Alexandra D’Arcy, associate vice-president of research at UVic. “This funding helps researchers at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ continue to develop novel applications and solutions to a broad range of urgent societal challenges.”
SSHRC 2024 Partnership Grant
Sean Holman, Wayne Crookes Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism, has received $2.5 million to build and expand on the award-winning
SSHRC 2024 Partnership Development Grants
- Cecilia Benoit “Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for Safer Youth Cannabis Use in British Columbia”
- Jean Buckler “Learning by Nature: A community engaged investigation into the benefits of green school grounds”
- Doris Muhwezi Kakuru “Children on the move: post-arrival experiences of young refugees in Ottawa, Ontario”
SSHRC 2024 Insight Grants
- Jodie Gawryluk “BRIDGE: Broadening Relationships through Intergenerational Dementia Guidance and Education”
- Min Zhou “Lived Experiences of China’s Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments”
- Donna Feir “Understanding Group-Based Inequality in Canadian Labour Markets: Indigeneity, Gender, and Change”
- Alejandro Garcia Sinner “The Ilduro Archaeological Project”
- Sara Harvey « De la scène à la salle : penser le théâtre comme un média au 18e siècle »
- Jutta Gutberlet “Co-Planning of Climate Adaptation and Just Transition Strategies for Waste Pickers in Brazil”
- G. Cornelis Van Kooten “Climate Mitigation: What role for forest carbon sequestration?”
- Jennifer Thom “Walk With Me Now: Journey(ing) with Ted Tetsuo Aoki”
SSHRC 2025 Insight Development Grants
- Megan Ames “Friend or phone: Feasibility of co-designing a digital well-being program for adolescents”
- Donna Feir “The Causal Effects of Foster Care Placement on Children and their Caregivers in British Columbia
- Alan Hanna “Written on the Land: Exploring Drafting Indigenous Laws as Legislation for Contemporary Governance”
- Nigel Mantou Lou “Exploring the potential of an AI-powered wellness app to enhance migrant students' social-emotional and academic adaptation: The moderating role of AI acceptance”
- Allie Slemon “Conceptualizing and enacting social justice in nursing: A focused ethnography”
- Emma Swan “Constellation of Truths: Mapping (Un)civil Society's Knowledge Production in Diverse Border Regions”
- Hector Vazquez “Timomachtiah tochinanko [learning in community]: connecting Land, Náhuatl, and music making”
- Ke Xu “Optimal Portfolio with Sustainable Development Goals”
- Justin Wiltshire “The impact of international students on Canadian labour and housing markets”
- Erica Woodin “From Stigma to Connection: Stress, Violence, and Resilience in Sexual Minority Men's Relationships”