University of Victoria

Summary

University of Victoria is a university in British Columbia^[1]. It draws 683 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_british_columbia category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Victoria was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities^[3].
• University of Victoria was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries^[4].
• University of Victoria was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories^[5].
• University of Victoria was a member of Universities Canada^[6].
• University of Victoria was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[7].
• University of Victoria was a member of Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations^[8].
• University of Victoria is located in Saanich^[9].
• University of Victoria is located in Oak Bay^[10].
• University of Victoria is in the country of Canada^[11].
• University of Victoria's instance of is recorded as university in British Columbia^[12].
• University of Victoria's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[13].
• University of Victoria's instance of is recorded as collection^[14].
• University of Victoria's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[15].
• University of Victoria's headquarters location is recorded as Victoria^[16].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre^[17].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as Ocean Networks Canada^[18].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions^[19].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives^[20].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Victoria Libraries^[21].
• University of Victoria's child organization or unit is recorded as Marine Technology Centre^[22].
• University of Victoria's Commons category is recorded as University of Victoria^[23].
• University of Victoria comprises University of Victoria Faculty of Education^[24].
• University of Victoria comprises University of Victoria Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science^[25].
• University of Victoria comprises University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts^[26].
• University of Victoria comprises University of Victoria Faculty of Humanities^[27].

Body

Founding

1903 marks the founding of University of Victoria^[28].

Operations

University of Victoria's headquarters location is recorded as Victoria^[16]. Subsidiaries include Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre^[17], a research institute^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1972^[31]; Ocean Networks Canada^[18], a research institute^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 2007^[34]; Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions^[19], a research institute^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 2008^[37]; University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives^[20], an archives^[38], in Canada^[39]; University of Victoria Libraries^[21], a research library^[40], in Canada^[41]; and Marine Technology Centre^[22], a university building^[42], in Canada^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Victoria include 150145 Uvic^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

University of Victoria draws 683 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_british_columbia category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include 150145 Uvic^[44], an asteroid^[45].