Office of the VP Research & Innovation
The Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI) provides guidance for UVic’s research agenda at the institutional level. This includes setting strategic research priorities and developing initiatives to support research.
Our mission
We’re working to benefit society in a multitude of ways. Through the advancement and application of knowledge. Through creative and artistic expression. Through the creation of research-inspired educational programs. Our researchers and artists make a vital impact on people, places and the planet.
Our vision
Creating a better world through curiosity, engagement & innovation.
Our vision is guided by the following principles:
- Academic freedom: We value freedom of inquiry, study and engagement
- Ambition: We value the desire and determination to achieve success
- Collaboration: We value working collectively with diverse partners
- Courage: We value boldness and action in the face of uncertainty
- Excellence: We value outstanding skills, efforts and achievements
- Inclusion and respect: We value a culture of equitable access to opportunities and recognize strength in diversity
- Transparency: We value communication and clear and open processes
- Truth and reconciliation: We value confronting the truth of our history and walking the path of reconciliation together
Our commitment to fundamental research, inquiry and theoretical perspectives remains unflagging. We will continue to support and nurture excellence in these areas because we know that curiosity-driven research and creativity are the essential building blocks for tomorrow’s life-changing applications.
Lisa Kalynchuk, Vice-President Research and Innovation
Research leadership
Vice-President Research & Innovation
Promotes and facilitates research and creative activities at the 51³Ô¹Ï.
Associate Vice-President Research
Facilitates and builds UVic’s activities in research services, internal grants, human research ethics, knowledge mobilization, and research impact. General oversight of SSHRC and related programs. Liaison to Faculties of Business, Education, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences.
Associate Vice-President Research
Facilitates and builds UVic's activities in shared platforms, postdoctoral fellows and grant-funded employees, research data and computing, animal research ethics, and Research Centres.
General oversight of NSERC, CIHR, and related programs.
Liaison to Faculties of Engineering & Computer Science, Health, Human & Social Development, and Science.
Special Advisor Climate
Facilitates major climate action strategies, including the development and implementation of climate-related research initiatives outlined in Aspiration 2030 and the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan (CSAP).
Special Advisor Health Research
Builds partnerships and integrates health research within the larger institutional effort to enhance health activities at UVic through the Faculty of Health and other collaborative health initiatives.
VPRI engagement requests
If you would like to request Vice-President Research & Innovation, Lisa Kalynchuk, to participate in an upcoming engagement or event please complete the VPRI engagement request form. Although we try to accommodate all requests, we cannot guarantee that the VPRI or designated AVP will be available. Requests should be submitted a minimum of 3 weeks prior to the engagement date.
Organization structure
Vice-President Research & Innovation - Lisa Kalynchuk
- Director, Strategy and Operations - Kaitlyn Roland
- Executive Director Strategic Research Initiatives - Joaquin Trapero
- Institutional Programs
- Director Research Analytics and Impact - Dane Berry
- Research intelligence
- Research profile
- Executive Director Innovation and Partnerships - Brent Sternig
- Associate Vice-Presidents Research
Research community news
Reflections from the Fulbright chair
June 19, 2025
Matthew Alford, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has wrapped up his four-month term as a Fulbright Canada Research Chair at UVic. From February to May, Jody Klymak of...
UVic hosts national CubeSat teams for Critical Design Review week
June 19, 2025
Between June 2 and 6, 2025, the 51³Ô¹Ï was proud to host a week-long series of technical reviews and knowledge-sharing workshops as part of the Canadian Space Agency’s...
Inaugural VPRI postdoc research day a huge success
June 19, 2025
On May 6, OVPRI hosted the first Postdoc Research Day providing an opportunity for post-doctoral fellows to connect and showcase their research. 28 post-doctoral fellows from across campus...
Sweden’s Lund University honours Margaret-Anne Storey
June 19, 2025
UVic software engineering professor and Canada Research Chair Margaret-Anne Storey has received Lund University’s highest honour. On May 23, she received an honorary doctorate from the...
Aspiration PDF update
May 8, 2025
As of April 1, 156 post-doctoral fellows work across all faculties at UVic. For the most part, they’re funded by NSERC, MITACS, CIHR, MSHRBC and SSHRC. Nine, however are UVic Aspiration...
Internal funding programs
Funding opportunities and support from the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation.
- Emergency equipment repair fund
- Internal research/creative project grant
- Matching funds for major projects
Competitive match-funding for faculty to recruit new post-doctoral fellows.
Internal funding to enable the growth and impact of established and emerging research clusters.