VIU Research and Scholarly Activity Centers and Institutes (RSACI) are governed by Policy 31.11.
As per the policy, all existing centers and institutes had a two-year window to obtain approval by the Senate, which expired in December 2023. The list below highlights all approved and in-process Research Centers and Institutes at Vancouver Island University.
If you want to create a Research or Scholarly Activity Center or Institute, please follow the approval process outlined in the procedure highlighted in Procedure 31.11.001. The Research and Scholarly Activity Centers and Institutes proposal and budget templates.
Approved Centers and Institutes include:
Research Centers and Institutes
- arc: Art, Research & Community Institute
- Centre for Health and Environmental Mass Spectrometry (CHEMS)
- Centre for Shellfish Research
- Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute
- Naut sa Mawt Centre for Psychedelic Research
- Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research
- World Leisure Centre of Excellence