STEMantics at VIU

07/03/2026

We will be helping out with the Science and Technology PreVIU days and sharing volunteer opportunities on Tuesday, March 10 at 10am. Looking forward to meeting future VIU students!

07/02/2026

We are excited to see our team for Let's Talk Science at VIU growing and are looking forward to some inspiring science outreach in 2026 with this great group of enthusiastic students!

14/01/2026

The VIU Research Seminar Series welcomes the public to attend and learn about research at Vancouver Island University. Hosted by the Scholarship Research and Creative Activity office at VIU, each session will feature one of seven themes pictured.
Dates and times: Wednesdays evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 on the Nanaimo campus (doors open at 5 pm) on January 21, 28, February 4, 25, March 4, 7, 11.

🦪Join us at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on Saturday March 7 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. For a special seminar with Tim Green (Fisheries and Aquaculture Professor and Canada Research Chair), Andrew Loudon (Biology Professor) and their students to learn about how climate change will affect seafood safety.

For details on the Wednesday evening sessions, visit events.viu.ca and search for VIU Research Seminar.

18/10/2025

Come visit us in the science mall! We've moved all the fun indoors - Building 470 first floor classrooms! Today 12-4pm 🔬🧬🧪

01/10/2025

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on October 18th at VIU Fest!

Everyone welcome!

13/06/2025

We love sharing the wonder of Science with elementary and high-school students on our Vancouver Island University Nanaimo campus! We know our future is bright when we see the excitement, curiosity and critical thinking skills of these up-and-coming STEM learners! A big thank-you to Nanaimo Science for helping us connect with your home learning community!

03/06/2025

🧬Geneskool: A great STEM activity at VIU this summer! Check out the link to register!

Join us for hands-on molecular biology and biochemistry experiments, exciting guest speakers, and more! This Summer, you or your teen can gain hands-on lab experience investigating a scientific marvel turned mystery using biotechnology, genomics, fibre, blood typing, microbiology and microscopy. Fel...

18/05/2025

We officially open for the summer season Saturday, May 17! Our doors are open 7 days a week, 10am - 4pm and our summer students are bursting with excitement to share their love of Marine Science with you all. Follow us for updates, events, creature features and more!

27/04/2025

It was a Super Seaweed Saturday with our friends at Milner Gardens and Woodland sharing our love for marine algae with visitors during their Spring Plant Sale and Open House. Thank you to everyone who brought their curiosity, rolled up their sleeves, and learned about seaweed! We hope to see you all at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station when we open for the summer this May Long Weekend.

Deep Bay Marine Field Station STEMantics at VIU Milner Gardens & Woodland Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region

25/10/2024

🎉 OPEN HOUSE 🎉
WHERE: Deep Bay Marine Field Station, 370 Crome Point Road, Bowser, BC
WHEN: Friday November 1st, 1-3pm
WHY: This is a rare chance to see a very special temporary exhibit: a 550 year old Pentlatch fish trap panel from Comox Harbour.
COST: Admission is by donation
Registation: not needed - just drop by between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Vancouver Island University operates the Deep Bay Marine Field Station on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Qualicum and K'omóks First Nations. It is with their permission and support that this exhibit has been made possible.
Visitors will be able to tour the whole station during this open house. 🦐🔍🐋🐚

24/10/2024

The ACER (Awareness of Climate Change through Education and Research) group is hosting their annual climate change symposium at Vancouver Island University on Saturday 26th October 2024. Join them for this informative event that reminds us of the critical impacts of climate change and how citizens can help prevent its worst outcomes.

12/09/2024

Please note change of time! 3pm start.
Public Climate Change Lecture at VIU
Harald Rosenthal, Professor Emeritus, University of Kiel, Germany
Date: Monday, Sept. 16
Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm
Place: Building 250 – Room 125 (Lecture Theatre)
Vancouver Island University