PICS awards $800,000 to UVic researchers advancing climate solutions
The University of Victoria is a nexus for climate leadership and innovation—and PICS is supporting that vital work this fall.
Backgrounder: Climate innovation in action at UVic
Eight University of Victoria-connected research teams receive PICS funding to advance climate solutions across British Columbia.
Leading UK behavioural scientist joins PICS
Behavioural scientist Emma Claydon, from the United Kingdom's Net Zero Public Participation Research programme, will explore public attitudes towards climate action in British Columbia.
A Radical Act of Hope with Siila Watt-Cloutier wins global Quill Podcast Award
A Radical Act of Hope with Siila Watt-Cloutier has won a global Quill Podcast Award, recognizing the podcast's outstanding storytelling and impact among thousands of entries worldwide.
University climate events connect research, people, and ideas across B.C.
In 2025/26, PICS funded 37 climate-focused events at B.C. universities to help share knowledge and spark action.
Is Collective Ownership Climate Action’s Secret Ingredient?
How banding together to buy renewable energy infrastructure can help communities today and tomorrow.
Applications reopen for the Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship
Scholarship applications now open for graduate students conducting reciprocal research throughout British Columbia.
Where we build shapes climate risk, affordability, and taxpayer costs in B.C
Latest research from PICS explores how land use planning decisions are made across B.C., and how they influence exposure to hazards such as flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat.
World Weaving grants support First Nations–led climate research
New funding supports Nation‑led and co‑designed research and associated relationship building and knowledge exchange.
Policy Spark grants reopen to support climate policy research
Applications now open for grants to support rapid-turnaround research on emerging climate policy issues in B.C.
PICS invests in climate research that protects B.C. communities, livelihoods
Research groups receive funding to study solutions to economic, financial, and communications risks.
Climate policy experts Nancy Olewiler and Mark Zacharias join PICS as Climate Fellows
Through their fellowships, Olewiler and Zacharias will support research, collaboration, and policy engagement to advance climate solutions in B.C.