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UVic on the Peninsula
UVic on the Peninsula
Course Series
Each term we offer a selection of lectures and short courses in Sidney, most of which take place at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney BC.
To avoid disappointment, please register early! Any course that does not reach its minimum enrolment 15 days in advance of its start date will be cancelled.
UVic continues to manage the evolving impacts of COVID-19 on our community and will send any relevant COVID-19 safety information by email approximately two weeks before your session.
Open House at Mary Winspear Centre
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 | 2–4 pm Free
Welcome to UVic on the Peninsula! We invite you to come to our Open House. Come along with friends, neighbours, and relatives to meet some of our course instructors, SAGE facilitators, and staff from Continuing Studies. If you haven’t already done so, you may register for courses at this time. We look forward to seeing you there!
Location: Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave W, Sidney, BC. Open Google Maps
Find out about new courses
Did you know that we mail out a booklet every December and August with all of our UVic on the Peninsula courses? We also have an email list.
Interactive booklet
Just flip the pages, click on a course title and register! The interactive booklet is best viewed in Full-screen mode.
Please note that course registration will open mid-December.
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Jan-Aug 2024 course list
Peninsula Pursuits at Mary Winspear Centre
Would you like to know more about the interests of the people who live and work in your community? This series of stimulating lectures will introduce you to a variety of topics. Register for a single session or receive a discounted fee if you sign up for all two sessions.
Other courses offered at Mary Winspear Centre
- Public Health in Colonial Nigeria: Morals, Ethics and State Power
- Dead (Wo)men Do Tell Tales: The Archaeology of Death
- Murder, Bodysnatching and Anatomization in England, 1752-1832
- Populism in the EU: Brothers of Italy, Boris and the BBB
- Love that Heals
- Conflict Over the Land Shared by Israelis and Palestinians: A Background
- Russia’s War on Ukraine
- Elections to the European Parliament: What is at stake?
- The Neuroscience of Human Learning
- How to be Fairly Cheerful
- A Short History of Vampires
- Atlantis: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy
- American Democracy on Trial: The 2024 US National Elections
- Telling Aisha’s Story: Oral History with a Palestinian Miller
- Earth’s Final Frontier – A Journey into the Abyss
SAGE Study Group
The most active component of SAGE is our study groups. Study groups are not taught by instructors; rather, a facilitator assists in coordinating the presentations of group members and in moderating the discussions. An important aspect of study groups is their small size (maximum 15 participants). Group members quickly get to know each other, and learning takes place in a relaxed, friendly and supportive environment. There is a limited number of fee waivers available for all study groups. Study groups happen through your initiative, so if there is a subject you would love to learn more about and you are willing to facilitate a group next term, please give Amy Errington a call at 250-721-8827.