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What happens when winning at all costs becomes the goal?
Through a partnership with Rugby Canada, Prof. Jennifer Walinga is exploring what it takes to move beyond policies and create lasting cultural change in sport.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/tacklin...
📷: Courtesy of Rugby Canada
Through a partnership with Rugby Canada, Prof. Jennifer Walinga is exploring what it takes to move beyond policies and create lasting cultural change in sport.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/tacklin...
📷: Courtesy of Rugby Canada
September 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
What happens when winning at all costs becomes the goal?
Through a partnership with Rugby Canada, Prof. Jennifer Walinga is exploring what it takes to move beyond policies and create lasting cultural change in sport.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/tacklin...
📷: Courtesy of Rugby Canada
Through a partnership with Rugby Canada, Prof. Jennifer Walinga is exploring what it takes to move beyond policies and create lasting cultural change in sport.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/tacklin...
📷: Courtesy of Rugby Canada
🌟 Nominations are open for the 2027 Alumni Changemaker Achievement Awards! Know a Royal Roads alum creating positive change in their community or beyond? Celebrate their impact.
Submit a nomination by Nov. 15, 2026: www.royalroads.ca/news/nominat...
Submit a nomination by Nov. 15, 2026: www.royalroads.ca/news/nominat...
September 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🌟 Nominations are open for the 2027 Alumni Changemaker Achievement Awards! Know a Royal Roads alum creating positive change in their community or beyond? Celebrate their impact.
Submit a nomination by Nov. 15, 2026: www.royalroads.ca/news/nominat...
Submit a nomination by Nov. 15, 2026: www.royalroads.ca/news/nominat...
Royal Roads alum Samuel Ramos founded Habanero Landscape Solutions to help newcomers to Canada build connections, find opportunities and thrive in their new communities.
Read his story: www.royalroads.ca/news/buildin...
Read his story: www.royalroads.ca/news/buildin...
September 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Royal Roads alum Samuel Ramos founded Habanero Landscape Solutions to help newcomers to Canada build connections, find opportunities and thrive in their new communities.
Read his story: www.royalroads.ca/news/buildin...
Read his story: www.royalroads.ca/news/buildin...
Welcome new and returning students to RRU Langford!
We’re so glad you’re here and can’t wait to see all that you’ll learn, discover and achieve.💙
We’re so glad you’re here and can’t wait to see all that you’ll learn, discover and achieve.💙
September 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Welcome new and returning students to RRU Langford!
We’re so glad you’re here and can’t wait to see all that you’ll learn, discover and achieve.💙
We’re so glad you’re here and can’t wait to see all that you’ll learn, discover and achieve.💙
A new poll from @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social's Thomas Homer-Dixon and entrepreneur Toby Shannan examines how Canadians would respond to threats against the country
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-med...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-med...
September 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A new poll from @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social's Thomas Homer-Dixon and entrepreneur Toby Shannan examines how Canadians would respond to threats against the country
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-med...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-med...
How can Indigenous entrepreneurship help communities thrive? RRU Research Chair Tasha Brooks is working with Indigenous communities and scholars to identify barriers and build pathways to greater economic agency and prosperity.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-res...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-res...
September 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
How can Indigenous entrepreneurship help communities thrive? RRU Research Chair Tasha Brooks is working with Indigenous communities and scholars to identify barriers and build pathways to greater economic agency and prosperity.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-res...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/rru-res...
Beyond the statistics: A new Royal Roads University-led project, funded by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca, is using art and lived experience to inform more inclusive social policy on homelessness. Read the full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/art-bey...
September 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Beyond the statistics: A new Royal Roads University-led project, funded by @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca, is using art and lived experience to inform more inclusive social policy on homelessness. Read the full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/art-bey...
What happens when close attention to the world around us meets the singular inner experience through which we perceive it?
Join poets Ali Blythe and Melanie Siebert Sept. 12 for Poetic Attention, a free poetry workshop at Bloom Castle by the Sea.
Full details: www.royalroads.ca/events/poeti...
Join poets Ali Blythe and Melanie Siebert Sept. 12 for Poetic Attention, a free poetry workshop at Bloom Castle by the Sea.
Full details: www.royalroads.ca/events/poeti...
August 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
What happens when close attention to the world around us meets the singular inner experience through which we perceive it?
Join poets Ali Blythe and Melanie Siebert Sept. 12 for Poetic Attention, a free poetry workshop at Bloom Castle by the Sea.
Full details: www.royalroads.ca/events/poeti...
Join poets Ali Blythe and Melanie Siebert Sept. 12 for Poetic Attention, a free poetry workshop at Bloom Castle by the Sea.
Full details: www.royalroads.ca/events/poeti...
Are you an entrepreneur building a new venture or ready to take your business further? Applications are open to join the first cohort mentorship program at REV Venture Catalyst.
Submit your expression of interest by Sept. 7: ira95965.softr.app
Submit your expression of interest by Sept. 7: ira95965.softr.app
August 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Are you an entrepreneur building a new venture or ready to take your business further? Applications are open to join the first cohort mentorship program at REV Venture Catalyst.
Submit your expression of interest by Sept. 7: ira95965.softr.app
Submit your expression of interest by Sept. 7: ira95965.softr.app
Through the Walk With Me initiative, RRU global leadership student Christopher Hauschildt is helping reduce stigma around the toxic drug crisis and foster understanding, empathy and more compassionate systems of care.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/walk-me...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/walk-me...
August 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Through the Walk With Me initiative, RRU global leadership student Christopher Hauschildt is helping reduce stigma around the toxic drug crisis and foster understanding, empathy and more compassionate systems of care.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/walk-me...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/walk-me...
Last year, our community came together to create meaningful impact. From the opening of the RRU Langford, John Horgan Campus, to new partnerships, to the inspiring success of our first RRU Giving Day, your generosity helped make these milestones possible: www.royalroads.ca/sites/defaul...
August 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Last year, our community came together to create meaningful impact. From the opening of the RRU Langford, John Horgan Campus, to new partnerships, to the inspiring success of our first RRU Giving Day, your generosity helped make these milestones possible: www.royalroads.ca/sites/defaul...
Tourism isn’t just about making new memories. It’s also about preserving old ones.
And, it has a dark side – but not in the way you might think, says Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean who heads up the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Management program.
And, it has a dark side – but not in the way you might think, says Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean who heads up the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Management program.
August 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Tourism isn’t just about making new memories. It’s also about preserving old ones.
And, it has a dark side – but not in the way you might think, says Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean who heads up the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Management program.
And, it has a dark side – but not in the way you might think, says Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean who heads up the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Management program.
Twelve hours into an MBA research sprint, Ryan Koch shut down. Facing acute imposter syndrome, a three-sentence text from his wife changed everything. Read his reflection on Royal Roads news: www.royalroads.ca/news/inner-w...
#HigherEd #ExecutiveMBA #ImposterSyndrome #RoyalRoads
#HigherEd #ExecutiveMBA #ImposterSyndrome #RoyalRoads
August 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Twelve hours into an MBA research sprint, Ryan Koch shut down. Facing acute imposter syndrome, a three-sentence text from his wife changed everything. Read his reflection on Royal Roads news: www.royalroads.ca/news/inner-w...
#HigherEd #ExecutiveMBA #ImposterSyndrome #RoyalRoads
#HigherEd #ExecutiveMBA #ImposterSyndrome #RoyalRoads
Spoiler: it wasn't the first take... or the second. Now you know what it really took for our comms team to nail this sweater transition.
#BTS #Bloopers #RoyalRoadsUniversity @lifeatbcit.bsky.social
#BTS #Bloopers #RoyalRoadsUniversity @lifeatbcit.bsky.social
August 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Spoiler: it wasn't the first take... or the second. Now you know what it really took for our comms team to nail this sweater transition.
#BTS #Bloopers #RoyalRoadsUniversity @lifeatbcit.bsky.social
#BTS #Bloopers #RoyalRoadsUniversity @lifeatbcit.bsky.social
Award-winning communicator Stephanie Barsby Boisvert turned curiosity into strategy while building capacity for a growing town.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/communi...
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/communi...
August 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Award-winning communicator Stephanie Barsby Boisvert turned curiosity into strategy while building capacity for a growing town.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/communi...
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/communi...
Dr. @sarahwolfephd.bsky.social & the SEE Lab at @royalroads.ca have received $452,000 in @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca grants to explore environmental emotions and urban cemetery resilience. One hundred per cent of funds go to student research!
🔗 Read and apply: www.royalroads.ca/news/grants-...
🔗 Read and apply: www.royalroads.ca/news/grants-...
August 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Dr. @sarahwolfephd.bsky.social & the SEE Lab at @royalroads.ca have received $452,000 in @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca grants to explore environmental emotions and urban cemetery resilience. One hundred per cent of funds go to student research!
🔗 Read and apply: www.royalroads.ca/news/grants-...
🔗 Read and apply: www.royalroads.ca/news/grants-...
Young adults facing cancer often navigate education or careers, finances, fertility, mental health and relationships — all at once. Yet cancer care in BC isn’t built for their stage of life.
Give today and double your impact: www.royalroads.ca/anew
Give today and double your impact: www.royalroads.ca/anew
August 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Young adults facing cancer often navigate education or careers, finances, fertility, mental health and relationships — all at once. Yet cancer care in BC isn’t built for their stage of life.
Give today and double your impact: www.royalroads.ca/anew
Give today and double your impact: www.royalroads.ca/anew
What does "wild" actually mean?
RRU filmmakers and ethnographers Phillip and April Vannini spoke with Canadian Geographic about their film, Inhabited, and what they learned from those living in Canada's UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites.
Story: rru.life/CL
📷: Phillip and April Vannini
RRU filmmakers and ethnographers Phillip and April Vannini spoke with Canadian Geographic about their film, Inhabited, and what they learned from those living in Canada's UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites.
Story: rru.life/CL
📷: Phillip and April Vannini
July 31, 2026 at 8:06 PM
What does "wild" actually mean?
RRU filmmakers and ethnographers Phillip and April Vannini spoke with Canadian Geographic about their film, Inhabited, and what they learned from those living in Canada's UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites.
Story: rru.life/CL
📷: Phillip and April Vannini
RRU filmmakers and ethnographers Phillip and April Vannini spoke with Canadian Geographic about their film, Inhabited, and what they learned from those living in Canada's UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites.
Story: rru.life/CL
📷: Phillip and April Vannini
What happens when BBA students combine entrepreneurship with a passion for making a difference? They create ventures that support local nonprofits and make a real impact in the community.
Learn more about the Online Venture Challenge projects:
Embarkly: golocalperks.ca
Go Local Perks: embarkly.ca
Learn more about the Online Venture Challenge projects:
Embarkly: golocalperks.ca
Go Local Perks: embarkly.ca
July 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What happens when BBA students combine entrepreneurship with a passion for making a difference? They create ventures that support local nonprofits and make a real impact in the community.
Learn more about the Online Venture Challenge projects:
Embarkly: golocalperks.ca
Go Local Perks: embarkly.ca
Learn more about the Online Venture Challenge projects:
Embarkly: golocalperks.ca
Go Local Perks: embarkly.ca
Did you miss the live Pride event? The recording of From Comfort to Courage: Leading Through Times of Change with Coltan Fagan is now ready! 🏳️🌈
From Comfort to Courage: Leading Through Times of Change with Coltan Fagan
YouTube video by Royal Roads University
youtu.be
July 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Did you miss the live Pride event? The recording of From Comfort to Courage: Leading Through Times of Change with Coltan Fagan is now ready! 🏳️🌈
We're recruiting MA or MSc in Environment and Management student researchers for funded research projects on pressing environmental challenges.
Research includes:
🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC
Research includes:
🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC
July 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We're recruiting MA or MSc in Environment and Management student researchers for funded research projects on pressing environmental challenges.
Research includes:
🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC
Research includes:
🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱
🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC
Universities aren’t just places to learn. They can be powerful agents of change. In an article for @ca.theconversation.com, President Philip Steenkamp and Environment & Sustainability Prof. Sarah Wolfe highlight how universities can combat climate change.
Universities have a vital role to play in tackling climate change
Universities must develop an intentional, place-based approach to research and teaching that’s organized around a region’s unique and specific problems.
theconversation.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Universities aren’t just places to learn. They can be powerful agents of change. In an article for @ca.theconversation.com, President Philip Steenkamp and Environment & Sustainability Prof. Sarah Wolfe highlight how universities can combat climate change.
Consider the hoodies — and the partnership — officially launched.
RRU and BCIT are teaming up to create more flexible, affordable and career-focused learning across BC.
Two campuses. One vision. More ways forward for learners.
RRU and BCIT are teaming up to create more flexible, affordable and career-focused learning across BC.
Two campuses. One vision. More ways forward for learners.
July 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Consider the hoodies — and the partnership — officially launched.
RRU and BCIT are teaming up to create more flexible, affordable and career-focused learning across BC.
Two campuses. One vision. More ways forward for learners.
RRU and BCIT are teaming up to create more flexible, affordable and career-focused learning across BC.
Two campuses. One vision. More ways forward for learners.
Rocky James, a Two-Spirit member of the Penelakut Tribe, is amplifying queer Indigenous voices in policy & academia.
Now a doctoral student at RRU, his SSHRC-funded research focuses on Indigenous language revitalization & climate (in)justice.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/paving-...
Now a doctoral student at RRU, his SSHRC-funded research focuses on Indigenous language revitalization & climate (in)justice.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/paving-...
July 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Rocky James, a Two-Spirit member of the Penelakut Tribe, is amplifying queer Indigenous voices in policy & academia.
Now a doctoral student at RRU, his SSHRC-funded research focuses on Indigenous language revitalization & climate (in)justice.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/paving-...
Now a doctoral student at RRU, his SSHRC-funded research focuses on Indigenous language revitalization & climate (in)justice.
Full story: www.royalroads.ca/news/paving-...
Garrett Stalker and Stacey Brownell know firsthand the challenges of facing cancer as a young person. Now, through RRU’s Anew Research Collaborative, they’re helping shape better support and resources for young adults with cancer.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/young-a...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/young-a...
July 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Garrett Stalker and Stacey Brownell know firsthand the challenges of facing cancer as a young person. Now, through RRU’s Anew Research Collaborative, they’re helping shape better support and resources for young adults with cancer.
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/young-a...
Read more: www.royalroads.ca/news/young-a...