Externship Learners in Uganda and Costa Rica

The connection between turtle eggs and a challenged Caribbean economy; a holistic plan to nurture leadership and entrepreneurship capacity in Uganda – these are two research projects undertaken by RRU graduates funded in a pilot “externship” program created by RRU president Richard Skinner last year. Discover how Jean Jang’s turtle research in Costa Rica and Jeremy Osborn’s social entrepreneurship project in Uganda fulfilled the program’s goals of allowing RRU baccalaureate graduates to immediately apply their abilities – and to stretch themselves.

RRU's Second Decade

As Royal Roads University enters its second decade, President Richard Skinner outlines the university's vision for translating its mandate for the "Asian Century". This vision calls for Royal Roads to preserve its uniqueness in providing applied, professional education to people in the workplace, and to cultivate international linkages that will give graduates, the province, and the country, an edge in the global economy. Read more.

Cross-Disciplinary Research

While sharing a ride to work, Dr. Vivienne Wilson from the School of Environment and Sustainability and Dr. Gilbert Wilkes from the School of Professional Communication discovered striking similarities in the research they are each conducting. Now they're exploring how information can travel like energy in an eco-system and why this kind of cross-disciplinary research could change the world. Read more about the research project.