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What If People Were Complacent About Tsunamis?
Friday, 3 May 2013, 12:14 pm | University of Canterbury
Professor James Goff of the University of New South Wales in Sydney is a visiting Erskine lecturer at UC and will talk about tsunamis at his lecture next Wednesday (May 8). The Erskine fellowship programme was established in 1963 following a generous ... More >>
UC Research Investigates Drug-taking Pregnant Mothers
Friday, 3 May 2013, 12:06 pm | University of Canterbury
Drug-dependent pregnant women are very high-risk, with high rates of chronic physical and mental health problems including depression and hepatitis C, University of Canterbury (UC) research has found. More >>
UC expert supports Government’s 10 science challenges
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 1:13 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) expert has come out in support of the Government’s 10 science challenges to provide a focus for research. More >>
UC education expert backs food in schools proposal
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 1:04 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) education expert is backing the proposal of a food in schools programme. More >>
Study Of NZ Children’s First Words Expected to Finish 2014
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 1:03 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) survey of up to 3000 children, which will help provide the first comprehensive study on early language development in New Zealand, is expected to be finished early next year. More >>
UC Engineer Wins Major NZ Earthquake Engineering Award
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 12:52 pm | University of Canterbury
UC Engineer Wins Major Nz Earthquake Engineering Research Award May 2, 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) engineer has won the 2013 Earthquake Commission and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering's Ivan Skinner Award for the advancement ... More >>
UC Research Why Patients Develop Pneumonia Following Surgery
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 11:55 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is seeking to better understand the relationship between the drugs given during surgery and post-surgical chest infection. More >>
UC Research Finds Canterbury Farmers Stressed
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 11:50 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher looking at organisational resilience and physical impacts of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes on farms has found stress to be one of the greatest challenges. More >>
Electricity Proposal Represents Regulatory Instability
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 2:43 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) electricity expert says the Labour and the Green Party electricity proposal risks regulatory instability and it would be preferable to deal with any problems the parties have identified by improvements to the existing ... More >>
UC Researching One of the Largest Studies On Depression
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 2:34 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is undertaking a large study testing the effects of probiotics on people suffering depression. More >>
Ability Grouping Ineffective and Possibly Detrimental
Monday, 29 April 2013, 11:24 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) education research has found that intermediate and secondary schools ability grouping practices are, at best, ineffective and, at worst, detrimental to the education of many pupils. More >>
UC Researching Stuttering Which Affects 45,000 Kiwis
Monday, 29 April 2013, 11:20 am | University of Canterbury
Around 45,000 New Zealanders stutter and a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating to, ultimately, help reduce stuttering. More >>
UC expert on how economics helps cricket teams
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 11:41 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) economics expert is giving a public lecture next week on how economics can help cricket teams. More >>
New Retail Clusters Offer Cantabrians More Options
Friday, 26 April 2013, 3:57 pm | University of Canterbury
New Retail Clusters Offer Cantabrians And Visitors More Options, Says UC Expert April 25, 2013 More clusters of cafes, shops, bars and restaurants are popping up in Christchurch as the rebuild gathers momentum, a University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
UC Research Into Link Between Strokes and Develop Pneumonia
Friday, 26 April 2013, 9:54 am | University of Canterbury
Around 6000 New Zealanders suffer strokes each year and a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is trying to find out why many of them develop life-threatening pneumonia. More >>
UC Researching Mussel Shells to Treat Polluted Mining Water
Friday, 26 April 2013, 9:46 am | University of Canterbury
UC Research Looks At Mussel Shells to Treat Polluted Mining Water April 26, 2013 University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are investigating an ecologically engineered treatment system to solve wastewater problems, such as acid mine drainage, on mining ... More >>
UC Research Shows Children Born Very Pre-Term High Risk
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:09 am | University of Canterbury
UC Research Shows Children Born Very Pre-Term Are At High Risk Of Neurocognitive Delay April 23, 2013 Findings of a University of Canterbury (UC) research project show children born very pre-term are at high risk of cognitive delay and impairment. ... More >>
UC Researching High-Rise Timber-Frame Fire Safety
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:07 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researching Fire Safety Of High Rise Timber-Framed Buildings April 24, 2013 New Zealand has vast reserves of renewable forests and much of this timber is used in the residential construction of new housing. However, very little of it is used in ... More >>
Farmers Should Be Responsible For Conservation
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 9:28 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) conservation biology expert says New Zealand farmers should be responsible for looking after native bush on their land. More >>
Research Into Young People With Brain Injury Who Offend
Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:04 pm | University of Canterbury
UC Research Looking Into Young People With Brain Injury Who May Later Offend April 22, 2013 Young people who suffer traumatic brain injury can have behavior problems and a University of Canterbury (UC) adjunct professor is investigating whether there ... More >>
