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EFSA Rejects GM Form Of Corn Used In NZ Food
Saturday, 20 April 2013, 1:46 pm | University of Canterbury
Europe’s food safety regulator has rejected a form of GM corn that is legal to use in New Zealand foods. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approved the same product in 2010. More >>
UC Chemistry Student Selected To Attend Nobel Laureate Event
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:05 am | University of Canterbury
UC Chemistry Student Selected To Attend Nobel Laureate Event In Germany April 19, 2013 University of Canterbury (UC) PhD chemistry student Sandra Atkinson has achieved a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate ... More >>
Researcher Working With Fonterra To Improve Dairy Products
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 10:43 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researcher Working With Fonterra To Improve Dairy Products April 18, 2013 Consumers worldwide are looking increasingly at healthy food to improve their well-being that is delivered in a convenient format. A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher at ... More >>
UC Researchers Produce Findings Of Green Planted-Roof Study
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 10:41 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researchers Produce Findings Of Green Planted-Roof Pilot Study April 18, 2013 The University of Canterbury (UC) is investigating the benefits of green planted-roofs for the New Zealand built-environment. Initial findings into a year-long UC ecological ... More >>
Serious Consequences For NZ If War In Korea Breaks Out
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:31 am | University of Canterbury
Serious Consequences For New Zealand If War In Korea Breaks Out, UC Expert Says April 17, 2013 With no sign of tensions easing on the Korean peninsula, a University of Canterbury (UC) political scientist says if war broke out there would be significant ... More >>
Veteran Astronaut To Attend NZ’s First Starlight Festival
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:29 am | University of Canterbury
Veteran Astronaut To Attend NZ’s First Starlight Festival April 17, 2013 An astronaut who has travelled almost 27 million miles in space and has orbited the earth 990 times will be the key speaker at the first New Zealand starlight festival in Tekapo ... More >>
UC Investigating New Zealand’s Gross National Happiness
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 10:59 am | University of Canterbury
UC Investigating New Zealand’s Gross National Happiness April 16, 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) statistics researcher is taking a statistical approach to gauge the level of New Zealand’s gross national happiness. UC’s Lisa Henley hopes to ... More >>
Unemployment Rate Has Impact On Private Health Insurance
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 10:48 am | University of Canterbury
Unemployment Rate Has Impact On Private Health Insurance, UC Research Shows April 16, 2013 Increases in the unemployment rate reduce the number of people with private health insurance coverage with reductions more pertinent for men and for the elderly, ... More >>
Wheelchair to Car: Helping Disabled People Move More Safely
Monday, 15 April 2013, 10:48 am | University of Canterbury
UC Research To Help Disabled People Move More Safely From Wheelchair To Car April 15, 2013 Research by the University of Canterbury could significantly help disabled people all over the world transfer more safely and easily from their wheelchairs ... More >>
UC Students Design Miniature Triathlon Tracking Device
Monday, 15 April 2013, 10:46 am | University of Canterbury
UC Students Design Miniature Triathlon Tracking Device April 15, 2013 University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have designed a new miniature electronic triathlon tracking device to be worn by athletes and broadcast live to smartphone apps. UC ... More >>
Wine industry to benefit from dryer warmer weather
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 12:44 pm | University of Canterbury
The New Zealand wine industry is likely to benefit from a long term trend towards increasing dryer and warmer summers, a University of Canterbury (UC) weather expert says. More >>
Education and support transforms the lives of NZ teenage mum
Sunday, 14 April 2013, 11:20 am | University of Canterbury
New Zealand has the second highest rate of teenage births among developed countries, after the US, and a University of Canterbury researcher has found young parents need access to respectful, one-stop, wrap-around support services. More >>
UC Researcher on Russell’s Impact on NZ Tax Law
Friday, 12 April 2013, 11:11 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researcher Graduates After Looking Into Russell’s Impact On New Zealand Tax Law April 12, 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) accounting and information systems researcher will graduate next week after successfully completing a Master of Laws ... More >>
UC Researcher Looks Into Local Authority Empire Building
Friday, 12 April 2013, 11:02 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researcher Looks Into Local Authority Empire Building April 12, 2013 New Zealand local authority chief executives are paid for empire building and, more worryingly, this is symptomatic of a wider problem in the public sector, a University of Canterbury ... More >>
UC retains position as a leading research university
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 4:32 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has retained its position as a leading research university, according to the latest Tertiary Education Commission Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) assessment. More >>
National Trial Suggested To Vary Pedestrian Crossing Times
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:13 am | University of Canterbury
National Trial Suggested To Vary Pedestrian Crossing Times At Traffic Signals April 11, 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is proposing a national trial to extend the crosswalk time for slower pedestrians at traffic signals. A device ... More >>
UC Researcher Looking At Workplace Bullying
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:12 am | University of Canterbury
UC Researcher Looking At Workplace Bullying April 11, 2013 Bullying is occurring in the New Zealand workforce and a University of Canterbury (UC) health researcher believes the prevalence of bullying will be similar to that experienced in Australia. ... More >>
Book Written By UC Researcher Sells Out After Just Five Days
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 10:54 am | University of Canterbury
Book Written By UC Researcher Sells Out After Just Five Days In Stores April 10, 2013 A book on gangs written by University of Canterbury researcher Dr Jarrod Gilbert is being reprinted after just five days on the market. A run on Patched: the History ... More >>
Lack Of Accommodation A Major Constraint To The Rebuild
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 10:40 am | University of Canterbury
Lack Of Accommodation A Major Constraint To The Rebuild, UC Research Finds April 10 2013 A lack of accommodation for construction workers is likely to be a major constraint to the rebuilding of Christchurch, University of Canterbury (UC) research ... More >>
UC Students Have Unprecedented Opportunity, Sir Ray Avery
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:16 am | University of Canterbury
UC Students Have Unprecedented Opportunity, Sir Ray Avery Says April 9, 2013 University of Canterbury (UC) students have a massive, unprecedented opportunity to contribute to the Christchurch rebuild, former New Zealand of the Year Sir Ray Avery said today. ... More >>
