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Liquefaction cause of far more damage than the shaking
Friday, 2 November 2012, 10:43 am | University of Canterbury
A year-long University of Canterbury (UC) students’ study has found liquefaction caused far more damage than ground movement in the Christchurch earthquakes. More >>
NZ mountain plants may depend on declining kea, UC lecturer
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 10:15 am | University of Canterbury
NZ mountain plants may depend on declining kea, UC lecturer says November 1, 2012 Over summer many holiday trampers will get close up views of New Zealand’s most charismatic bird, the kea. However a University of Canterbury lecturer, Dr Ximena ... More >>
Resilience of Christchurch hospitals
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 10:08 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is looking at all the hospitals in Canterbury to determine their collective resilience as a network during the earthquakes. More >>
Mussel power - fit for monitoring the Kiwi coastline
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 10:05 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury PhD student has discovered that mussels are an effective marine organism to monitor coastal metal pollution in New Zealand. More >>
Investigation: Earthquake Impact On Chch Pedestrian Bridges
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 9:56 am | University of Canterbury
Investigations Into The Earthquake Impact On Christchurch’s Pedestrian Bridges November 1, 2012 Many Christchurch pedestrian bridges were damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes and more than 50 percent of the bridges in the city will need to be repaired. ... More >>
Impact of new organisms on Marlborough seafood
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:42 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher will be spending this summer looking at the potential spread of new organisms around the Marlborough Sounds and will gauge what this means for New Zealand’s seafood industry. More >>
Falcons and vineyards research a win-win
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:41 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has found benefits in encouraging New Zealand falcons into Marlborough vineyards for pest control. More >>
Producing fuel from air and electricity
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:35 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer is researching the possibility of producing fuel from air and electricity. More >>
UC chemistry students to be taught by an industry leader
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 1:48 pm | University of Canterbury
UC chemistry students to be taught by an industry leader in 2013 October 30, 2012 Chemistry students at the University of Canterbury (UC) will have the opportunity to be taught by a national industry leader in 2013. Dr Peter Surman, the global research ... More >>
What if we could minimise financial loss from earthquakes?
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 9:55 am | University of Canterbury
The public did not expect to bear more than $30billion in loss from the Christchurch earthquakes having been reminded regularly that New Zealand was leading the world in earthquake-resistant design, a University of Canterbury engineering specialist ... More >>
UC spin out company named one of Deloitte’s rising stars
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 9:46 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) spin out company, Veritide, has been named one of Deloitte’s Fast 50 top five rising stars in New Zealand. More >>
NZ Does Much Better With Its National Day Than Australia
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 8:53 am | University of Canterbury
NZ Does Much Better With Its National Day Than Australia, UC Expert Says October 30, 2012 New Zealand handles Waitangi Day much better than Australia does on Australia Day as far as indigenous people are concerned, a University of Canterbury (UC) professor ... More >>
UC researcher wins inaugural women’s world croquet title
Monday, 29 October 2012, 1:22 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researcher Jenny Clarke has won the inaugural women’s world croquet title in Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia. More >>
People perceive robots as humans not objects
Monday, 29 October 2012, 9:15 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) research has found people perceive robots, not as objects, but as humans. More >>
City shows resilience with no shortage of night life
Sunday, 28 October 2012, 10:27 am | University of Canterbury
Christchurch has shown its resilience with no shortage of restaurants, cafes and bars to go to following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, a University of Canterbury (UC) business lecturer said today. More >>
Transplant tourism and organ trafficking, UC research
Friday, 26 October 2012, 12:03 pm | University of Canterbury
Transplant tourism and organ trafficking, UC research October 26, 2012 A University of Canterbury (UC) law researcher is looking into the dark world of transplant tourism and organ trafficking. UC masters student Rachel Walsh is investigating the aspects ... More >>
Transplant tourism and organ trafficking
Friday, 26 October 2012, 9:24 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) law researcher is looking into the dark world of transplant tourism and organ trafficking. More >>
Low rate of organ donation ensures long transplant queues
Friday, 26 October 2012, 9:19 am | University of Canterbury
New Zealand’s very low rates of organ donation help ensure that the queue for transplants remains very long, a University of Canterbury (UC) economics lecturer said today. More >>
Future Eruptions Could Pose Threat To Power Supply
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 10:43 am | University of Canterbury
Future Eruptions Could Pose Threat To Power Supply, Says UC Researcher October 25, 2012 Future volcanic eruptions could pose threats to New Zealand’s power supply, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today. UC doctoral student Johnny ... More >>
Five UC researchers receive Marsden study grants
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 9:43 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has won a Marsden Fund study grant to research the history of forensic psychology. More >>
