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Lightning Re-strike
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 11:00 am | University of Canterbury
The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, and visitors will be dazzled with an impressive live experiment involving the longest man-made High Voltage plasma path measuring 40 meters into the sky at the University of Canterbury's ... More >>
UC awarded more than $8 million in Marsden funding
Friday, 24 September 2010, 10:08 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury researchers have been awarded more than $8 million in funding in this year’s Marsden Fund round. More >>
New UC research institutes praised in New Zealand
Monday, 20 September 2010, 3:07 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s statement of strategic intent and its establishment of two new research institutes have been praised in the latest New Zealand Universities Academic Audit. More >>
Christchurch needs to prepare for the big one
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:34 pm | University of Canterbury
As Canterbury recovers from the 4 September earthquake and attention begins to focus on rebuilding the city centre, two leading academics from the University of Canterbury are warning that this is not a time for complacency in setting building codes and ... More >>
Prime Minister and Mayor thank UC
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 1:53 pm | University of Canterbury
Prime Minister John Key has broken his self-imposed rule against endorsing election candidates and has told the University of Canterbury student who led a post-earthquake clean-up that he hopes he is successful in next month’s local body elections. More >>
UC's super computer helping with earthquake data
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 9:25 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury's BlueFern high performance computing systems and the grid infrastructure kept running throughout the 7.1 magnitude earthquake and the subsequent aftershocks without a single glitch. More >>
University of Canterbury Update
Saturday, 11 September 2010, 11:33 am | University of Canterbury
A week on from last weekend’s earthquake, University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr has acknowledged the resilience and outstanding efforts of the university community as it comes to terms and responds to this significant event. More >>
UC Accommodation Student Village Community Quake
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 5:15 pm | University of Canterbury
UC Accommodation Student Village works in partnership with the University of Canterbury; it is managed by Campus Living Villages NZ Ltd. More >>
UC Staff clean-up delayed by 24 hours
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 11:16 am | University of Canterbury
In light of this morning's aftershocks we have decided to delay our progressive recall of staff by 24 hours to allow confirmation of building status. More >>
University Making Progress In Wake of Quake
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 1:37 pm | University of Canterbury
UC is making good progress as it works through its earthquake recovery phase. We are focused on getting back on track. Aftershocks overnight caused some additional minor damage but have not slowed up the progress of the recovery plan. More >>
New Fault Line A “Major Surprise”
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 3:10 pm | University of Canterbury
The fault that ruptured causing the magnitude 7.1 earthquake early Saturday morning was previously unknown, according to University of Canterbury geologist Associate Professor Tim Davies. More >>
University Of Canterbury: Earthquake Update
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 3:07 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury campus is secured and closed to staff and students until Monday 13 September. We will be assessing the situation again late Wednesday afternoon. More >>
Summer research opportunities at UC
Friday, 20 August 2010, 9:23 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is offering scholarships worth more than $750,000 to give students an opportunity to spend their summer vacation undertaking supervised research projects. More >>
University of Canterbury planning for future
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 4:54 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is developing a master plan for a $1 billion investment in infrastructure at its Ilam campus over the next 20 years. More >>
$40,000 Student Flat Giveaway
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 4:23 pm | University of Canterbury
Tomorrow, five lucky University of Canterbury students will win a free five bedroom apartment for a year at Ilam Apartments part of UC Accommodation Student Village. More >>
UC Advocates Preserving Opportunities
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 3:36 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has written to secondary school principals and MPs for their views on enrolment policies and practices for domestic students, and to outline its standards making it harder for non-performing students to continue at the University. More >>
Ursula Bethell Writer In Residence in 2011
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 2:36 pm | University of Canterbury
The Ursula Bethell Residency, jointly funded by Creative New Zealand, was established in 1979 to provide support for New Zealand writers and foster New Zealand writing. More >>
UC biochemist named one of NZ’s top teachers
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 3:12 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury biochemist Associate Professor Emily Parker has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s top tertiary teachers. More >>
Spider’s use of smell nothing to sniff at
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 9:43 am | University of Canterbury
A tiny East African jumping spider has proven to University of Canterbury researchers that it uses more than just its eight eyes to hunt prey and find a mate. More >>
Journal breaks new ice
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 3:47 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is now home to a newly launched international journal for social scientists specialising in polar studies. More >>
