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Taiwan tapping into UC's ICT strengths
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 10:36 am | University of Canterbury
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), which has helped that country become a world leader in semiconductors, personal computers and other technologies, is looking at tapping into the University of Canterbury’s ICT strengths. More >>
Greater Vigilance in Detecting Family Violence
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 4:55 pm | University of Canterbury
New research into families at greatest risk of abusing their children says care and protection agencies need to be more vigilant in assessing the likelihood of family violence. More >>
Summer research opportunities at UC
Monday, 25 August 2008, 10:36 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has more than doubled the number of its Summer Research Scholarships and, for the first time, is making them available to students from throughout New Zealand and overseas. More >>
Sex offender recidivism study earns student award
Friday, 15 August 2008, 11:00 am | University of Canterbury
Research by University of Canterbury PhD student Gwenda Willis into sex offender recidivism was recognised last night at the MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards. More >>
Child abuse prevention an election issue
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 2:12 pm | University of Canterbury
An authority in the prevention of child abuse has urged voters to make family violence an election issue. More >>
UC dominates Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 4:48 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury students have scooped a quarter of the Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships announced today by Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
Research findings get hearts a fluttering
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 2:40 pm | University of Canterbury
Screening for heart attacks and strokes could be improved as a result of new research that has linked a potent antioxidant related to a class of chemicals first discovered in the wings of butterflies and now found in artery deposits. More >>
Fans Get Closer Than Ever To The All Blacks
Friday, 18 July 2008, 5:03 pm | University of Canterbury
Fibre imprinting nanotechnology developed at the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Canterbury is going to get rugby fans closer than ever to the All Blacks. More >>
Landslide buries climate change link
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 11:21 am | University of Canterbury
New findings by three University of Canterbury researchers could pour cold water on evidence that climate change is happening simultaneously around the world. More >>
Finding an expert for comment now easier
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 10:32 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has launched a new website showcasing the University’s research excellence. More >>
UC College of Arts Final Implementation Plan
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 7:11 pm | University of Canterbury
Today the University of Canterbury has released a Final Implementation Plan for the restructuring of its College of Arts. More >>
$10M Timber Research Programme
Monday, 26 May 2008, 6:56 pm | University of Canterbury
A $10 million research programme has been approved by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, based on pioneering timber engineering research at the University of Canterbury. More >>
Rutherford Explanation This Week
Monday, 26 May 2008, 11:23 am | University of Canterbury
An explanation why the discovery of the atomic nucleus did not earn Ernest Rutherford a second Nobel Prize will be given to hundreds of neutrino physicists from around the world in Christchurch this week. More >>
University Sponsorship for Rutherford's Den
Friday, 9 May 2008, 1:49 pm | University of Canterbury
A world-class multi-media visitor experience celebrating the life and work of one of New Zealand’s greatest scientists Ernest Lord Rutherford is to benefit from a significant sponsorship partnership with the University of Canterbury. More >>
Lincoln researching superior potatoes with China
Monday, 21 April 2008, 11:54 am | University of Canterbury
Scientists from Crop and Food Lincoln are cooperating with research organisations in Christchurch’s Friendship city of Wuhan, China, to develop potatoes with superior qualities including resistance to cold-induced sweetening. More >>
University of Canterbury offers scholarships
Monday, 21 April 2008, 11:53 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is offering two full and seven part scholarships to students at the prestigious Number 1 Middle School in Christchurch’s Friendship City of Wuhan, China, More >>
UC leading the way for blind students
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 1:45 pm | University of Canterbury
The co-ordinator of the University of Canterbury’s Alternative Format Centre, Samuel Maddimadugula, says the University is leading the way in assisting blind students to study disciplines that have traditionally required sight. More >>
Lucrative scholarships for UC's top achievers
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 3:37 pm | University of Canterbury
Six University of Canterbury doctoral students have been awarded scholarships collectively worth more than $500,000 in the latest Top Achievers Doctoral Scholarships round. More >>
Eco-My-Flat Competition
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:30 am | University of Canterbury
The inaugural Eco-My-Flat competition gets underway this week with 34 University of Canterbury student flats vying to be recognised as the most eco-friendly. More >>
Arts Future Project
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 2:10 pm | University of Canterbury
The culmination of the University of Canterbury's 16-month-long academic-led Arts Future Project is a step closer with the release today of a draft Change Proposal document. More >>
