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Symposium To Carve Inspiring Future For Māori
Friday, 18 June 2021, 12:06 pm | University of Canterbury
Māori community leaders from across Aotearoa will join students and academics in Ōtautahi Christchurch this weekend to explore how knowledge from the past can be harnessed to transform the future. The inaugural Māori Futures Symposium ... More >>
World-class Musicians Gravitate To Ōtautahi Christchurch
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 9:24 am | University of Canterbury
Ōtautahi Christchurch’s music community is thriving, with a vibrant School of Music and progressive symphony orchestra both helping to attract innovative international musicians. A case in point; two of the city’s bright musical stars who will join ... More >>
Beyond Victims And Saviours – Sustainability In The Pacific
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 9:38 am | University of Canterbury
With islands already being inundated, Pacific nations can be seen as some of the first victims of climate change and rising sea levels, as well as worthy and urgent beneficiaries of global attempts to achieve the United Nation’s internationally-agreed ... More >>
Canterbury Researchers Join Effort To Disinfect And Reuse PPE
Monday, 14 June 2021, 11:15 am | University of Canterbury
Laboratory testing to find out whether masks and other protective gear used against Covid-19 can be safely disinfected and potentially reused is under way at the University of Canterbury (UC). UC Associate Professor of Materials Engineering ... More >>
Unique Research Into Tech-critical Metals To Help Support Climate Goals
Friday, 11 June 2021, 10:55 am | University of Canterbury
Cutting-edge research into obtaining tech-critical metals from mixed oxides could play an important role in helping Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a zero-carbon country. The transdisciplinary team, led by University of Canterbury (UC) Associate ... More >>
UC Academics, Māori And Tongan Education Champions Among Staff, Alumni Named In Queen’s Honours
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 3:20 pm | University of Canterbury
Congratulations to all the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 recipients, including several University of Canterbury academics, staff, graduates and friends of the university. Read the story below or on our website here> Included among them are UC Māori ... More >>
Celebrating A Pioneering Spirit, UC Professor Jane Soons
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 9:55 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC)’s first woman professor, Emeritus Professor Jane Soons , was a trailblazer and role model for a generation of female researchers and students within Geomorphology, and the wider discipline of Geography. UC will ... More >>
UC Rises 12 Places In QS World Rankings
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 9:00 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) has improved its global rank among the world’s universities, rising 12 places in the latest QS World University Rankings released today. UC is one of the few universities of New Zealand’s eight QS-ranked institutions ... More >>
Tracking NZ’s Threatened Bugs With Drones
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:09 am | University of Canterbury
New technology being developed by a research team at the University of Canterbury could lead to deeper understanding of New Zealand’s threatened and endangered insects, paving the way to more effective conservation management. Innovation has long been ... More >>
Radical Languages: Writers Behrouz Boochani & Vana Manasiadis On Challenging Monolingualism
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 10:08 am | University of Canterbury
How does the language we speak shape us? Define us? Empower us? Limit us? What kinds of privilege and domination does it possess? Does our own language suppress or marginalise other languages, other voices? The two 2021 University of Canterbury (UC) Ursula ... More >>
MIQ Nurses Need Our Thanks Not Our Fear - Researchers
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 10:24 am | University of Canterbury
Nurses working in New Zealand’s Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities are going above and beyond the requirements of their roles, despite challenging working conditions and being ostracised by their communities, non-MIQ colleagues and friends. ... More >>
Babies’ Balance Tested In New Research
Monday, 31 May 2021, 10:47 am | University of Canterbury
A new study will explore for the first time whether babies with hearing loss could also benefit from being tested for balance problems at an early age. The project, led by University of Canterbury (UC) School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing lecturer ... More >>
University Of Canterbury Student Receives Prestigious Premier Award At Parliament
Friday, 28 May 2021, 10:42 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury student John-Paul Lay has received a Premier Award at the New Zealand Scholarship Top Scholar Awards, presented by the Prime Minister and Minister of Education at Parliament. The Premier Awards recognise a student’s achievement ... More >>
Covid-19 Modelling Expert Wins International Maths Medal
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 1:13 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) maths Professor Michael Plank , who has co-led essential Covid-19 modelling work in New Zealand, has won an Australasian award for outstanding research, expertise and distinguished service in the field of Applied Mathematics. ... More >>
Canterbury’s Antarctic Researchers React To Budget’s Scott Base News
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:59 pm | University of Canterbury
The 2021 Budget held some great news for Antarctic scientists and researchers at the University of Canterbury, with $344 million committed to rebuilding Scott Base in Antarctica. This project will replace the existing base and Ross Island Wind Farm, ... More >>
How To Prepare For The Next Pandemic - Prof Michael Plank
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 5:07 pm | University of Canterbury
OPINION: University of Canterbury mathematical modeller Professor Michael Plank looks at what the Government’s upcoming Budget announcement may mean for future pandemic response. University of Canterbury mathematical modeller Professor Michael ... More >>
What Should The Government Spend Our Money On?
Monday, 17 May 2021, 3:56 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Economist Stephen Hickson delves into the Budget and government spending decisions . It's budget time and the usual scramble for a share of the pie is going on. In these somewhat unusual times, it is still important to make sure ... More >>
New Innovations To Fuel The Future Of NZ’s Food, Fibre And Agritech Sector
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 1:25 pm | University of Canterbury
A range of radical solutions are now a step closer to boosting the agricultural sector thanks to the Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge. Prize winners were named at the Showcase on 11 May. Clarospec, a tool to measure lamb product quality, ... More >>
Getting Crafty About Sharing The Joy Of Maths
Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:16 am | University of Canterbury
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free public event on Sunday, 23 May. The Christchurch Maths Craft Day is free and ... More >>
New Technology Could Help Find Warning Signs Of Breast Cancer
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 11:13 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) student has come up with a new computerised method of reading mammograms that could help radiologists detect warning signs of breast cancer. Haipeng Li is about to complete a PhD in Software Engineering at UC after ... More >>
