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Call For New Zealand Specific Autism Research
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 11:32 am | University of Canterbury
Autistic people need to be actively involved in future research and don’t want it to focus on a cure or behaviour management. Their call comes in a just-completed study by the University of Canterbury that asked Autistic people and the autism community ... More >>
How Are Native Species Adapting To Climate Change?
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 10:22 am | University of Canterbury
They seem an unlikely pair but kororā (little blue penguins) and pipefish could reveal how Aotearoa’s native species adapt to major challenges – including climate change. Dr Sarah Flanagan , a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury, aims ... More >>
First Evidence Of Microplastics In Antarctic Snow – New NZ Research
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:27 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury researchers have published the world’s first study confirming the discovery of microplastics in fresh snow in Antarctica. Most people see Antarctica as a pristine, relatively untouched place, but a new study published today has revealed ... More >>
Sonar Technology Tool To Help Conserve Water
Friday, 3 June 2022, 5:08 pm | University of Canterbury
Sonar technology is being used to detect blocked and damaged underground water pipes in Canterbury and it has the potential to become a powerful water conservation tool. Dr Derek Li, Lecturer in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University ... More >>
Novel Technologies To Protect Our Oceans
Friday, 3 June 2022, 10:21 am | University of Canterbury
Researchers at the University of Canterbury (UC) are using drones, satellite tracking and infrared sensors to improve ocean health. The non-invasive technology used by UC earth system scientist Associate Professor Travis Horton and his team of researchers ... More >>
Building A More Sustainable Future With 3D Concrete Printed Homes
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 11:24 am | University of Canterbury
Advances in 3D concrete printing technologies are creating exciting opportunities to build homes faster, more sustainably and at reduced cost. University of Canterbury (UC), architectural engineer Dr Giuseppe Loporcaro is leading a research project ... More >>
Citizen Science Helping Endangered Species
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 11:06 am | University of Canterbury
A Citizen Science Project Aims To Identify The Threat Of Killer Whales To Stellar Sea Lion Colonies On The Alaskan Western Aleutian Islands. University of Canterbury (UC) PhD candidate Alexa Hasselman created the Killer Whale Count, which uses images ... More >>
Changing Cat-containment To Keep Cats Content
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 4:57 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealand is a nation of cat lovers. We have one of the highest rates of cat ownership in the world, says University of Canterbury master’s student Sarah Chamberlain, who has dedicated her thesis to better understanding people’s engagement in and ... More >>
Is Mātauranga Māori Truly Being Considered In Intellectual Property Law Reforms?
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 10:24 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury researcher is investigating how the laws of Aotearoa New Zealand, specifically the current review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, could be reformed to protect kaitiaki relationships with taonga plant species and ... More >>
PM’s Science Prize For Preventing Brain Damage In Newborns
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 3:33 pm | University of Canterbury
Congratulations to the winners of the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, Te Puiaki Pūtaiao Matua a Te Pirimia, for their decade-long work on Neonatal Glucose Studies, preventing brain damage in newborns, including University of Canterbury’s clinically ... More >>
Three Emerging UC Academics Funded $713,000 For Health Research
Monday, 30 May 2022, 10:47 am | University of Canterbury
Three emerging University of Canterbury researchers have won HRC funding for their studies into coeliac disease in children; older unpaid caregiver experiences amid the pandemic; and air pollution’s impact on physical and mental health. The University ... More >>
Regalia Hiring Group Help Funds Pasifika Study Programme For NCEA Students
Friday, 20 May 2022, 12:16 pm | University of Canterbury
Pasifika NCEA students will have the opportunity to participate in a free study programme during the holidays, thanks to the generous support of Graduate Women Canterbury (GWC). GWC is a not for profit that operates the hire of academic regalia for graduating ... More >>
Academic’s 20-year Quest To Restore Rare African Forest
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 4:53 pm | University of Canterbury
On a remote Nigerian plateau, in one of Africa’s rarest ecosystems, a kiwi scientist has created a model for biodiversity conservation that has created local jobs, accommodated PhD students, produced valuable research, discovered new species, and given hope ... More >>
Pretty But Invasive: Stopping Monkeyflower Spread
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 4:30 pm | University of Canterbury
UC master’s student Aaron Millar is researching ways to stop the spread of monkeyflower, an attractive North American plant that is invading pristine areas of Canterbury and Otago. Colloquially known as monkeyflower, the plant is particularly prominent ... More >>
Freshwater Ecosystems Under Threat In A Warming Aotearoa
Monday, 16 May 2022, 5:05 pm | University of Canterbury
Nature is taking with one hand and giving with the other when it comes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s freshwater ecosystems. While the increasing number of severe droughts is playing havoc with our waterways, more floods could prove to be their friend. ... More >>
Innovative Tech Could Generate Renewable Energy & Capture Carbon
Monday, 16 May 2022, 11:42 am | University of Canterbury
UC Engineering PhD student Karan Titus is researching new ways to combine geothermal with bioenergy, to supercharge renewable electricity and create a carbon sink. Titus has shown that a combined geothermal and bioenergy plant could remove a million tonnes ... More >>
Canterbury Astronomers Spot Quadruple Stars Which May Spark Supernova
Friday, 13 May 2022, 4:20 pm | University of Canterbury
A quadruple star system discovered in 2017 and recently observed at the University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory could represent a new channel by which thermonuclear supernova explosions can occur in the Universe, according to results published in ... More >>
Sea Ice Can Control Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability, New Research Finds
Friday, 13 May 2022, 3:09 pm | University of Canterbury
An international team, including University of Canterbury Associate Professor Wolfgang Rack and researchers from Cambridge and Newcastle universities, UK, have used a combination of historical satellite measurements, along with ocean and atmosphere records, to ... More >>
Dancing To A New Beat, Making Museums Easier To Navigate
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 4:39 pm | University of Canterbury
An international classical ballet dancer has pivoted to mastering how to make museums easier for everyone to navigate, including people who are neurodivergent. Inspired by a partially blind child with autism, University of Canterbury Master of Business ... More >>
We Can Generate Green Hydrogen, But How Will We Store It?
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 12:19 pm | University of Canterbury
The Aotearoa New Zealand goal of zero emissions by 2050 brings urgency and pressure to create enough green hydrogen and safely store it for the future. Generating green hydrogen – hydrogen produced from water using renewable electricity – is a seasonal ... More >>
