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What Does The New IPCC Climate Report Mean For Our Cities?
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:47 pm | University of Canterbury
Over the past three years, hundreds of the world’s leading researchers have been assessing the latest knowledge on climate change, its impacts and risks, and what we can do about it, for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the ... More >>
Māori And Pacific Students Get “jumpstart” Into University Life With New Scholarship
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 1:48 pm | University of Canterbury
The ākonga (students), all aged 17 or 18, are taking part in Takere , a scholarship that includes a five-week live-in ‘transition academy’ at a Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury hall of residence. The live-in stage ends tomorrow, ... More >>
UC Proud To Sponsor Kiwi Game Starter 2022 Competition
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 4:05 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) continues to respond to the needs of the digital screen industries with sponsorship of the NZGDA Kiwi Game Starter 2022, a business start-up competition supporting the best of Aotearoa New Zealand’s up-and-coming ... More >>
Greener Burials Uncovered By New Canterbury Research
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 9:46 am | University of Canterbury
While many are striving to live in a more eco-friendly way, a University of Canterbury (UC) academic says we should also have the option to be buried more sustainably. University of Canterbury Associate Professor Ruth McManus is exploring how New Zealanders ... More >>
New Study Explores New Zealand’s Pivotal Role In Bird Evolution
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 10:14 am | University of Canterbury
Canterbury researchers are on the hunt for rare, ancient fossils from the Waipara River area that could shed new light on the evolution of modern birds. A three-year collaborative field study, led by University of Canterbury Research Fellow Dr Vanesa ... More >>
Accelerating Research Into Seismic Hazard Analysis And Forecasting
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 10:34 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury Earthquake Engineering professor who is leading worldwide research into the effects of ground-shaking caused by earthquakes has gained almost $1 million from Marsden Fund Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden to accelerate his research. ... More >>
New Scholarships “super-charge” Leadership Talent
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 1:48 pm | University of Canterbury
Three outstanding Canterbury businesspeople have been chosen from a number of high-calibre applicants for a new scholarship programme. The Ben Gough Family Foundation Leaders Scholarships were launched by the Foundation in partnership with the University of ... More >>
Sexuality App To Provide Safe, Reliable Information For Young People
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 9:06 am | University of Canterbury
A mobile app being developed by the University of Canterbury (UC) will provide a ‘one-stop shop’ answering young people’s questions about sexuality. Led by UC Health Education Lecturer Tracy Clelland, Te Puāwaitanga: Beyond the Birds and ... More >>
University Of Canterbury EdX Course A Volcanic Winner
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 11:33 am | University of Canterbury
In only its first year offering massive open online courses (MOOCs), the University of Canterbury has won an international prize for an exceptional volcanic online course. University of Canterbury geologists Professor Ben Kennedy and Dr Jonathan Davidson ... More >>
University Tupuānuku Hall Of Residence Wins Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
Friday, 10 December 2021, 12:22 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s new Tupuānuku hall of residence has been awarded the Asia-Pacific Student Accommodation Award (APSAA) for excellence in Facility Development or Management. The award recognises Tupuānuku’s innovation as a new generation ... More >>
Young Women In Rugby Join Canterbury Concussion Study
Monday, 29 November 2021, 11:11 am | University of Canterbury
Young female rugby players will join a world-leading trial to find out whether headgear can help prevent collision-related injuries on the field. The two-year Canterbury study, which will kick off in next year’s rugby season amid growing concern about ... More >>
Is The ‘Team Of 5 Million’ Well Governed?
Monday, 29 November 2021, 6:09 am | University of Canterbury
A new book examines why all governments ‘stuff up’, why policies often fail and what practical steps we might take to improve policy-making in Aotearoa New Zealand. University of Canterbury Adjunct Professors Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson lift ... More >>
Counting The Cost – Pioneer Of Environmental Accounting Recognised
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 8:45 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury 2021 Research Medal winner, UC Business School Professor Markus Milne, began researching ways to account for the social and environmental impacts of business some 30 years ago, when the field was very new. He is known today ... More >>
Rutherford Fellowship Supports Research Of Fairer, More Caring Economies
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:44 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury researcher plans to use her Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to explore how community investment can lead towards a more caring, holistic economy. Associate Professor Kelly Dombroski is one of 11 New Zealand researchers awarded ... More >>
Joining Forces For Clean Energy And Education
Friday, 5 November 2021, 3:36 pm | University of Canterbury
Two tertiary institutions are joining forces to support the transition to clean energy and improve accessibility to education in Taranaki. The University of Canterbury (UC) Tumu Whakarae | Vice Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey and Western Institute ... More >>
Research Into Spiders That Can Count Among Marsden-funded University Of Canterbury Projects
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 9:12 am | University of Canterbury
What will we do with the knowledge that spiders can count and make calculated decisions? It sounds like the start of a sci-fi movie, but really it’s the focus of a University of Canterbury research project that’s been awarded $926,000 in the latest Te Pūtea ... More >>
Canterbury Youth Mentoring Researcher Wins National Award
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 2:26 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury researcher has received a prestigious fellowship to study the relationships between young people and their adult mentors. Dr Hilary Dutton (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is one of five early-career researchers from across Aotearoa ... More >>
UC Research Into Decarbonising Antarctic Science
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 9:52 am | University of Canterbury
A UC research project evaluating the feasibility of hydrogen production in Antarctica could help to reduce carbon emissions in the future by replacing fossil fuels with a zero-carbon alternative. The research, in collaboration with Antarctica New Zealand ... More >>
Canterbury Poet’s Letters Added To NZ Heritage Collection
Friday, 29 October 2021, 9:09 am | University of Canterbury
A collection of artworks, personal papers and more than 1200 letters written to Canterbury poet and artist Ursula Bethell will be the sole item added to a UNESCO heritage register this year. The Ursula Bethell Collection , which is held by the ... More >>
University Of Canterbury To Be Carbon Neutral Sooner With $2.16m Funding Boost
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 10:16 am | University of Canterbury
The Minister for Climate Change James Shaw has today announced $2.16 million in additional funding to help the University of Canterbury become carbon net neutral by 2030. This will help the University of Canterbury (UC) expand the scope of a boiler ... More >>
