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Heating New Zealand’s Stake In Premium Beef Market
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 4:59 pm | University of Canterbury
New research from the University of Canterbury is paving the way for New Zealand to emerge as a global leader in the Wagyu beef industry. More >>
Ultra-clean Water Device To Help Grow Food For The Future
Monday, 23 September 2024, 10:18 am | University of Canterbury
The photoelectrochemical water treatment device is being developed by a Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) team led by Chemical and Process Engineering Professor Alex Yip, with funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>
Dive Into Wonderland: UC Student’s Dazzling Musical CSO Debut
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 8:35 pm | University of Canterbury
A groundbreaking student-led collaboration with CSO premieres in September, featuring a cyclical musical journey inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poetry. More >>
Innovative Board Game Teaching Children About Investing
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:31 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) graduate Alli Kennedy has brought to life her innovative board game, Sharenanigans, from an idea she developed while studying. More >>
UC Research Spurs Progress In Push To End Streaming
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:01 pm | University of Canterbury
UC education expertise has been instrumental in increasing equity and reducing the damaging practice of streaming children in schools. More >>
Keeping Cross-Border Trade Sweet
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:54 pm | University of Canterbury
Te Whare Wānanga | University of Canterbury Professor Petra Butler began researching Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) access to commercial law over 10 years ago, after identifying a worrying gap in both legal research and practice. More >>
$10m Funding Boost For UC Research Into Curbing Carbon
Friday, 13 September 2024, 5:00 pm | University of Canterbury
Innovative UC research aiming to remove megatonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year has received a $10 million grant from the Government. More >>
UC Resident Artist Explores Pacific Diaspora, Stereotypes
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 1:54 pm | University of Canterbury
UC’s newest artist-in-residence aims to explore the Pacific diaspora through video and photography at local tourist spots. An artist of Niuean and Sāmoan descent, Christopher Ulutupu is embarking on a transformative journey through his Macmillan ... More >>
Beefing Up Cattle Disease Detection Takes Students To France
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 1:43 pm | University of Canterbury
A team of Kiwi students are taking their concept for a new device to detect a common infection in cattle to the world’s biggest synthetic biology competition. More >>
Life Experience Informs Museum Accessibility Advocate
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:26 pm | University of Canterbury
An alum turned accessibility advocate is helping UC’s Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities and the wider heritage community to enhance accessibility. More >>
UC Students Study Wellbeing With Hands-On Psychology Course
Monday, 26 August 2024, 11:26 am | University of Canterbury
Psychology students who signed up to a new wellbeing course at UC might not have expected to be stepping into ice baths. More >>
Adopting Māori Values Could Go Further
Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:57 am | University of Canterbury
Many organisations are adopting Māori values, but UC research suggests Aotearoa could go further in exploring the benefits of an Indigenous economies approach. More >>
Shift In Antarctic Decision-Making Concerns Researchers
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:46 pm | University of Canterbury
Doctoral candidate Natasha Gardiner is lead author of a new paper that assesses the performance of Antarctic Treaty decision-making in a changing geopolitical and environmental climate. More >>
Students Showcase Research In Quick-fire Thesis Challenge
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 3:40 pm | University of Canterbury
Rewiring your brain, the menstrual cycle, and a fashion emergency are some of the captivating topics presented at UC’s Research Student Showcase held last night. More >>
“Youth Needed At The UN”
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:20 am | University of Canterbury
A UC electrical and global humanitarian engineering student is on a mission to bring New Zealand youth to the United Nations (UN). More >>
WORD Christchurch 2024 Features UC Writers-in-residence
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 7:36 pm | University of Canterbury
One of the ways UC supports writers is through the Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing, awarded annually to enable writers to pursue their art on campus. More >>
UC Study Finds Young Children Are Worrying About Water
Monday, 12 August 2024, 9:19 am | University of Canterbury
The study is part of an international project led by Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, but locally embedded in the unique cultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand, including Mātauranga Māori (Indigenous knowledge). More >>
UC Launches New Engineering Resource For High Schools
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 10:19 am | University of Canterbury
High school students around the world are now able to access a new learning module that combines practical engineering knowledge with Pacific perspectives. More >>
Effective Mental Health Care Comes In Many Forms: New Study
Monday, 5 August 2024, 11:49 am | University of Canterbury
Dr Kaaren Mathias coordinated an international team studying the value of community mental health assets in Ghana, India, Occupied Palestine and South Africa. More >>
Brain Differences Linked To Mental Health In New Study
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 9:13 am | University of Canterbury
The results are based on MRI brain scans from over 1000 adults aged between 22 and 35. The scans revealed distinct differences in the cellular structure of grey matter regions deep within the brains of the male and female subjects. More >>