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UC Launches Free Global Online Short Courses
Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 11:35 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) is joining global online learning platform edX to offer free, short courses to the world. The UC platform, named UCx, will initially offer six courses in the form of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Typically of ... More >>
Anti-bullying Attitude Important Every Day – NZ Education Expert
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 1:52 pm | University of Canterbury
Anti-bullying expert Dr Cara Swit is delighted to see University of Canterbury (UC) students supporting the annual Pink Shirt Day tomorrow, but would like people to feel empowered to confront bullying every day. “Days like Pink Shirt Day put bullying ... More >>
Students Embrace Politics In Countdown To 2020 Election
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 11:45 am | University of Canterbury
Students at the University of Canterbury (UC) have organised a number of events to connect young voters with political candidates in the lead-up to the 2020 elections. Ishan Brailsford is a Bachelor of Commerce marketing student with a minor in political ... More >>
University Of Canterbury Renews Hosting Rights For Antarctic Headquarters
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 11:26 am | University of Canterbury
A renewed agreement between the University of Canterbury (UC) and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) will see the international Antarctic headquarters housed at UC until 2027. Established in 1988, COMNAP’s purpose is ... More >>
Oceans Policy Needed To Protect $7 Billion Environment - Law Professor
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 12:07 pm | University of Canterbury
You might think as a nation New Zealand would actively protect an environment that contributed over $7 billion to the economy, but University of Canterbury (UC) Law Professor Karen Scott says we aren’t doing enough to protect New Zealand’s ... More >>
UC Connect Public Talk: Pandemics, Protests, And Populists: The 2020 Presidential Election
Monday, 12 October 2020, 3:04 pm | University of Canterbury
On 3 November 2020, millions of Americans will go to the polls to cast a ballot for President in a country that is arguably almost as divided and partisan as it was in the run-up to the Civil War. In an upcoming free UC Connect | Tauhere public ... More >>
University Of Canterbury Students Raise More Than $1000 To Fight Period Poverty
Friday, 9 October 2020, 4:42 pm | University of Canterbury
UC students are fighting Aotearoa's period poverty crisis by donating sanitary products to Te Puna Oranga and Aviva Families. In the first week of fundraising, the students have collected more than 1000 packs of sanitary products, with another week of the ... More >>
Proglacial Lakes Are Accelerating Glacier Ice Loss
Friday, 9 October 2020, 6:28 am | University of Canterbury
Lake Tasman, New Zealand | 2016 | Photo: Dr Jenna Sutherland Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study. But the effects of these glacial ... More >>
Combining Education, Science And Dance
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 4:07 pm | University of Canterbury
With a passion for making positive change to family life in Aotearoa New Zealand, University of Canterbury (UC) graduate Shawn Thomas believes “dance can change the world”. His experiences working with children and families during his time ... More >>
Seeking New Zealand's Top Student Volunteer
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 12:26 pm | University of Canterbury
The SVA is searching for the extraordinary New Zealand secondary school student who has completed the most volunteering hours this year. For the first time, Top Volunteer Awards will be presented to students in 200 high schools nationwide ... More >>
Canterbury And Canada Combine In Online Indigenous Economics Course
Monday, 5 October 2020, 4:11 pm | University of Canterbury
A cohort of First Nations students from the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics in British Columbia, Canada, and students from the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand, have been studying Indigenous ... More >>
Bridging The Gap Between Remote Sensing And Tree Modelling With Data Science
Friday, 2 October 2020, 9:24 am | University of Canterbury
Announced today, a group of international scientists from New Zealand and Singapore is collaborating on a three-year project, funded by MBIE, to use data science and remote sensing to automatically model and analyse tree species and their interactions ... More >>
Could An Autonomous Vehicle Harm You?
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 3:18 pm | University of Canterbury
Would you trust your life to an autonomous vehicle? Do you understand how it will respond in dangerous situations? Are you willing to get in without knowing the risks? With an increasing number of autonomous vehicles on our roads, there are questions ... More >>
UC Computer Science Expert Wins Prestigious Teaching Medal
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 2:25 pm | University of Canterbury
A Computer Science lecturer who developed an innovative open-source teaching tool that has taken off around the world has won the University of Canterbury’s highest award for tertiary teaching excellence. The University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
UC Student President Among Women Of Influence Award Finalists
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 4:40 pm | University of Canterbury
One of the women leading Canterbury into the future, the University of Canterbury Students’ Association President Tori McNoe has been shortlisted for the Women of Influence Young Leader award. A UC Bachelor of Criminal Justice graduate ... More >>
A Sustainable New Solution For Ageing, Corroding Infrastructure
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 3:45 pm | University of Canterbury
Surrounded by ocean, most of New Zealand’s reinforced-concrete infrastructure lies close to the coast, making it susceptible to corrosion. Could new glass-based reinforcing hold the answer? New research at the University of Canterbury (UC) led ... More >>
Ōtautahi Christchurch Universities Rally Aotearoa New Zealand Behind Roadmap To Sustainability
Friday, 25 September 2020, 9:47 am | University of Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand’s third SDG Summit Series, which will be announced in Ōtautahi Christchurch on 25 September to mark five years since the world committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), will stimulate sustainability ... More >>
Incomes And Location Affect Childhood Vaccination In NZ
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 12:30 pm | University of Canterbury
Family wealth and geography are major factors determining childhood vaccination rates around New Zealand, according to new research. University of Canterbury (UC) GeoHealth Laboratory Post-Doctoral Fellow Lukas Marek has investigated immunisation ... More >>
‘Eco Worm Tax’ A Winning Plan For UC Student
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:21 am | University of Canterbury
A plan to introduce a unique eco-tax on waste has won a University of Canterbury (UC) Business student a virtual place at an international conference. UC Masters in Business Management student Yutika Rangari created a poster explaining her plan ... More >>
MBIE Funds $13m UC Research To Future-proof NZ Electrical Grid
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 3:56 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Engineering Professor Neville Watson is leading a seven-year project to ensure modern renewable energy can be integrated into the country’s century-old electrical grid to future-proof the power supply and benefit every New ... More >>
