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Students’ Stereotyped View Of Ability Limiting Future Careers
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 11:00 am | University of Canterbury
Not all students in Aotearoa New Zealand are free to dream about their future it seems, with many limiting themselves to harmful and outdated gender and ethnicity-based stereotypes. Findings from a recent study of 425 diverse 13 year-olds set off alarm ... More >>
University Of Canterbury Campus Bustling With New Students
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 10:05 am | University of Canterbury
A huge 22% increase in new students at the University of Canterbury (UC) this year will help boost the Canterbury economy. UC’s Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey has welcomed the good news of increased numbers of new and returning ... More >>
Māori Futures Academy A First For Aotearoa
Monday, 8 March 2021, 9:41 am | University of Canterbury
Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury have today committed to establishing a centre for indigenous social innovation led by Tokona Te Raki Māori Futures Collective. Arihia Bennett, CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu says the “The Māori Futures Academy ... More >>
Stressed Teenagers Reluctant To Seek Formal Help – New NZ Research
Friday, 5 March 2021, 11:34 am | University of Canterbury
Young New Zealanders who are experiencing stress are more likely to seek help from friends and families than from counsellors or other specialists, according to a new study published in Stress and Health journal, raising questions about how effective ... More >>
Can Earthquakes Trigger Volcanic Eruptions?
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 10:54 am | University of Canterbury
A collaborative study from an international team of researchers has determined the conditions needed for an earthquake to trigger a volcanic eruption. University of Canterbury (UC) doctoral candidate Gilles Seropian and Volcanologist Professor Ben ... More >>
Cinematic Installations Emerge From UC Collaboration
Friday, 26 February 2021, 11:01 am | University of Canterbury
Promising young artist Christian Lamont features in an innovative screen-based collaboration with his former University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer Steve Carr at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery , Auckland, from Saturday [27 February]. The creative relationship ... More >>
A Polar Law Approach To Climate Change?
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 10:58 am | University of Canterbury
Who is legally responsible for protecting our ice caps? Could a Polar approach to climate change strengthen political and legal responses to climate change and other human activities in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions? University of Canterbury ... More >>
Filipino Teachers Learn Online Through UC
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 3:25 pm | University of Canterbury
Teachers in the Philippines are benefiting from the knowledge and experience of expert educators from the University of Canterbury (UC) this year. UC’s College of Education, Health and Human Development offered a new five-week online course ... More >>
Fake News Is Ancient; Just Ask Plato
Monday, 22 February 2021, 10:19 am | University of Canterbury
Fake news entered our collective vocabulary during the Trump presidency, but the concept is nothing new according to the Head of Humanities and Creative Arts at the University of Canterbury (UC), Associate Professor of History Peter Field . “Trumpians ... More >>
NZ’s World-leading Quake Archive Adds More Government Content Ahead Of 10th Anniversary
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 3:59 pm | University of Canterbury
Free to use, CEISMIC is an award-winning public, online collection of tens of thousands of stories, video, audio, documents and images relating to the Canterbury earthquake sequence, created by and based at the University of Canterbury. It has absorbed the ... More >>
Common Mineral Could Be Key To Tackling Climate Change
Monday, 15 February 2021, 12:14 pm | University of Canterbury
A team of international researchers led by a University of Canterbury (UC) Engineering academic, believe they have discovered a potentially revolutionary key to reducing climate change impacts. Lead researcher UC Civil Engineering Associate Professor ... More >>
AI Takes Centre Stage At International Conference In Christchurch
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 12:00 pm | University of Canterbury
How people interact with robots and virtual characters will be the hot topic at an international conference booked for Christchurch next year. The University of Canterbury (UC) has won a bid to host the International Conference on Human-Agent ... More >>
How Purchasing A Particular Pop Up Penguin Will Fund Antarctic Research
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 11:55 am | University of Canterbury
Over the summer, Cantabrians have seen painted penguins ‘popping up’ around the streets and public spaces of Christchurch, Lyttelton and Banks Peninsula. However, one small penguin has a special solo mission – to help fund penguin research. With ... More >>
Towards A Sustainable Future With Lead-free Electroceramics
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 12:46 pm | University of Canterbury
From transducers to ultrasonic motors, ferroelectric ceramics are at the heart of today’s consumer electronics yet what causes these versatile materials to age and degrade is poorly understood. With most containing toxic lead, cleaner alternatives ... More >>
The Business Of Using AI In Medicine For A Faster Cure
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 10:37 am | University of Canterbury
How is a Canterbury Business School lecturer with a background in computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) helping to speed up the development of medicines? University of Canterbury (UC) Business School lecturer Dr Pan Zheng is researching ... More >>
Investigating The Mathematics Of Extinction
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 10:21 am | University of Canterbury
Two University of Canterbury (UC) mathematicians have been granted $710,000 from Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, to investigate mathematical models for extinction events in the tree of life. Using a mathematical and algorithmic framework, ... More >>
First Of Its Kind Study Underway On How NZ Accent Changes In Childhood
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 11:47 am | University of Canterbury
New Zealand English, as spoken, is quite different today compared to 120 years ago. It is thought that children carry the momentum for accent change through the generations and that the transition to school is a key speech change incubator. In a first of ... More >>
Getting Your Kids Off Screen And On Board
Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 11:45 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Associate Professors Kathryn MacCallum & Cheryl Brown , Co-Directors of Te Puna Rangahau i-Ako | Digital Education Futures Lab discuss the pros and cons of our children’s increasing screen time, and how to deal with ... More >>
Kiwi Adults Know More Te Reo Than They Realise, UC Study Reveals
Saturday, 19 December 2020, 5:46 am | University of Canterbury
Principal Investigator Professor Jen Hay and co-author Professor Jeanette King of UC’s New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour. Even when they can’t speak te reo Māori, New Zealanders have a surprisingly sophisticated knowledge of ... More >>
UC Equips Environmental Scientists To Make A Difference
Friday, 18 December 2020, 9:08 am | University of Canterbury
Photo: University of Canterbury In a first for Aotearoa New Zealand, the University of Canterbury (UC) is offering a new four-year degree to upskill environmental scientists during a time of rising concern about climate change. The Bachelor of Environmental ... More >>
