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Hayward Joins Prestigious Team Of 30 To Write Global Climate Report
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 11:25 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) expert on sustainability, youth, climate and democracy is the only New Zealander appointed to the prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Core Writing Team of thirty world experts. Professor of Political ... More >>
University Of Canterbury Embraces Music For Gaming
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 10:52 am | University of Canterbury
Music for gaming has grown up and found its place in the world of music composition. Unlike music composed for film or theatre, music for gaming presents unique challenges, says University of Canterbury (UC) Music Lecturer Hamish Oliver. Oliver will share ... More >>
Aotearoa Rockstars Bringing Te Reo To West Christchurch
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 9:17 am | University of Canterbury
A passion for normalising te reo is driving two researchers from University of Canterbury (UC), whose next project with school children at Burnside Primary School will take te reo out of the school and into the west Christchurch community. UC PhD student ... More >>
Serious Gaming – Using Applied Immersive Games For Education, Work And Wonder
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 11:20 am | University of Canterbury
Computer games are not just for entertainment – they’re seriously powerful tools to solve complex problems, according to a University of Canterbury expert on applied immersive games. Associate Professor Heide Lukosch , Applied Immersive Gaming Initiative ... More >>
Kim Lowe’s Brushwork Comes Full Circle
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 4:02 pm | University of Canterbury
Kim Lowe, Korari Ink Study II, 2020, ink on mulberry paper Eleven years after graduating with a Masters in Fine Arts (Printmaking) with distinction from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts Kim Lowe returns for The Silence of the Brush, an ... More >>
Researchers Survey Food Banks As Pandemic Bites
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 10:17 am | University of Canterbury
A new study is seeking feedback from Australasian food banks on how they are coping with growing demand in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The survey, led by University of Canterbury (UC) researchers, aims to find out more about the economic ... More >>
Canterbury Earthquake Resources Find A Permanent Home
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 11:32 am | University of Canterbury
Lessons learned from the Canterbury earthquakes will be shared widely and preserved for the future when a collection of reports and information moves to a new digital home. The Government’s Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Learning and ... More >>
Global Study Examines Individual Responses To Covid-19
Monday, 6 July 2020, 9:09 am | University of Canterbury
A global study is under way to compare how information about Covid-19 is delivered by authorities and the media, and how it is understood and used by people in different countries. University of Canterbury (UC) population health expert Professor Philip ... More >>
Corporate governance: ruled by code not a CEO
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 9:37 am | University of Canterbury
Imagine an organisation that performs thousands of transactions, but has no governing structure, no board, no chief executive and no middle managers. More >>
Water Fluoridation Saves Poorest Children From Hospitalisation
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 9:17 am | University of Canterbury
Research from the University of Canterbury (UC) GeoHealth Laboratory shows that children in our most deprived areas benefit from better dental health if water is fluoridated. UC researcher Dr Matt Hobbs , of the GeoHealth Laboratory in UC’s ... More >>
$1.2m Funding Boost For Parkinson's Disease Study
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 2:45 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury-led research that could help Parkinson’s disease patients learn more about their risk of dementia has received a million-dollar funding boost. The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), a Crown agency, has awarded a project ... More >>
UC Sponsors Young New Zealander Of The Year Award
Monday, 29 June 2020, 10:10 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) Young New Zealander of the Year Award Te Mātātahi o te Tau recognises a young person brimming with the potential to produce a bright future for Aotearoa, striving across the last year to improve not only themselves ... More >>
Reserve Bank Walks The Post-COVID Tightrope
Monday, 29 June 2020, 9:40 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) economists Associate Head of Economics and Finance Stephen Hickson and Associate Professor Alfred Guender discuss the role of the Reserve Bank amid the pandemic’s economic upheaval. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) ... More >>
Hidden In Plain Sight – Discovering UC’s Unseen Artefacts
Friday, 26 June 2020, 1:03 pm | University of Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand’s second oldest university is launching a survey of its historical objects in the lead-up to its 150th birthday, thanks to a $12,000 grant from Lottery Environment and Heritage. Canterbury College was established in ... More >>
Human Impact Throws Tree Seeding Out Of Sync – New Study
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 2:58 pm | University of Canterbury
Human impacts on the environment are changing many biological responses, with effects on rare species and human health, but predicting such responses is complicated, according to a new paper by a University of Canterbury ecologist. In his research paper published ... More >>
New Discovery Tracking Humpback Whale Migration From Space
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 9:30 am | University of Canterbury
A new international study led by a University of Canterbury scientist has discovered paikea humpback whales stick to old migration routes despite ocean changes associated with climate change. Understanding how organisms respond to environmental change ... More >>
ACE System Supports Success Of All First-year Students At UC
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 8:35 am | University of Canterbury
A new system at the University of Canterbury (UC) has proven effective at identifying and contacting first-year students who may need support. The first year of university is exciting but can also be challenging for new students as they transition to a ... More >>
New Strategies Needed For Marketing In The New Normal
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 9:22 am | University of Canterbury
Join a panel of local experts to discuss business marketing post-COVID-19 in the next University of Canterbury (UC) Business School Hihiko Webinar event, Marketing in the New Normal . “Emerging from the COVID-19 crisis with well-planned marketing ... More >>
Happy 147th Birthday, University Of Canterbury
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 7:51 am | University of Canterbury
The founders of the University of Canterbury 147 years ago were progressive, but could never have imagined the diverse, multi-cultural, gender-balanced leadership of today’s university. UC is the first, and remains the only, Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Unravelling The Biomolecular Secrets Of Bacteria
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 8:43 am | University of Canterbury
Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning in New Zealand. Yet the biomolecular interactions at play when this bacterial infection strikes are poorly understood. With the support of a Fast-Start grant from the 2019 Marsden Fund Te ... More >>
