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Tweets And Web Data Help Track Languages Around The Globe
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 2:20 pm | University of Canterbury
Billions of words typed into the World Wide Web and Twitter have been meshed into a unique ‘linguistic atlas’ showing how languages are being used internationally. The atlas has been developed by University of Canterbury (UC) Linguistics lecturer ... More >>
Data Challenge Sums Up UC’s Business Leadership Talent
Monday, 10 August 2020, 11:43 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Masters students showed off their skills in a competition that challenged them to use data to solve problems and develop business savvy strategies. With high-profile judges including IBM New Zealand Chief Executive Mike Smith, UC ... More >>
UC Connect: Earthquakes + Innovation = Resilience
Monday, 10 August 2020, 10:15 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Engineering technology is being used to quake-proof buildings, build the “Ferrari of bridges”, and predict the future in order to save lives in these shaky isles and around the world. An expert panel will discuss ... More >>
The Perfect Gift For A Violinist
Friday, 7 August 2020, 9:20 am | University of Canterbury
Choosing a gift isn’t always easy – unless you’re a music composer. UC Adjunct Professor James Gardner solved the conundrum of what to give his friend for his 50th birthday by composing a short solo violin piece, titled MM@ L. The piece was gifted ... More >>
WiE CAN: Engineer A Career
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 2:56 pm | University of Canterbury
In January next year, 60 Year 13 students from across Aotearoa New Zealand will discover the career opportunities engineering has to offer women when they attend a hands-on programme run by the University of Canterbury (UC). Applications are open ... More >>
Cloud Data A Silver Lining For Climate Change Predictions
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 11:04 am | University of Canterbury
Clouds above the Southern Ocean could hold the key to more accurate global climate change predictions. University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have led a Deep South National Science Challenge project to collect information about cloud formations ... More >>
UC Researchers Ask: Is Robot Abuse Immoral?
Monday, 27 July 2020, 2:24 pm | University of Canterbury
In a new study, University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have found that participants considered abusive behaviour towards a robot just as immoral as abusive behaviour towards a human. The paper titled ‘The morality of abusing a robot’, by Associate ... More >>
Behrouz Boochani To Become Research Fellow At UC
Friday, 24 July 2020, 2:08 pm | University of Canterbury
Award-winning author Behrouz Boochani has been granted refugee status by Immigration New Zealand and is to become a Senior Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury. Behrouz Boochani, who spent six years detained by Australian authorities ... More >>
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 >>
