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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 >>
UC artist-in-residence to examine museum’s Pacific taonga
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 9:57 am | University of Canterbury
Nina Oberg Humphries has been announced as the 2020 Pacific Artist in Residence at the University of Canterbury’s Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies . More >>
Scholarships Open Up World Of Possibilities For Canterbury Graduates
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 10:36 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) graduate Maui Brennan is looking forward to eating pizza and gelato while studying economics in Milan, Italy next year after being awarded a $90,000 academic scholarship. He is one of three UC graduates to receive a coveted ... More >>
New UC Technology Doubling Ventilator Capacity Could Save Thousands Of Covid-19 Patients
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 3:53 pm | University of Canterbury
A simple, low-cost technology developed by University of Canterbury (UC) engineers could save thousands of patients’ lives around the world by doubling the capacity of ventilators in hospital intensive care units, boosting their capacity to treat ... More >>
Digital Doctors’ HealthPod Puts Healthcare In The Community #entrepreneurship #health
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 11:08 am | University of Canterbury
Imagining a HealthPod located in the community, where patients with chronic illnesses could more easily monitor their symptoms, has won a team of health students the University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) Digital Doctors Disrupt Challenge ... More >>
New Science Podcast Launches Out Of Lockdown
Monday, 18 May 2020, 3:29 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) has launched a new science podcast series to meet public demand for answers to the big issues facing our world. UC Science Radio is a new weekly podcast featuring interviews with UC scientists on topical issues relating ... More >>
UC Connect Public Talk - Interstellar Worlds: Tiny Arrivals From Other Stars | Dr Michele Bannister
Friday, 15 May 2020, 4:28 pm | University of Canterbury
Internationally renowned University of Canterbury (UC) astrophysicist Dr Michele Bannister will take us on a journey to explore interstellar worlds in her upcoming free UC Connect public talk at the University of Canterbury. “We are now in an ... More >>
New Learn-to-read Series Supports Learning At Home After Lockdown
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:02 pm | University of Canterbury
Many parents will have enjoyed sharing books and stories with their whānau during lockdown. This is a wonderful way to support young children learning to read. A new series of stories for young Kiwis, released by the University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
Innovations In Teaching Overcome Lockdown Challenges
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 11:24 am | University of Canterbury
When New Zealand went into COVID-19 lockdown, University of Canterbury staff had to quickly find new ways to teach and support students remotely. This was a particular challenge for lab based courses. However, unique solutions have enabled students ... More >>
Mimicking Nature’s Best Medicine Opens Door To New Treatments
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 10:22 am | University of Canterbury
Discoveries made by a University of Canterbury (UC) organic chemist could be a springboard to new treatments for cancers and antibiotic resistant infections. Dr Daniel Foley , a lecturer in UC’s College of Science, has found ways to quickly create synthetic ... More >>
Lockdown Study Sheds Light On Pasifika Achievement In Education
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 9:22 am | University of Canterbury
Learning at home under lockdown has tested parents up and down the country as they attempt to support children’s online learning, often while juggling work and other demands. Maintaining schedules, trying not to overload the broadband and finding ... More >>
UC Launches FutureU $7500 Grants For Businesses, Employees Affected By COVID-19
Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:21 am | University of Canterbury
People facing redundancy, suspension or significant reductions in work hours as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19 can now upskill or change careers with the help of a University of Canterbury Study Grant. Called FutureU, the UC initiative ... More >>
NZ Planet-hunters Discover New ‘one In A Million’ Super-Earth
Monday, 11 May 2020, 8:44 am | University of Canterbury
Astronomers at the University of Canterbury (UC) have found an incredibly rare new Super-Earth planet towards the centre of the galaxy. The planet is one of only a handful that have been discovered with both size and orbit comparable to that of ... More >>
