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NZ academics create game-changing 3D-printed heat exchangers
Friday, 5 January 2018, 1:10 pm | University of Canterbury
NZ academics create game-changing 3D-printed heat exchangers Two University of Canterbury (UC) academics have come up with original technology to create high-performance heat exchangers, which could be a game changer in design and efficiency. Professor Conan ... More >>
New nitrate detection tech could save waterways
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 12:55 pm | University of Canterbury
New nitrate detection tech could save waterways Emerging technology being developed at the University of Canterbury (UC) could revolutionise nitrate monitoring in waterways. The novel electrochemical sensing system offers the advantages of selectivity and ... More >>
UC students vie for 2018 Young NZer of the Year award
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 2:39 pm | University of Canterbury
Two University of Canterbury (UC) students are among the final 10 nominees shortlisted for 2018 Young New Zealander of the Year award. More >>
UC to bring 600-year-old treasure to the world
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 11:41 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury staff and students are working to translate and digitise a unique medieval manuscript to make it accessible to the world, and a team of British scientists is visiting Christchurch in January to reveal hidden information about ... More >>
Recreating Christmas Carols from Alan Turing's Computer
Monday, 18 December 2017, 1:47 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealand researchers have recreated what is thought to be the first computer-generated Christmas music – exactly as it would have sounded on Alan Turing’s computer. More >>
UC students win Engineers Without Borders innovation award
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 12:07 pm | University of Canterbury
A team of University of Canterbury students have won an innovation award for a creative solution to a real world problem in the Engineers Without Borders Australia Challenge. More >>
New discovery finds starving white dwarfs are binge eaters
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 2:21 pm | University of Canterbury
Embargoed until 14 December 2017 New Zealand Time (1800 London time / 1300 US Eastern Time on 13 December 2017). More >>
New Book Explores History of Magna Carta in New Zealand
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 11:28 am | University of Canterbury
How does an 800-year-old English document affect modern Aotearoa New Zealand? A new book, edited by a University of Canterbury historian, is the first to explore the history of Magna Carta in our legal, political and popular culture. More >>
UC professor wins prestigious statistics award
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 5:26 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Professor Jennifer Brown , Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, has won the 2017 Campbell Award of the New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA). More >>
UC projects aim to inspire youth
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 3:24 pm | University of Canterbury
Three innovative University of Canterbury science projects featuring 3D-hologram magma drilling, sport science and crafty maths have won government funding to aid them in their aim to inspire curious young minds. More >>
December graduation for 1300 Canterbury students
Monday, 11 December 2017, 5:07 pm | University of Canterbury
About 1300 students will graduate from the University of Canterbury this week at four ceremonies held at the Horncastle Arena in Addington. More >>
New NZ law book shows how to judge like a feminist
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 2:58 pm | University of Canterbury
A new book, co-edited by two University of Canterbury law academics, gives a new perspective on New Zealand law and challenges the concept of judicial neutrality by offering feminist and mana wahine judgments on key cases. More >>
UC Student Develops Revolutionary Polarised Contact Lenses
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 12:02 pm | University of Canterbury
A young Kiwi inventor has done it again. University of Canterbury student Logan Williams has invented 3D-printed polarised contact lenses providing sufferers of photosensitive epilepsy – where flashing light can cause epileptic seizure – ... More >>
Behind the scenes of Chinese art and its role in diplomacy
Monday, 4 December 2017, 11:01 am | University of Canterbury
Colourful eyewitness accounts in a new book from Canterbury University Press bring to life the fascinating story of how Canterbury Museum came to acquire the largest collection of Chinese art in New Zealand after a group of prominent New Zealanders ... More >>
Criminal Justice book launch with expert panel discussion
Friday, 1 December 2017, 4:45 pm | University of Canterbury
A book launch of Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction edited by University of Canterbury criminologists Dr Jarrod Gilbert and Professor Greg Newbold , will include a panel discussion with six leading experts on the biggest challenges facing ... More >>
UC CAREX team wins freshwater conservation award
Friday, 1 December 2017, 11:00 am | University of Canterbury
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment (CAREX), of the University of Canterbury’s School of Biological Sciences, has been recognised for “improving freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem health in agricultural waterways” with a prestigious award. More >>
Archaeology and the discovery of lost civilisations
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 3:27 pm | University of Canterbury
This summer, visitors to the University of Canterbury’s Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities can explore history through archaeology in the new exhibition, Buried Treasure . More >>
UC alumni are changing the world, one face at a time
Friday, 24 November 2017, 3:29 pm | University of Canterbury
A group of University of Canterbury (UC) alumni aiming to launch a game-changing cosmetics brand to benefit charity has blitzed its Kickstarter fundraising target. Aiming to use make-up to change the face of the world one face at a time, the company ... More >>
First Pasifika researcher to win education award
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 2:40 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Pasifika Education specialist Tufulasi Taleni has been awarded the 2017 NZARE Rae Munro Award for excellence for his Master’s thesis – the first Pasifika researcher to receive the award. More >>
Critical essays shine light on Len Lye in new book
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 9:39 am | University of Canterbury
As artist Len Lye’s legend grows both internationally and domestically, a new book of critical essays shines light on the life, career and art of the outstanding New Zealand-born artist. More >>
