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UC students’ wellbeing Amble more than All Right
Monday, 2 October 2017, 3:39 pm | University of Canterbury
Part treasure hunt, part orienteering mission, the upcoming All Right? Amble is a fun, family-friendly walk with a difference, created by University of Canterbury (UC) students to improve wellbeing. More >>
How Product Designers Will Shape the World
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:10 pm | University of Canterbury
Environmental sustainability is a global challenge for many sectors, including product design. An upcoming, free UC Connect public lecture will explore how future product designers working on electric autonomous cars; devices that incorporate artificial ... More >>
Canterbury’s seismic lessons ripple across the globe
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 3:05 pm | University of Canterbury
Associate Professor Billy Osteen , Director of the University of Canterbury Community Engagement Hub, offered to help colleagues at Rice University, Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey. They’re now considering the CHCH101 course for the 2000 US students ... More >>
Increasing China's political influence in NZ
Monday, 25 September 2017, 10:34 am | University of Canterbury
A leading University of Canterbury academic is calling for New Zealand to take the threat of China’s growing political influence in its affairs more seriously. More >>
Canterbury disaster response knowledge shared
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 4:28 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s extensive emergency response leadership expertise is being shared internationally with a group of Southeast Asian disaster management experts. More >>
Students Compete in 48-Hour Challenge to Improve Wellbeing
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:57 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) has created a unique and competitive way to improve wellbeing via a new national social enterprise challenge, in the lead up to the Social Enterprise World Forum . More >>
From ‘likes’ to votes
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 9:10 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury researcher has found a simple and accurate way of predicting voter intention – and it may come down to a single Facebook ‘like’. More >>
New Zealand’s Rivers: can we learn from history?
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 9:55 am | University of Canterbury
Rivers have become a contentious election issue, attracting significant controversy, reflecting the sense of urgency that many New Zealanders feel about the perilous state of many of our waterways. More >>
New supernova analysis reframes dark energy debate
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 11:32 am | University of Canterbury
The accelerating expansion of the Universe may not be real, but could just be an apparent effect, according to new University of Canterbury research published in a journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. More >>
Indigenous Language Immersion Classes Gain from Partnership
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 12:15 pm | University of Canterbury
Teachers and children in indigenous language immersion classrooms around the world will benefit from an international partnership involving the University of Canterbury. More >>
UC academics awarded $10.7m for new research endeavours
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 11:47 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) Science and Engineering researchers have gained $10.7 million in funding for five Smart Ideas proposals and two Research Programmes in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2017 Endeavour Round. More >>
Researchers head to UK to examine sustainability issues
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 4:38 pm | University of Canterbury
A group of young University of Canterbury postgraduate researchers working on global sustainability issues are heading to London this week to take part in international initiatives on sustainable prosperity. More >>
UC gives Christchurch a unique Oresteia Experience
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 7:45 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Arts colleagues from UC Music, UC Classics and the Teece Museum are collaborating to present the unique Oresteia Experience , as part of the Christchurch Arts Festival 2017 (CAF17). More >>
Exhibition: the capricious art and life of Chrystabel Aitken
Monday, 4 September 2017, 4:27 pm | University of Canterbury
Chrystabel Aitken, Caprice , linocut, c.1944, UC-MBL-1797 (Credit: University of Canterbury Art Collection) More >>
Record numbers of postgraduates
Friday, 1 September 2017, 3:17 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has welcomed more than 1000 full-time equivalent students in masters’ programmes and record numbers of doctoral students in 2017, with over 700, with more expected to enrol before the end of the year. More >>
UC academic’s new book explores women in horror films
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 4:19 pm | University of Canterbury
A pop culture expert’s new book is set to make a unique contribution in the field of horror scholarship by exploring the “privileged place” that women hold in the horror film genre. More >>
UC Connect public lecture: Who speaks for the trees?
Friday, 18 August 2017, 10:52 am | University of Canterbury
In an upcoming UC Connect public lecture, Who speaks for the trees? The possible futures of conservation , University of Canterbury law academic David Round considers the choices ahead for the public conservation estate, native species, the Department ... More >>
Student explores Chatham Islands tsunami risk
Friday, 18 August 2017, 10:10 am | University of Canterbury
Low-lying, isolated communities on the Chatham Islands are extremely exposed to tsunami, according to a University of Canterbury student’s original research. The Chathams will be the first place in New Zealand to be struck by tsunami events generated ... More >>
NZ Team Reaches Global Green Solutions Finals in Paris
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 9:35 am | University of Canterbury
Two University of Canterbury MBA students are heading to Paris as the only New Zealand team to compete in the finals of the Schneider Electric global competition Go Green in the City 2017 . More >>
Illuminating the Battlefield Memorial Architecture
Monday, 14 August 2017, 10:24 am | University of Canterbury
A new exhibition displaying the work of renowned architect Samuel Hurst Seager as the designer of New Zealand’s First World War battlefield memorials has opened in the Matariki Gallery at the University of Canterbury. More >>
