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Study in avoiding "friendly fire"
Monday, 4 April 2016, 12:03 pm | University of Canterbury
American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman famously claimed “War is hell.” At the University of Canterbury PhD students are deliberately setting out to simulate the hell of friendly fire. More >>
UC academic offers insight into Eddie Jones’ coaching
Friday, 1 April 2016, 2:52 pm | University of Canterbury
The head coach of a rejuvenated England rugby team, Eddie Jones has a long connection with University of Canterbury Professor Richard Light, who offers an insight into Jones’ coaching plus a warning for the All Blacks. More >>
UC writer in residence questions ‘kiwiness’ and identity
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 4:01 pm | University of Canterbury
In a public seminar, Philip Braithwaite, the 2016 Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence at the University of Canterbury, will discuss the vexed question: What is New Zealand’s identity? In his free seminar on Friday at UC’s Ilam campus, the playwright will ... More >>
Dark Confessions: The Teina Pora case
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 3:38 pm | University of Canterbury
A 17-year-old car thief confessed to a crime he didn’t commit and spent 22 years in jail. How did one of New Zealand's worst miscarriages of justice happen? More >>
UC earthquake researcher to receive innovation prize in US
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 1:33 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Professor Brendon Bradley will be presented with a prestigious Earthquake Engineering Research Innovation Prize at a ceremony in the United States next month. A professor in UC’s Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering ... More >>
UC students win national engineering prize for 10th time
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:49 am | University of Canterbury
A team of four Mechanical Engineering students from the University of Canterbury’s has won a national engineering prize, the Ray Meyer Medal for Excellence in Student Design. This win means that Mechanical Engineering students at UC have won the excellence ... More >>
QS rankings: UC amongst the world's top universities
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 9:54 am | University of Canterbury
After processing submissions from 4,226 universities, the independent international rankings agency QS has again placed the University of Canterbury amongst the world's most elite institutions . More >>
UC researchers defy chemistry’s ‘rules of attraction’
Monday, 21 March 2016, 1:46 pm | University of Canterbury
Researchers at the University of Canterbury have discovered a very unusual chemical system that breaks the chemical 'rules of attraction', in which two positively charged molecules form a closely bound sandwich complex. So they set out to investigate: ... More >>
UC academic writes for UN on sustainable development
Friday, 18 March 2016, 2:58 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Associate Professor Bronwyn Hayward is one of 50 world experts, business leaders, and community advocates invited to contribute to a new United Nations report, released this week, into how to address some of the most troubling world ... More >>
Record interest in Sport Coaching as a career
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 12:12 pm | University of Canterbury
With the University of Canterbury celebrating increased enrolments among school leavers and new-to-university students, the Bachelor of Sport Coaching degree has seen record growth, with enrolments increasing by 125 per cent, compared to the same time in ... More >>
Spotlight on ‘invisible women’ shaping the law
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 10:30 am | University of Canterbury
A seminar being held at the University of Canterbury tomorrow, called Women Behind The Law, will be an opportunity to shine a light on “invisible women”. More >>
The global refugee crisis and New Zealand’s role
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 9:57 am | University of Canterbury
For most Kiwis, the refugee crisis occurring halfway round the world seems literally a distant issue. More >>
University of Canterbury students aid in Fiji relief effort
Friday, 11 March 2016, 4:35 pm | University of Canterbury
The quick organisational skills of a group of University of Canterbury students and their families have seen a 20-foot shipping container filled with emergency supplies sent to Fiji. More >>
UC students help preserve architectural heritage
Friday, 11 March 2016, 12:25 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury students have been working to preserve historic architectural drawings by renowned architect Cecil Wood in a Macmillan Brown Library project, with help from another great Canterbury architect. More >>
Professor announces UC Education Sports Coach of the Year
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 2:54 pm | University of Canterbury
The 2016 UC Education Sports Coach of the Year has been awarded to Canterbury Rugby Coach Scott Robertson at the Sport Canterbury Hadlee Sports Awards. More >>
UC academic’s new book on trans-Tasman gold rush
Monday, 7 March 2016, 4:31 pm | University of Canterbury
A new book reveals the obscured historic connections forged between Australia and New Zealand during the gold rush period. Rushing for Gold edited by University of Canterbury graduate Lloyd Carpenter and University of Canterbury Associate Professor ... More >>
Human-Robot Interaction Conference in Christchurch
Friday, 4 March 2016, 2:27 pm | University of Canterbury
With robots doing the haka and enabling remote attendance via telepresence robots, the first Human-Robot Interaction Conference in the Southern Hemisphere is being held in collaboration with the University of Canterbury in Christchurch next week. More >>
UC student numbers increase 13 per cent for 2016
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 11:51 am | University of Canterbury
Student numbers at the University of Canterbury have increased for the 2016 academic year due to a rise in both domestic and international enrolments. More >>
Black holes making waves around the Universe
Monday, 29 February 2016, 11:57 am | University of Canterbury
Gravitational waves have been directly captured for the first time ever, from the collision of two black holes - University of Canterbury Professor of Physics Dr David Wiltshire explains what this means and the challenges ahead in this new age of astronomy ... More >>
UC graduate takes up art residency in Berlin
Friday, 26 February 2016, 1:42 pm | University of Canterbury
A recent University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts (SoFA) graduate is heading to Germany for her first art residency, fulfilling her goal of traveling the world with her painting. Nikki Kutyn, who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SoFA ... More >>
