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Canterbury students providing power for those in need
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 9:54 am | University of Canterbury
The efforts of University of Canterbury students to install solar energy power for people around New Zealand, in the Pacific and in Nepal will be highlighted at the Engineers Without Borders national conference later this month. More >>
UC postgrad in US to research NZ exchange rate fluctuations
Friday, 4 July 2014, 11:36 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury postgraduate is heading to New York to research the rise and fall in the New Zealand exchange rate. Fluctuating exchange rates impact on the public, positively and negatively. More >>
Traumatic brain injury in older adults
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 12:58 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury research project is seeking to find out the impact of traumatic brain injury on adults aged 50 to 65. In 2011, nearly one in three people in the New Zealand workforce were aged over 50 and one in 10 were over 60. Older ... More >>
Canterbury spin out company wins an Auggie
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 9:16 am | University of Canterbury
Canterbury spin out company wins an Auggie for its cutting-edge 3D app July 2, 2014 A University of Canterbury spin out company Puteko has won an Auggie, an international augmented reality award, for its app that turns colouring books into 3D. More >>
Leading American academic economist to give public lecture
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:05 pm | University of Canterbury
A leading American academic economist will give a public lecture at the University of Canterbury next week looking at the effect of immigration on labour markets. More >>
Angus Tait building to house BlueFern supercomputer team
Monday, 30 June 2014, 9:49 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury’s distinctive Butterfly Building has been remediated and will be officially reopened later this week by Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams. More >>
Psychological quake impact findings in Paris
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 11:09 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury researchers who for three years have been investigating the psychological effects of people who survived the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes will present their findings to the 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology in ... More >>
Christchurch parents in uni' survey prefer fluoridation
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 11:07 pm | University of Canterbury
Christchurch four year-olds have on average 95 percent more decay in their baby teeth than children from Wellington of the same age, a University of Canterbury health sciences postgraduate researcher has found. More >>
Student hub wins NZ Interior Award
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:08 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s new student hub has won its category in the 2014 New Zealand Interior Awards. More >>
Researchers providing earthquake advice to Nepalese
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:35 am | University of Canterbury
A group of University of Canterbury natural hazard researchers will provide suggestions to strengthening Nepal’s resilience in the face of major earthquakes at an international symposium in Singapore this weekend. More >>
Benefits of natural medicine to help with colds investigated
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 10:58 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury PhD health sciences student is investigating the benefits of natural medicine to help with common colds. More >>
Canterbury researcher plans to produce world first sensor
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 10:55 am | University of Canterbury
A leading University of Canterbury mechanical engineering researcher will undertake world first clinical trials at Christchurch Hospital to help patients with cardiovascular and circulatory resuscitation issues in intensive care. More >>
UC postgrad to do an economic policy degree at Columbia
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 11:21 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury postgraduate is the first New Zealander to undertake an economic policy degree at the University of Columbia. George Hampton was tonight awarded a Fulbright scholarship at Parliament House. More >>
More Fulbright scholarships for UC than any other university
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 11:09 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury received 10 of the 26 percent of the Fulbright scholarships, more than any other university, announced at Parliament House tonight. More >>
UC student to study natural disaster research at Stanford
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 10:54 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury postgraduate student is heading to Stanford University with a $33,000 Fulbright scholarship to study earthquake-related structural engineering. More >>
University of Canterbury Vincent Ward prize
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 9:48 am | University of Canterbury
Film-makers from Iran and Bangladesh are the inaugural recipients of the University of Canterbury’s Vincent Ward Prize for Innovative Film. More >>
Canterbury has a new chaplain - radio show host Spanky Moore
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 9:46 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury has a new senior chaplain, radio show host the Reverend Joshua ‘Spanky’ Moore, who replaces Tom Innes. More >>
UC graduate sets up cricket foundation with marketing degree
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 11:24 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury graduate has set up the Cricket Live Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation using cricket to help change the lives of children from slum areas in India and Sri Lanka. More >>
Canterbury’s researchers looking to improve UAV capabilities
Monday, 23 June 2014, 9:45 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s Wireless and Spatial Engineering Research Centres are looking to improve their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral imaging for use in hi-tech agriculture, rural fire control and forestry. More >>
New Zealand taking the lead with 3D scanner
Monday, 23 June 2014, 9:43 am | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury and New Zealand is leading the world’s pre-clinical imaging market with research work on its commercial 3D scanner improving the treatment of diseases. More >>
