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Scientist to measure sea ice using underwater vehicle

Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 10:31 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury scientist is measuring the thickness and biological productivity of Antarctic sea ice using a remote underwater vehicle to understand its role in ocean circulation and the functioning of polar ecosystems. More >>

Canterbury student Hurring heads to women’s Rugby World Cup

Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 10:59 am | University of Canterbury

New Zealand rugby player Haile Hurring heads to the World Cup in Paris with one eye on the rugby pitch and the other on her text books. Hurring is a University of Canterbury education student who is balancing her degree studies with her rugby career. More >>

Professor recognised for his work about evolution of life

Monday, 14 July 2014, 2:12 pm | University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury’s Professor Mike Steel, who is using mathematics to help biologists discover more about the evolution of life, has been recognised for his work with the university’s Research Medal. More >>

Canterbury research into Auckland eruption clean up

Sunday, 13 July 2014, 10:11 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury geological sciences postgraduate has won a competition about communicating his thesis investigating the clean-up work required after an Auckland volcanic eruption. More >>

Students develop a personal robot to improve quality of life

Friday, 11 July 2014, 9:50 am | University of Canterbury

A group of University of Canterbury students are developing a personal robot with the aim of bringing robotics to people to improve quality of life. More >>

Adelaide engineering students to learn about Chch quakes

Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 10:07 am | University of Canterbury

Forty three final year engineering students from the University of Adelaide will spend two weeks in Christchurch, based at the University of Canterbury. The Australian students will gain first-hand account of what earthquakes can do, not just to buildings ... More >>

Access to New Zealand courts not free yet

Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 10:04 am | University of Canterbury

New Zealanders can be forgiven in thinking that only the rich willingly go to court, University of Canterbury’s Dean of Law Associate Professor Chris Gallavin says. More >>

Canterbury researcher producing hip replacement sound device

Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 9:57 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury mechanical engineering researcher is working on a sound device to listen to the performance of hip and joint replacements. Dr Geoff Rodgers is helping Christchurch Hospital’s orthopaedic department to develop a device which ... More >>

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 >>