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UC Staff Choose Bikes, Saving Over Six Tonnes Of Carbon In One Month
Friday, 3 March 2023, 2:56 pm | University of Canterbury
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) saved the most carbon emissions of any organisation during this year’s national Aotearoa Bike Challenge in February. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/b8809d093960e9e428ee.jpeg" ... More >>
New Study Maps Transience Of NZ Population
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:59 pm | University of Canterbury
A newly published University of Canterbury study may help town planners and policymakers design better services for those who live in their communities. Graphic showing clusters of residential mobility patterns in New Zealand The nationwide geospatial study – ... More >>
New Research Reveals Global Dangers Of Glacial Flooding
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 5:37 am | University of Canterbury
A new study identifying regions around the world where people are most at risk from flooding caused by melting glaciers could help save vulnerable lives. University of Canterbury School of Earth and Environment Senior Lecturer Dr Thomas Robinson ... More >>
Upsurge In Rocket Launches Could Impact The Ozone Layer — UC Researchers
Friday, 3 February 2023, 5:33 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have summarised the threats that future rocket launches would pose to Earth’s protective ozone layer, in a new review article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . The ozone layer, which ... More >>
Space Odyssey Hunts For Answers On Fast Explosions
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 9:32 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury researchers are exploring galaxies far, far away to solve the mystery of what powers the fastest explosions in the universe. Unlocking knowledge about the universe is a passion for astrophysicist Dr Ryan Ridden-Harper, a postdoctoral ... More >>
Social Learning Is Possum-able, World-first Research Suggests
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:15 pm | University of Canterbury
Using a $9 dog treat toy, University of Canterbury (UC) Master’s student Emma Godfrey has conducted research showing, for the first time, that common brushtail possums can learn from their peers. “As far as we were able to find, this study ... More >>
Student Dives Into Mammoth Swim For Youth Mental Health
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:14 pm | University of Canterbury
While most people are taking it easy over the summer break, a University of Canterbury student is gearing up to swim 300km around a South Island lake, making a splash for mental health. In a fundraiser for Mike King’s ‘I am Hope’ charity, second-year ... More >>
Writers Bring Bilingual Poetry And Nature Non-fiction To University Of Canterbury
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 8:48 am | University of Canterbury
An ‘eco-fiction’ writer and a musician-poet who plans to explore the current te reo Māori renaissance will bring their creativity to the University of Canterbury this year. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/a9123baf85638da0278d.jpeg" ... More >>
UC Student Engineers Bring Clean Water To Tongan Schools
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:47 pm | University of Canterbury
Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment systems in schools in the Kingdom of Tonga. UC Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering ... More >>
Canterbury Luminaries’ Blue-sky Thinking Led To Tertiary Sector Shift
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 9:51 am | University of Canterbury
Keen to be taken seriously on the world stage, Canterbury University College began a post-World War II campaign to establish a culture of research and inquiry that changed the course of New Zealand history, according to University of Canterbury ... More >>
Researcher’s National Impact Achieves National Recognition
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 7:00 pm | University of Canterbury
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Professor Ann Brower’s tenacity in putting her research in front of decision-makers has successfully changed laws in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through tough journeys achieving wins for high-country ... More >>
UC English Professor Wins 2022 Royal Society Award For Humanities
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 9:41 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury Professor Paul Millar is the recipient of the 2022 Pou Aronui Award, for distinguished service to humanities-aronui, announced last night by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/683bfa4e036bf6b83b31.jpeg" ... More >>
Students Aim For World Speed Record In Custom-built Electric Car
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 11:30 am | University of Canterbury
In a New Zealand first, University of Canterbury Engineering students inspired by legendary Kiwi racer Burt Munro are taking on a world land-speed record in a rocket-shaped electric car they’ve designed and built. Sixteen members of the University of Canterbury ... More >>
New Research Reveals Climate Change Origins Of Great Barrier Reef
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 5:44 am | University of Canterbury
Sea-level changes caused by melting ice sheets hundreds of thousands of years ago triggered the formation of K’gari (Fraser Island) – the world’s largest sand island – and the creation of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, a new study ... More >>
Researcher Documents Climate Impacts In Samoa Ahead Of COP27
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 1:49 pm | University of Canterbury
Dr Christina Tausa, Research Manager at the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury (UC), wants to see the Global North commit to the promises of the Paris Agreement at COP27, the 27th annual UN meeting on climate, which started ... More >>
Looking Into The Depths Of A Cosmic Monster
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 5:28 am | University of Canterbury
Researchers at the University of Canterbury are part of an international team of scientists which has found high-energy neutrinos coming from a nearby active galaxy called NGC 1068. Active galaxies are powered by supermassive black-holes swallowing ... More >>
UC Professors’ Exceptional Contribution Recognised
Friday, 4 November 2022, 10:52 am | University of Canterbury
Outstanding professors who have retired from the University of Canterbury (UC) over the past year but continue to contribute and inspire have been acknowledged at a celebration event. UC has appointed seven Emeritus Professors in the last 12 months, ... More >>
Canterbury Geotech Engineer Wins Medal For Quake Research
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 11:04 am | University of Canterbury
Surviving a 6.1 magnitude earthquake as a child set an academic researcher on the path to becoming an international expert in quake engineering based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Professor Misko Cubrinovski , from the University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
From Solving The South Island High Country Puzzle To Medallist
Monday, 31 October 2022, 6:18 pm | University of Canterbury
A passion for the environment and problem-solving sparked Professor Ann Brower’s interest in New Zealand’s land tenure review process, research that culminated in the passing of new legislation earlier this year. University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
UC Partners With Local Farm For More Sustainable Milk
Monday, 31 October 2022, 6:16 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) staff will enjoy sustainable, local milk in their morning cup of tea from 2 November. Lunchroom fridges across Ilam and Dovedale campuses will be stocked with Canterbury’s Choice, the region’s only supplier of pasteurised ... More >>
