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UC Researching Seismic Design For Timber Buildings
Monday, 24 June 2013, 12:11 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) research team is investigating a new type of design for multi-storey timber buildings to successfully withstand earthquakes. More >>
New Zealanders buying less from physical stores
Sunday, 23 June 2013, 1:23 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealanders are buying less from physical stores as online retailing continues to rise, a University of Canterbury expert says. More New Zealanders are shopping online than ever before, with $3.7 billion of internet sales in the last year. More >>
How female athletes cope overseas
Saturday, 22 June 2013, 11:05 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating how New Zealand and Australian female sports people cope when they move overseas to compete. More >>
What if becoming a teenage parent saved a life?
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:51 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealanders have a tendency to lump people together in groups such as the poor and those on welfare benefits, and write them off as irredeemable, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher says. More >>
GM a failing biotechnology in modern agro-ecosystems
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:18 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have found that the biotechnologies used in north American staple crop production are lowering yields and increasing pesticide use compared to western Europe. More >>
Researcher says GM a failing biotechnology
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 9:38 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have found that the biotechnologies used in north American staple crop production are lowering yields and increasing pesticide use compared to western Europe. More >>
Airlines discriminate against pregnant women
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 10:49 am | University of Canterbury
Airlines are discriminating against pregnant women, a University of Canterbury (UC) gender researcher says. Associate Professor Annick Masselot says a common complaint relates to airline practices which impose a `fit to fly’ condition on pregnant ... More >>
Research needed to help people with swallowing disorders
Monday, 17 June 2013, 2:07 pm | University of Canterbury
About 3000 New Zealanders are affected by dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties, from stroke alone in New Zealand each year. More >>
Researcher looking at post-earthquake legal headaches
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:30 pm | University of Canterbury
The standard commercial lease used in New Zealand and commonly used in Christchurch before the earthquakes, did not contain provisions governing many of the situations that landlords and tenants have had to deal with, a University of Canterbury (UC) ... More >>
Lecturer helping coach Manu Samoa in tournament
Monday, 17 June 2013, 1:26 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) sports lecturer Hugh Galvan is working with the Manu Samoa rugby team in its test series in South Africa. More >>
Opportunity to conserve high quality drinking water in Chch
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 3:40 pm | University of Canterbury
New Zealanders have lost the ability to drink untreated water throughout most of the country, but Christchurch has the chance to drink almost pure water if it conserves high quality groundwater for drinking purposes, a University of Canterbury (UC) water ... More >>
UC students make app for businesses seeking temporary staff
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 3:19 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student has created an app for businesses seeking temporary employees. Jess Templeton has produced phone app tempME, which increases flexibility and accessibility of recruiting temporary staff. More >>
UC researchers out to demystify smart grids
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 4:29 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have produced a white paper on smart grids that reviews the challenges facing the transmission and distribution industries and how modern digital technology can be used in future. More >>
Death By Robot - Who Will Be to Blame?
Monday, 10 June 2013, 2:38 pm | University of Canterbury
The autonomous weapon systems – commonly referred to as killer-robots – will, in the near future, come from the air not the ground, a University of Canterbury (UC) robot expert says. More >>
UC experts looking to recover memory loss in stroke sufferer
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 11:25 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) computer science and software engineering experts are looking to help recover loss of memory for people who have suffered strokes. More >>
UC wins $139,000 to help scientists communicate better
Friday, 7 June 2013, 11:26 am | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) led project has been awarded $139,000 of Ako Aotearoa funding to help scientists communicate better. More >>
UC Scientists Seek Diabetes Identification Breakthrough
Friday, 7 June 2013, 11:18 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) scientists are developing breakthrough diagnostic approaches to identify people most at risk of becoming diabetic. More >>
UC Researchers Receive $1 Million of Health Research Funding
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 12:01 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) health researcher has received more than $650,000 of Health Research Council funding to help critically ill patients breathe more easily. More >>
UC Civil Engineers Test Post-quake Designed Bridge Columns
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 11:57 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering researchers are carrying out critical tests on new design bridge columns to improve the quality of bridges so they stand firm in earthquakes. More >>
The Role of Insurance In the Canterbury Recovery Assessed
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:47 pm | University of Canterbury
The commercial insurance sector responded as well as could be expected given the scale and complexity of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury events, University of Canterbury (UC) researchers say. More >>
