March 2006
Welcome to UC engage
Think of this as a shopfront window designed to give you a snapshot of what Canterbury University can do to contribute to the advancement of business in New Zealand.
UC engage is distributed monthly via e-mail to innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders in the business sector.
If you know someone who should be on our mailing list – let us know. If you have any other comments – let us know. All correspondence should be sent to ucengage@canterbury.ac.nz
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World class Kiwi in our midstUC Engage congratulates Dr Mark Billinghurst, director of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) based at Canterbury University, who has been recognised as a world class New Zealander.
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UC forms enterprising new partnership with Lincoln UniversityScience entrepreneurs are to be brought into UC to advise on preparing students for the commercial world and identifying commercial potential in research projects. The joint UC/ Lincoln University project, “Building a University Enterprise Culture”, has been awarded $2.4 million from the Tertiary Education Commission's Growth and Innovation Pilot Initiatives. |
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Former Shell Group chairman talking climate change in Christchurch this monthA former chairman of the energy and petrochemical giant, Shell Group, who says there is little hope for the world unless carbon dioxide emissions are dealt with, will present a lecture in Christchurch later this month hosted by the University of Canterbury. |
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Boost for bio-energy industryNew Zealand's bio-energy industry has received a major boost with the opening of a biomass gasifier at the University of Canterbury's Wood Technology Research Centre. |
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Game, set, matchA product developed at UC's Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLabNZ) has scored a straight sets victory at the International Mobile Gaming Awards in Barcelona. Swedish PhD student Anders Henrysson beat 170 developers to win the US$10,000 Grand Prix Award and the US$2,500 Best Technical Achievement Award for his innovative mobile game ‘AR Tennis'. |