The Team are located in Matariki, Level 3 North.
- Contact us communications@canterbury.ac.nz
- Contact us events@canterbury.ac.nz
UC's Communications and Events team drives awareness and reputation of UC through engaging communications, events, and public relations. Learn more about Communications and Events at UC.
We focus on ensuring that our powerful stories are communicated to the world, that we celebrate our achievements, and that we stand out as a university that makes a positive difference to people’s lives.
Our mission is to promote the University of Canterbury’s impactful research, accessible education and people who make a difference, strengthening its reputation in local, national and international spheres of influence and support, in ways that serve the goals of the 2020 – 2030 Strategic Vision.
The UC Communications and Events team handles all news media interviews and requests.
Contact details for our many expert UC academics and researchers can be found in our UC Research Profile search. Please enter either a name or search keyword(s).
If you are a journalist and would like to visit the University, our team will be happy to arrange this for you and will sort out appropriate filming space and oversee filming relevant to our work, both for commercial projects and news.
The Team are located in Matariki, Level 3 North.
Communications & Events Assist
astrid.vanameyde@canterbury.ac.nz
Director of Comms and Events
jayne.austin@canterbury.ac.nz
Comms and Events Assistant
orla.maher@canterbury.ac.nz
Events Coordinator
libby.poland@canterbury.ac.nz
Events Coordinator
lauren.robb@canterbury.ac.nz
Senior Events Lead
bree.cumming@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Advisor
jillian.resink-campbell@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Advisor
kelly.andrew@canterbury.ac.nz
Senior Communications Lead
aleisha.blake@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Coordinator
scarlett.jordan@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Advisor
martha.stryj@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Advisor
elizabeth.leonard@canterbury.ac.nz
Communications Advisor
corrina.donaldson@canterbury.ac.nz
Senior Communications Lead
breeze.robertson@canterbury.ac.nz
Senior External Relations Lead
margaret.agnew@canterbury.ac.nz
Events Coordinator
aaronh.smith@canterbury.ac.nz
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