Sustainability at UC

An engineer who has shaped major startups and helped create new technologies to reduce carbon emissions is one of four University of Canterbury KiwiNet Awards finalists announced today.

The need for a national deer management strategy to manage native forest decline is highlighted in a new research paper, published today. 

UC researchers are using world-first AI-powered sensors to reveal how birds, bats and connected landscapes could support farmers to increase sustainable pest control. 

Christchurch’s Red Zone is being used as a test bed to see whether biological wastes (biowastes) can help transform contaminated soil into climate-resilient soil. 

UC students gain hands-on research experience while contributing to decades-long datasets tracking how native ecosystems recover from fire and other major disturbances.

A Canterbury engineering student is using VR tech to revamp how wheelchair users are evacuated during a fire.

UC undergraduates are tackling brewery waste by trying to turn a low-value byproduct into a high-value sustainable material with commercial potential.

UC mechatronics student Thom Stranaghan is preparing to graduate with his dream engineering role already lined up in Perth.

A cleantech start-up that originated at UC is using groundbreaking technology to produce low-cost, low-carbon critical minerals from steel mill dust.