Research

Psychology research shows many people overrate the impact of familiar climate actions like recycling and underrate bigger-impact changes such as flying less.

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

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.

New UC doctoral research will tackle flooding, microplastics, contaminated soils, threatened springs, biodiversity loss and climate impacts.

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

Social enterprises help communities thrive, but founder wellbeing is critical to sustaining their impact, UC research finds.

Offering property developers incentives could help prevent new housing from squeezing out protective greenery, a new study suggests.

Solar panels mounted on electric cars and buses could be part of a more efficient transport future if amped-up research from the University of Canterbury is successful.