
11 December 2020
UC statement about the review responding to complaints about published article Holding a Pen in One Hand, Gripping a Gun in the Other.

20 October 2020
The University of Canterbury (UC) affirms its support for “the freedom of academic staff and students, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, to put forward new ideas, and to state controversial or unpopular opinions,” as specified in the Education Act.

20 March 2020
The University of Canterbury is reorganising its teaching timetable in order to reduce class sizes, and to offer many larger lectures online, to further encourage physical distancing and health safety.

08 August 2019
How does a university walk the talk of building a sustainable future? University of Canterbury Sustainability Officer Dr Matt Morris looks at how one of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutions is overcoming the challenges of moving to clean energy, not just in its research, but on its campuses.


03 August 2018
The Contact Officer and Approval Authority process documents have been updated.

04 July 2018
The new Animals on Campus Policy is now available in the UCPL.

30 May 2018
The Research Grants Policy is undergoing a review and its name has been changed to the Research Contracts Policy.

10 May 2018
The Recruitment and Selection Policy has been renamed the Recruitment and Selection of Staff Policy


08 September 2017
The Parking and Traffic Statute 2003 was reviewed at the end of 2016.

08 September 2017
The Fraud Response Policy was updated in April 2017.


08 September 2017
The Furniture and Storage Policy has recently been added to the Policy Library.

08 September 2017
Two new policies relating to printing have been added to the Policy Library


08 September 2017
The Policy Review Process chart has been updated

08 September 2017
The Appointments and Election Statute has been published on the UCPL.

23 January 2017
The UC team has won New Zealand academia's top trivia quiz show, University Challenge for the second year since the show returned to New Zealand screens in 2014.