11 January 2022
World-renowned University of Canterbury Physics Professor Philip Butler has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to science, education and health.
05 January 2022
In an article on The Conversation, University of Canterbury History Professor Katie Pickles argues for a green rooftop revolution as New Zealand faces homes in short supply and shifts to medium-density-developments.
17 December 2021
The University of Canterbury has appointed four new Distinguished Professors: the world’s first Pacific Distinguished Professor, the innovating founder of the UC Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research, a leading international sustainability and tourism researcher, and a leading international mathematical modeller for the evolutionary history of species.
15 December 2021
The opportunity to turn an interest in Spanish into a new career pathway has made a huge difference to the life of one University of Canterbury (UC) mature student.
10 December 2021
Master of Fine Arts graduate Hannah Watkinson cares deeply about the arts and the environment, and her years at the University of Canterbury have equipped her to make a positive difference.
09 December 2021
University of Canterbury Senior Lecturer in Music Performance, percussionist Dr Justin DeHart, will commission five new works for solo percussion from five prominent composers, thanks to a $74,000 Creative New Zealand Arts grant.
07 December 2021
The University of Canterbury Young New Zealander of the Year Te Mātātahi o te Tau Award semi-finalists have been announced, with two UC graduates among the 10 inspiring young kiwis.
02 December 2021
The University of Canterbury has celebrated its 16 longest-serving staff members, awarded five teaching development scholarships for exciting new projects, recognised an impressive new health and safety initiative and honoured 12 newly appointed professors through the Hui Whakamānawa | Celebrating Excellence awards.
02 December 2021
Promotion to the rank of Professor is a significant accomplishment, recognising academics who work at the forefront of their discipline with sustained excellence in teaching, research, and engagement with communities.
02 December 2021
Five exciting, future-focussed projects have earned Teaching Development scholarships for University of Canterbury staff.
01 December 2021
Sarah Johnston, a librarian at the University of Canterbury’s Macmillan Brown Library, is looking back at the past 100 years of Aotearoa New Zealand's broadcasting.
29 November 2021
A new book examines why all governments ‘stuff up’, why policies often fail and what practical steps we might take to improve policy-making in Aotearoa New Zealand.
22 November 2021
The passion and hard work of University of Canterbury (UC) students has been recognised by the community through the Waitaha – Canterbury Youth Awards.
19 November 2021
The first Australasian Digital Humanities (aaDH) conference hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand, is set to open on Monday with a distinguished all-women panel discussing Indigenous Data Sovereignty.
16 November 2021
A composer’s dream come true; the new-music group cLoud Collective, composed of University of Canterbury music faculty staff, is dedicated to collaborating and sharing new music in Ōtautahi.
10 November 2021
Dr Christina La’ala’ai-Tausa is the new UC based research manager for the Pacific Ocean-Climate Crisis Assessment team –a joint multi-disciplinary research project between UC and the University of the South Pacific.
04 November 2021
Researchers and academics from the University of Canterbury (UC) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) joined a discussion on issues that matter for the Pacific in the COP26 climate meetings.
03 November 2021
What will we do with the knowledge that spiders can count and make calculated decisions?
02 November 2021
Two internationally renowned academics at the University of Canterbury have been named as finalists in the Westpac Women of Influence Awards 2021, recognising women making a difference in the work they do, and paving the way for others to follow.
02 November 2021
UC political science professor, IPCC author & climate change researcher Bronwyn Hayward summaries the challenges ahead while the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) is underway.
02 November 2021
Dr Erin Harrington gives a quick overview of both new drama shows, one from New Zealand and the other from America, and explains how they both explore the questions of sufferings, loss and inequalities in an article on The Conversation.
01 November 2021
Enough visitors to fill the colosseum – that’s how the UC Teece Museum of Antiquities is describing its milestone of 50,000 visitors since it relocated to the Christchurch Arts Centre in 2017.
29 October 2021
A collection of artworks, personal papers and more than 1200 letters written to Canterbury poet and artist Ursula Bethell will be the sole item added to a UNESCO heritage register this year.
04 October 2021
Thomas and Eva Bedggood have been playing music together since they were young children and they’re excited to share the experience of taking part in an award for young composers.
24 September 2021
Angela Merkel's long era of 16 years is nearing an end with elections in Germany on 26 September. Senior lecturer Serena Kelly and senior research fellow Mathew Doidge look into Germany's leading parties and explain the impacts they could have on other countries, including Aotearoa, on The Conversation.
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