University of Oxford

Each September, a group of students from the University of Oxford come to the University of Canterbury to take part in a three-week undergraduate research experience called Re-imagining the City: Christchurch.

The purpose of Re-Imagining the City: Christchurch is to provide an applied, supervised research experience for students from the University of Oxford, while at the same time generating fresh, external perspectives on key issues facing the city of Christchurch. In 2018, the eight participating students were tasked with developing ideas and recommendations for improving the resilience of Christchurch in response to climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather events.

Find out about and apply for the 2019 programme.

For further information please contact us at partnerships@canterbury.ac.nz.

Charlotte Cohen - Planning for the future

'It was fascinating to be at the coalface of such issues- to be part of a pioneering city that is actively thinking about such things.'

Re-Imagining the City: Christchurch 2018

Lana, Saava and Ethan discuss their experience on the 2018 programme, working to develop ideas linked to an important real-world problem.

Christchurch's red zone: Who will own it? Who will look after it?

This article about the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor references the work of one of the 2018 groups.