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09 September 2019
Hīkina te mānuka! Take up the challenge and use te reo Māori
19 August 2019
It’s true! Whether it's made from silk or cotton, plain or decorated with rhinestones, there’s one thing you can be sure of. No matter what it is, putting a bow on it will make it better. International Bow Day encourages everyone to wear a bow and share their beauty with the world.
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.
19 June 2019
The University of Canterbury (UC) has continued to prove its international position, improving four places to 227th in the latest QS World University Rankings.
13 May 2019
‘Wikipedian in Residence’ Mike Dickison, is being hosted at the University of Canterbury (UC) as he’s spreading the word around the country about how to use and develop Wikipedia.
30 April 2019
UC continues to produce top quality research despite challenges resulting from the Canterbury earthquakes.
17 April 2019
A century ago, two New Zealand-Chinese, University of Canterbury engineering brothers, turned ANZAC soldiers, left their ground-breaking legacy for generations to come.
05 December 2018
Many of our online databases, journals and ebooks will be unavailable from at 9.00 am on Thursday 6th December, 2018 for up to 60 minutes.
26 November 2018
The University of Canterbury’s rare collection of thousands of architectural drawings has been selected by UNESCO as a significant and important piece of New Zealand memory that should be preserved for all time.
19 September 2018
Using a print book/report in your research? Fancy a digital version?
01 June 2018
Through a collaboration between the UC Foundation and the College of Business and Law we now have a 1 year subscription to Gallup Analytics.
15 November 2017
University of Canterbury Summer School is in, with hundreds of students getting ahead in dozens of subjects in degree and preparatory courses that run between November and February, ranging from Accounting, Art History and Antarctic Studies to Politics, Sport Coaching and Law.
23 October 2017
Picnics are a fun way to spend the day. You can enjoy them with your friends and whānau on weekends, public holidays, or just whenever the sun is shining.
11 September 2017
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!
08 September 2017
September library book giveaway. Come and take some withdrawn library books home with you.
06 September 2017
Kia ora koutou. The library website is currently being updated. The switch to the new site will take place on Tuesday 19th September.
06 September 2017
Kia ora, koutou! Nau mai, haere mai, ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2017!
04 September 2017
A new University of Canterbury exhibition, Caprice, explores the life and work of Chrystabel Aitken (1907-2005), a remarkably versatile and ambitious artist highly regarded for her depiction of animals, particularly horses.
01 September 2017
The University of Canterbury has welcomed more than 1000 full-time equivalent students in masters’ programmes and record numbers of doctoral students in 2017, with over 700, with more expected to enrol before the end of the year.
16 August 2017
We are designing a new library website. We would really appreciate your help in working out whether we’ve put information in easy to find places.
14 August 2017
SciVal is a research analytics system that uses data from Scopus and Science Direct to give researchers access to the bibliometric research performance of their own research, research institutions and individual researchers worldwide.
11 August 2017
Hey PostGrads! Write and submit a paper of at least 2,500 words in ANY selected social science topic by September 15 2017 and be in to win NZ$2750
04 August 2017
Exhibition now on at the Matariki Gallery, ground floor, until 4 September.
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