News on sustainabiltiy

UC researchers study Weddell seals' response to human activity at Scott Base, using AI, hormone analysis, and Antarctic fieldwork.

A new UC course is giving engineering students hands-on AI experience for real-world challenges like flood forecasting, with potential to save lives.

Why UC Engineering students are giving up their summer to support Pacific healthcare.

This UC filmmaker wants to change your perceptions of sea ice and the environment with the epic tales of three women scientists... how Mighty Indeed.

If you think autumn and spring seem different now compared to how they used to be, you’d be right. 

New Zealand could lead the world in using nature’s viral defenders—bacteriophages—to protect food systems and reduce reliance on antibiotics and agrichemicals. 

Canterbury researchers are exploring how planting native shelterbelts and hedgerows on farms could deliver biodiversity benefits and make good business sense.

A University of Canterbury animal behaviour expert is part of a global team launching pioneering research into the predatory behaviour of jumping spiders. 

A freshwater fish species found only in New Zealand are having the spotlight shone on them through new UC research. 

How leafy is your hometown? 

The Red Zone in Christchurch—once a thriving residential neighbourhood—is offering UC students a rare opportunity to study climate impacts in real time.

Humble limpets clinging to rocky shores around Aotearoa are surprisingly savvy when it comes to climate change adaptation, a new University of Canterbury study shows.