Image of the week: 10th August

Through hands-on experiments and authentic storytelling, the Curious Minds team has inspired more than 9,000 high school students and young learners worldwide.

Urban gardens across Ōtautahi Christchurch are buzzing with life, and that’s good news for our pollinators.

UC School of Forestry Professor Justin Morgenroth has won an international arboriculture award at the 2025 ISA Awards.

Ross Calman has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for his contributions to nonfiction literature.

UC environmental microbiologist wins prestigious UC Research Medal for leading research and inspiring new discoveries from Earth’s most extreme environments.

Seventeen UC projects have won $10.9m from the 2025 Marsden Fund to support groundbreaking research across science, technology and society over three years.

Making rugby safer for young Kiwi players and supporting women in sport has motivated a University of Canterbury professor’s world-leading research over the past decade.

After growing up in Ukraine and experiencing the collapse of the Soviet Union, a UC professor has become an award-winning expert on European politics. 

A teaching scholarship conference opens today at Te Pae Convention Centre, the first time it has been hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand.