2026 news
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UC delegation visit strengthens Pacific connections
A delegation from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey has visited the Kingdom of Tonga.
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UC delegation visit strengthens Pacific connections
A delegation from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey has visited the Kingdom of Tonga.
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UC delegation visit strengthens Pacific connections
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Traps and teamwork helping Barnett Park’s birdlife recover
A community-led pest trapping programme at Barnett Park is helping restore native birdlife and strengthen connections to nature for the Redcliffs community.
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Traps and teamwork helping Barnett Park’s birdlife recover
A community-led pest trapping programme at Barnett Park is helping restore native birdlife and strengthen connections to nature for the Redcliffs community.
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Traps and teamwork helping Barnett Park’s birdlife recover
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Literary luminaries join the University of Canterbury
Two high profile, award-winning novelists will share their creative writing nous with students at the University of Canterbury this year.
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Literary luminaries join the University of Canterbury
Two high profile, award-winning novelists will share their creative writing nous with students at the University of Canterbury this year.
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Literary luminaries join the University of Canterbury
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Student entrepreneurs face-off in live startup competition
From seaweed packaging to AI and fintech, UC student founders will pitch their impact-driven ventures in front of judges and a live audience at an upcoming Christchurch event.
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Student entrepreneurs face-off in live startup competition
From seaweed packaging to AI and fintech, UC student founders will pitch their impact-driven ventures in front of judges and a live audience at an upcoming Christchurch event.
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Student entrepreneurs face-off in live startup competition
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Teen biochemist turns seaweed into sustainable wrap
A UC student is turning surplus seaweed into compostable packaging, using science and curiosity to tackle plastic waste in Aotearoa.
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Teen biochemist turns seaweed into sustainable wrap
A UC student is turning surplus seaweed into compostable packaging, using science and curiosity to tackle plastic waste in Aotearoa.
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Teen biochemist turns seaweed into sustainable wrap
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Screen time over summer; good thing or not?
How are screens fitting into the mix for you these school holidays?
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Screen time over summer; good thing or not?
How are screens fitting into the mix for you these school holidays?
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Screen time over summer; good thing or not?
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UC alumni recognised for service in 2026 New Year Honours
Congratulations to our UC alumni recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours, reflecting decades of service and leadership across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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UC alumni recognised for service in 2026 New Year Honours
Congratulations to our UC alumni recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours, reflecting decades of service and leadership across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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UC alumni recognised for service in 2026 New Year Honours
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Ancient ideas meet modern play with LEGO® at the Teece Museum
What do the ancient Greeks have in common with LEGO, modern-day maths and engineering? It’s a question UC’s Teece Museum explores in its latest exhibition, Bricks of Olympus.
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Ancient ideas meet modern play with LEGO® at the Teece Museum
What do the ancient Greeks have in common with LEGO, modern-day maths and engineering? It’s a question UC’s Teece Museum explores in its latest exhibition, Bricks of Olympus.
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Ancient ideas meet modern play with LEGO® at the Teece Museum
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NZ scientists create framework to detect sudden underwater darkness
Breakthrough research has established the world's first framework for detecting sudden declines in underwater light that threaten coastal marine ecosystems.
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NZ scientists create framework to detect sudden underwater darkness
Breakthrough research has established the world's first framework for detecting sudden declines in underwater light that threaten coastal marine ecosystems.
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NZ scientists create framework to detect sudden underwater darkness
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UC researcher becomes first non-UK recipient of major astronomy medal
A University of Canterbury maths professor has become the first person from outside the United Kingdom to receive a prestigious astronomy medal.
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UC researcher becomes first non-UK recipient of major astronomy medal
A University of Canterbury maths professor has become the first person from outside the United Kingdom to receive a prestigious astronomy medal.
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UC researcher becomes first non-UK recipient of major astronomy medal
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UC startup makes blockchain learning hands-on and risk-free
A student startup is turning complex blockchain theory into a safe, ‘flight simulator’ for real-world skills, backed by UC’s Summer Startup Programme.
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UC startup makes blockchain learning hands-on and risk-free
A student startup is turning complex blockchain theory into a safe, ‘flight simulator’ for real-world skills, backed by UC’s Summer Startup Programme.
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UC startup makes blockchain learning hands-on and risk-free
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UC and Tait Foundation inspire more women into engineering
Each year, 60 Year 13 girls join UC’s WiE CAN camp, an initiative to boost female enrolments in engineering and help close the profession’s gender gap.
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UC and Tait Foundation inspire more women into engineering
Each year, 60 Year 13 girls join UC’s WiE CAN camp, an initiative to boost female enrolments in engineering and help close the profession’s gender gap.
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UC and Tait Foundation inspire more women into engineering
