Restoring ecosystems to boost biodiversity is urgent

New research highlighting the vulnerability of braided rivers has contributed to a recent law change acknowledging their uniqueness.

University of Canterbury (UC) researchers Dr Sarah van Eyndhoven and Dr Jean Power have been awarded $400,000 by Royal Society Te Apārangi to carry-out their research projects.

Spend an evening with Canterbury Distinguished Professor Roy Kerr, renowned for his influential work in astrophysics, solving Einstein’s equation of relativity relating to rotating black holes 60 years ago. (These are now called Kerr Black Holes.)

Advances in technology will help Aotearoa New Zealand become more resilient in dealing with natural hazards such as major earthquakes and landslides, says a retiring Canterbury academic.

A ground-breaking new study exploring perceptions of Muslim Kiwis is being led by a former refugee turned research scientist.

A Canterbury researcher hopes her newly-funded research will lead to better ways of managing endometriosis, a disease that affects over 100,000 Kiwi women.

‘Nature’s ninjas’ could help protect kiwifruit and bees from dangerous pathogens if new research by a team of Canterbury and Otago scientists pays off.

The promise to “get tough on youth crime” is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders – despite a lot of evidence that such approaches do not work in the long term.

University of Canterbury astronomers at UC Mt John Observatory have co-authored a new Nature paper sharing the results of an international observing campaign conducted over 130 days.