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Stories of tīpuna recognised through whakapapa research

16 April 2021

From European studies and Russian language to a Whakapapa Studentship at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Ereni Pūtere has had an interesting journey of discovery at the University of Canterbury, leading to her graduation with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) with First Class Honours in History today (Friday 16 April).

David Pomeroy
Students’ stereotyped view of ability limiting future careers

17 March 2021

Not all students in Aotearoa New Zealand are free to dream about their future it seems, with many limiting themselves to harmful and outdated gender and ethnicity-based stereotypes.

Ratuva
Two UC professors elected as Fellows to Royal Society Te Apārangi

11 March 2021

Warm congratulations to University of Canterbury (UC) Professor Gail Gillon FRSNZ and Professor Steven Ratuva FRSNZ on being elected Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows of the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Oceana Olsen and Ezra Samy are first-year students at UC in 2021.
UC welcomes growing number of Māori and Pacific students

11 March 2021

Hundreds of new Māori and Pacific students are enrolling at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) this year, in a sharp increase from 2020.

Adjunct Associate Professor Shaun Ogilvie
Modern science and traditional Māori knowledge can work together

10 March 2021

Having dual access to both traditional Māori knowledge and Western science can lead to better environmental outcomes, says a University of Canterbury (UC) ecologist.