News archive 2013
19 August 2013
The University of Canterbury (UC) is launching a joint New Zealand-European programme on journalism to tackle cultural misunderstanding and prejudice.
16 August 2013
A linguistics PhD student studying English accents in non-native speakers has earned $5000 for winning UC's fourth annual Thesis in Three annual event.
16 August 2013
The 2010 and 2011 quakes in ChCh illustrate why local awareness of potential coastal interactions is essential for planning responses to a range of hazards, says UC expert.
15 August 2013
A University of Canterbury sociology expert is questioning whether the All Blacks are ruining rugby in New Zealand.
15 August 2013
A University of Canterbury expert believes sex offenders can be effectively rehabilitated.
14 August 2013
Christchurch physics and maths student James Bonifacio heads to Oxford next month as the University of Canterbury's latest Rhodes Scholar.
14 August 2013
New Zealand's biggest testing of a concrete bridge will take place at the University of Canterbury over the next two days.
13 August 2013
A major University of Canterbury exhibition, Thx 4 the Memories, featuring the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes will open in the city next week.
12 August 2013
To better predict future Antarctic weather trends, a University of Canterbury researcher is seeking to understand the polar region's past icy conditions.
12 August 2013
A University of Canterbury education professor says Reading Recovery is not responsible for the lack of change in the long tail of underachievement in New Zealand school kids.