Earth and Environment News
16 September 2013
A global expert on world urban rail systems has made a plea for Christchurch's rebuild planners to include light rail for the future benefit of the city in recovery.
03 September 2013
UC transport experts are slamming proposals to improve a high capacity ChCh arterial road, saying the move is old-school 1980s-style transport planning.
23 August 2013
A University of Canterbury senior hazards lecturer believes Christchurch and Wellington can benefit from his research on river channels in Japan.
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.
29 July 2013
While NZ's major cities have less congestion and lower volumes of traffic than cities overseas, they still produce high commuter exposure to finer particles says UC expert.
22 July 2013
A University of Canterbury PhD student is investigating the impact of tsunamis on Samoa and other countries in the Pacific.
31 May 2013
A UC geography expert believes lessons from Christchurch can make New Zealand's coastal cities like Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin more disaster-resilient.
22 April 2013
The Christchurch hospital network adapted promptly post-earthquake to maximise the efficiency of the damaged hospital capacity, University of Canterbury research has found.
16 April 2013
The New Zealand wine industry is likely to benefit from a long term trend towards increasing dryer and warmer summers, a University of Canterbury weather expert says.
07 March 2013
In the context of increasing demands from a growing global population, a UC researcher has called on greater efforts to be made to preserve the world's food production areas.
07 March 2013
Extensive droughts across parts of New Zealand are part of long-term trend towards increased frequency of anticyclones over New Zealand, says a UC weather expert.
28 February 2013
University of Canterbury transport expert Professor Simon Kingham says while the debate on cycleways for Christchurch is looking at who pays, he questions who will benefit.
18 February 2013
The University of Canterbury is launching a new research project to help seals and penguins in the Antarctic.
28 January 2013
The return of traffic chaos around NZ schools this week highlights the importance of plans to encourage more walking, cycling and public transport use says a UC expert.
07 December 2012
A second University of Canterbury academic has been appointed to the Marsden Fund Council which allocates millions of dollars of research funding every year.
29 November 2012
The summer tourist season is under way in the Antarctic and thousands of tourists are expected to visit the frozen continent over the coming months.
06 November 2012
Post-earthquake Christchurch is now an extremely dynamic place to live and work, University of Canterbury's Dr Tom Wilson has told a conference in London.
08 October 2012
Weather data recorded by early explorers in the Antarctic will be the focus of a year-long research project by UC's Dr Ursula Rack.
20 September 2012
Antarctic Treaty countries need to stop illegal and unregulated fishing in the Ross Sea says University of Canterbury's Professor Bryan Storey.
20 September 2012
The Arctic has suffered a staggering loss in sea ice, in stark contrast to the Antarctic, a says University of Canterbury lecturer.
20 September 2012
A University of Canterbury lecturer is concerned about the potential increase of high-risk tourism activities in the Antarctic and a lack of regulation to address their impact
19 September 2012
The near pristine environment of Antarctica will, in time, come under threat as the world's oil supplies dwindle, says a University of Canterbury expert.
13 September 2012
University of Canterbury volcanologists have invented a very expensive super alloy pressure cooker that will help GNS Science better predict volcanic eruptions.
12 September 2012
Former University of Canterbury graduate Anita Komen is co-coordinating New Zealand ShakeOut, an earthquake preparedness campaign culminating in a national earthquake drill.
11 September 2012
A $500,000 international research project into climate and vineyards, led by UC, is expected to result in an increase of up to 10 per cent in income for NZ's wine industry.