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A 2025 Order of the White Rose scholar is pioneering research into low-carbon, quake-resilient buildings and championing women’s futures in engineering.

New University of Canterbury research is shining light on Christchurch’s introduced little owls, helping us understand what they eat and where they live. 

A Kiwi team is reaching for the stars with world-leading research into a new interstellar comet described as a ‘dusty snowball’.

Three outstanding leaders have been awarded a prestigious academic scholarship in recognition of their community impact and leadership potential.

UC research shows that balanced backpacks can help trampers maintain natural posture and gait, reducing strain when compared to traditional pack designs.

As the need for skilled professionals in public, community and mental health roles increases, UC’s new health degree will equip graduates to support healthier communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Dr Rebecca Peer has won a prestigious fellowship to develop tools and insights that will guide Aotearoa’s shift to a resilient, low-carbon energy system. 

About 1400 beds have been made in University of Canterbury halls of residence in preparation for athletes competing in Christchurch this week.

UC’s new Scientists in Schools programme connects students, teachers and mentors to spark curiosity, boost STEM learning and inspire Canterbury’s future scientists.

Four University of Canterbury students are packing their running kit and heading to China next week to compete in the Wuhan Marathon.

At-home hearing screening tests are available in te reo Māori as well as English, thanks to the efforts of a Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) team.

If financial literacy tests reward quick calculations, are we measuring money skills, or something else?

How do managers decide what ‘best’ really means when they say they’re hiring the best person for the job? 

An ongoing challenge in global climate modelling is being addressed by HALO-South a German-Christchurch collaboration.

UC hosted a special screening of Holy Days, the first international feature film to use UC’s Kōawa Studios as its production base.

New research highlighting the links between harm to animals and harm to people, is influencing frontline responses to domestic violence.

Fifteen years on from the destructive Christchurch earthquake, UC researchers are exploring new ways to more accurately forecast earthquake hazards.

A major global review led by UC researcher outlines practical, catchment-scale solutions to help rivers worldwide “soak up” increasingly extreme climatic events. 

Researchers have modelled the cost effectiveness of seaweed in enhancing food security after global catastrophe such as nuclear war.

One of the biggest mysteries in science doesn’t actually exist, according to Kiwi researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the universe is expanding.

Despite a challenging economic year, Treasury’s Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows cautious optimism for 2025, with lower interest rates and unemployment stabilising below expectations. 

A University of Canterbury (UC) survey reveals promising trends in sustainable travel, showcasing the effectiveness of cohesive transport policies. 

The University of Canterbury is now home to a new hub aimed at increasing cooperation and security in the Pacific region.

An international study found one in five employees report feeling lonely at work, and being in the office isn’t the key solution finds researchers from UC and the Institute for Life at Work. 

Nearly $600,000 has been awarded to UC researchers for projects that aim to transform early childhood and science education in New Zealand.

A UC student research team have found that across Christchurch, for the median property, cycleways located within one kilometre increased property value by $1000.

Apirana Taylor, 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry recipient, launches 'in the cracks of light' with Canterbury University Press.

Opinion: Two UC delegates who attended COP28 online share their insights. 

Distance poses no barrier to connecting with academics in Malaysia and sharing knowledge for UC Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey.

Mane Tahere has been newly appointed chairperson of Te Rūnanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi, Aotearoa New Zealand's largest iwi.

Acclaimed author Nic Low (Ngāi Tahu) returns to the University of Canterbury to take up one of two Ursula Bethell Writers in Residence placements.

New Zealand primary and intermediate schools could soon be required to test children’s reading, writing and maths at least twice a year, but is it the best way to assess student progress?

Predictions of a balmy El Niño summer in Aotearoa have sparked a warning about vigilance in the water to avoid drownings reaching another unwanted high.

Earlier this month UC’s first History PhD graduate Geoff Rice donated an historical manuscript dating from the 15th century to UC’s Macmillan Brown Library.

New research led by a Canterbury academic identifies that conventional seed banking alone isn’t enough to conserve all of Aotearoa’s endemic plants.

At 92, UC graduate Dr Patricia Roberts Pichette reflected on her pioneering career at UC’s 150th Anniversary.