University of Canterbury
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The University of Canterbury is located in Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's South Island. The university offers: World-class research Inspirational teaching A vibrant campus environment A great student lifestyle with students from around the world
CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch programme is getting Pacific children excited about healthy eating by helping them and their families grow fresh food in community gardens.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A new device that purifies water cheaply and efficiently could revolutionise hydroponic growing and make farming more sustainable in a changing world.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An innovative Canterbury start-up that harnesses AI and other new tech tools to reduce medicine-related errors in pharmacies has won an international business award.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 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.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Non-Māori-speaking New Zealanders can recognise more than 1,000 te reo Māori words or part-words, but only understand meanings of about 70, a new University of Canterbury study shows.
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University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have summarised the threats that future rocket launches would pose to Earth’s protective ozone layer, in a new review article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Micro-organisms found in bacteria and fungi could help change food waste into high-value products that would boost New Zealand’s economy by $1.6 billion a year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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CHRISTCHURCH — University of Canterbury Business School professors Lucie Ozanne and Girish Prayag have studied how wellbeing can be enhanced or reduced in the host-guest relationship in Airbnb accommodation.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) commerce and law student has produced an app which is available on Apple and android phones to help businesses seeking suggestions from customers.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) business lecturer is warning contracting companies that they should stick to the basics, even when the industry appears to be entering a boom period.
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New Zealand's foremost expert on gangs in New Zealand, University of Canterbury sociology lecturer Dr Jarrod Gilbert, will give a public lecture at UC next week about his experiences with gangs.
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A team from the University of Canterbury (UC) has qualified for the final of an international business case competition after finishing first equal in New Zealand.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) expert says marketing is often blamed for problems in society but believes it can be a force for good.
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More than 30 weather monitoring sites have been installed around Marlborough vineyards in a University of Canterbury (UC) research project to help improve New Zealand’s wine production.
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The problem rugby coach Robbie Deans encountered in Australia is that he was unable to replicate the Crusaders culture, a University of Canterbury (UC) sociology expert says.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) graduate hopes to develop a robotic housekeeper, capable of cleaning a house while the residents sleep.
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A big reason why New Zealanders are spending $1.5 billion a year on takeaways is because fresh food is too expensive, a University of Canterbury (UC) marketing expert says.
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A University of Canterbury marketing expert says research shows that serendipity is a precursor to fast business growth.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating how New Zealand and Australian female sports people cope when they move overseas to compete.
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University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have found that the biotechnologies used in north American staple crop production are lowering yields and increasing pesticide use compared to western Europe.
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University of Canterbury (UC) sports lecturer Hugh Galvan is working with the Manu Samoa rugby team in its test series in South Africa.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student has created an app for businesses seeking temporary employees.
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Rugby is just as much a religion in New Zealand today as it was 30 years ago, a University of Canterbury (UC) sociology expert says.
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University of Canterbury (UC) Emeritus Professor Roy Kerr heads to Europe next week to become the first New Zealander to receive the Einstein Medal from the Albert Einstein Society in Switzerland.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The number of houses sold by auction in Christchurch has almost doubled since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, University of Canterbury (UC) research has found.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has jumped more than 30 places to be ranked 21st in the world in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering in the latest QS world university rankings by subject.
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Could technology developed at the University of Canterbury (UC) be the key to next generation electronics? A UC team is seeking a breakthrough nano-technology for computer microchips.
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Remotely-operated vehicles are emerging globally as a big business and University of Canterbury (UC) psychology researchers are looking for ways to make them more user-friendly.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) engineer has won the 2013 Earthquake Commission and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering's Ivan Skinner Award for the advancement of earthquake engineering research in New Zealand.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) economics expert is giving a public lecture next week on how economics can help cricket teams.
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With no sign of tensions easing on the Korean peninsula, a University of Canterbury (UC) political scientist says if war broke out there would be significant consequences for New Zealand.
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Increases in the unemployment rate reduce the number of people with private health insurance coverage with reductions more pertinent for men and for the elderly, University of Canterbury economics researchers have found.
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University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have designed a new miniature electronic triathlon tracking device to be worn by athletes and broadcast live to smartphone apps.
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The New Zealand wine industry is likely to benefit from a long term trend towards increasing dryer and warmer summers, a University of Canterbury (UC) weather expert says.
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Bullying is occurring in the New Zealand workforce and a University of Canterbury (UC) health researcher believes the prevalence of bullying will be similar to that experienced in Australia.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating the thoroughbred racing industry in New Zealand which contributes extensively towards the New Zealand economy, directly providing 2000 jobs and attracting $464 million in bets in the 2009-2010 season.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) graduate, who is assistant to the King of Bhutan, has been selected as a 2013 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A University of Canterbury (UC) transport expert today appealed to the planners of the Christchurch rebuild to consider more widespread use of 30kmh speed limits beyond those proposed.
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A former University of Canterbury (UC) Rhodes Scholar, who has been a political adviser to the Iraqi government, has started his own company in San Francisco as an extension of his mathematical research into war and insurgency.
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CHRISTCHURCH — University of Canterbury's transport professor Simon Kingham will tell the Asia Pacific cycling conference on the Gold Coast next week that Christchurch has one of the best opportunities in the world to embrace cycling in its rebuild.
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The huge interest today in the sale of Mighty River Power shares demonstrates there are plenty of New Zealand investors looking for good opportunities, a University of Canterbury (UC) political scientist said today.
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The Brussels airport diamond heist is similar to England’s Great Train Robbery of 1963, University of Canterbury (UC) criminologist Professor Greg Newbold said today.
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In 2008, 7.6 million people died from cancer.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) speech research project has found people speak differently when they talk to different people.
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The University of Canterbury’s Student Volunteer Army (SVA) will auction a child’s playhouse this month on Trade Me with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald house.
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The world’s largest seismic vibration truck called TRex is on its way to New Zealand to test Christchurch’s ground.
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A University of Canterbury health expert says New Zealand needs to reduce the prevalence of Pacific island children exposed to parental drinking.
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Local and regional authorities have been waking up to the fact that their coastlines are truly exposed but they really don't know how bad things might be if a tsunami hits New Zealand’s shores, says an Australian expert who will take up an Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury in April.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has launched a new research project which is helping children with autism learn communication skills using computer tablets.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) media expert says TVNZ’s Seven Sharp programme will need to beef up its journalism if it’s to carry the mantle of current affairs.
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A University of Canterbury UC) researcher says it might be time to review the governance system for vehicle testing in New Zealand to achieve better road safety with less vehicle testing.
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A major University of Canterbury (UC) research project aims to help many of the 500,000 New Zealanders who are deaf and have hearing problems.
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New Zealand handles Waitangi Day far better than Australia handles its national day, a University of Canterbury (UC) expert said today.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has produced a small rover robot which can inspect and video piles under quake-damaged buildings and houses.
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Whether New Zealand has a clean, green image is increasingly becoming a contentious issue, a University of Canterbury (UC) international tourism expert said today.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has designed a phone app and a website for Christchurch’s quake-hit historic High Street precinct which was severely damaged in the February 22 earthquake.
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A University of Canterbury scientist is using discarded hoki fish eyes to help early detection of diseases like diabetes and cancer.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 100 delegates will attend the 26th New Zealand microscopy conference at the University of Canterbury (UC) on February 12-15.
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The idea of providing more working prisons is a promising idea and signals a turn towards the situation of prisons in the pre-1980s era when all New Zealand prisons were working prisons and all inmates were expected to work, a University of Canterbury (UC) criminologist said today.
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It is a famous cliche in cricket that catches win matches.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) scientist is concerned that declining bee numbers could impact on New Zealand’s economy.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has found differences and similarities between the hard-hit east side Christchurch suburbs of Aranui and Sumner following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
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Anxiety still exists among Christchurch children, two years on since the earthquakes, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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The return of the school-run traffic chaos around New Zealand this week highlights the importance of plans to encourage more walking cycling and public transport use for all travel, a University of Canterbury (UC) transport expert said today.
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University of Canterbury Professor Mark Billinghurst has been selected to receive the 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Virtual Reality Technical Achievement award.
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Eighteen University of Canterbury (UC) arts undergraduate students have become the first group of arts students in New Zealand to join the New Zealand Royal Society.
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University of Canterbury (UC) research has found that southern fish can cope with warmer waters, giving some hope for the future of the Antarctic environment.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) professor has won a prestigious international award for his global contribution to computer science.
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As parents and teachers gear up for the 2013 school year, research from the University of Canterbury (UC) highlights the need for schools and parents to consider health issues that act as barriers to learning.
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The annual Demographia housing survey has confirmed what Christchurch and Auckland residents already knew – that housing has become increasingly unaffordable, a University of Canterbury (UC) economics lecturer said today.
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Two University of Canterbury (UC) education specialists are this year researching in uncharted territory to see how they can improve New Zealand students’ e-learning achievements as new ultra-fast broadband sweeps the country.
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New Zealanders living in Australia strongly display their national loyalties when it comes to sport but some change their accents because they are sick of being picked on, a University of Canterbury researcher said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The University of Canterbury (UC) has confirmed its reputation as one of the world’s leading academic institution in earthquake engineering, structural design and strengthening research by securing parts of two of Christchurch’s most iconic buildings for stringent testing.
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The question of how life began on a molecular level 3.5 to 4 billion years ago has been a longstanding problem in science.
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Two New Zealand astronomers from the University of Canterbury (UC) have been successful in applying to research the universe through the world's biggest astronomical project.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) psychology professor is this year looking into improving worker performance in potentially dangerous high risk environments.
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During summer nightly barbeques are in hot demand.
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Bach or crib? Movies or pictures? Wagging or bunking? A University of Canterbury (UC) linguistics lecturer has analysed a UC survey of 1000 people on commonly used Kiwi words and how different age groups use different words.
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When New Zealand holidaymakers head to the hills and beaches, many do not really know how to care for the environment, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher says.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is fine tuning a high-tech powered exoskeleton lower-limb device which will assist patients recovering from injury and help the elderly by moving their legs.
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New Zealanders should not be surprised by the rise in the annual road toll this year, a University of Canterbury transport researcher says.
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What is the largest source by far of affordable, low-carbon energy available for development? If people think the answer is wind or solar or even hydro, University of Canterbury (UC) mechanical engineering professor Susan Krumdieck says they might be surprised.
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In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that human activities are driving global environmental changes, including increasing temperatures.
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University of Canterbury (UC) Emeritus Professor Roy Kerr has become the first New Zealander to be awarded the Einstein Medal by the Albert Einstein Society in Switzerland.
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New Zealand retailers set a mood and atmosphere in their shops each year to make it attractive and alluring to Christmas shoppers, a University of Canterbury expert said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Some of the last panoramic views of Christchurch’s Red Zone have been preserved in the University of Canterbury (UC) QuakeStudies digital archive.
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World Cup-winning rugby coach Sir Graham Henry was today awarded his University of Canterbury (UC) Honorary Doctorate in education.
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Applications to enrol in the University of Canterbury’s 2013 first-year science and engineering courses are up 44 percent on this time last year.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) criminologist says a surge in summer crime should be expected, especially between Christmas and New Year.
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Gone are the days when a mobile phone is a voice only communication device.
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This time of year, more than ever, parents are feeling the pressure to make Christmas perfect for their children – and marketers know how to make parents feel guilty about not doing it right, a University of Canterbury (UC) marketing expert said today.
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Two University of Canterbury (UC) education experts have received a $130,000 Teaching and Learning Research Initiative grant to look at how school principals can effectively lead e-learning to improve student success.
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University of Canterbury Associate Professor Mark Billinghurst has received an international award for the best electrical engineering paper presented globally in the last decade.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) student who never went to school until she was 16 has defied the odds to earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree with first class honours.
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